The Watermelon
A film about how really weird stuff can happen.
Genres
Overview
Newly divorced, Achilles Pumpkinseed lives alone in the house left to him by his deceased mother. Depressed and adrift, he spends his days smoking pot and watching television, usually alone but sometimes with his equally rootless friend Patroclus. One day an unexpected visitor named Homer shows up at Achilles' doorstep, bearing an unusual gift: an old dilapidated camping trailer painted like a child's image of a watermelon. Achilles' life will never be the same. Until it is. Sort of.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
2008-09-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
4.3
Will Beinbrink
Achilles Pumpkinseed
Kiersten Morgan
Persephone
Elyse Ashton
The Ex-Wife / Antigone
Julia Aks
Artist
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