Directed by:
Kendall GoldbergCinematography:
Nico AguilarComposer:
Hannah ParrottCast:
Jon Heder, Jim O’Heir, Brendan Meyer, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Steve Berg, Roger Welp, Richard Esteras, Candi Milo, Robert Breuler, Keith Kupferer (more)Plots(1)
Jeff (Jon Heder) is the manager of an old-school bowling alley called Winky’s World. Everyday he is the first to arrive and the last to leave. He has memorized the shoe sizes of community regulars and the quirks of his fellow employees. Routine is Jeff’s middle name, and it’s up to him to keep everything and everyone in order. When Jeff’s boss Sheila (Candi Milo) tells him that her soon-to-be ex-husband Carl (Jim O’Heir) is selling Winky’s, he takes matters into his own hands. In hopes of sparking nostalgia within Carl, Jeff throws a party at the bowling alley in homage to its opening celebration. While keeping this plan on a need to know basis, Jeff also struggles to hide Winky's World from his family who, for years, believed Jeff was putting his computer engineering degree to use. Jeff can no longer ignore his mother’s constant phone calls when his sister Lindy (Anna Konkle) and her med-school roommate Samantha (Maya Erskine) show up to his apartment unannounced. With little help from the other employees - Stanford (Brendan Meyer), Carl’s nephew and junior staff member; Frank (Steve Berg), the resident fix-it guy; Raul (Richard Esteras), the soft-spoken bartender - Jeff is forced to face the reality that his life as he knows it may slip out of his grip. A secret hidden within the walls of the building may be exactly what it takes to keep the ball rolling when the lanes begin to look more like a maze than ever before. (Bentonville Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jon Heder
USA
Best movies:
Reality (2014)
Surf's Up (2007)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jim O’Heir
USA
Best movies:
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Logan Lucky (2017)
Brendan Meyer
Canada
Best movies:
For the Love of a Child (2006) (TV movie)
The Guest (2014)
Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005)
Maya Erskine
USA
Best movies:
6 Balloons (2018)
Plus One (2019)
An American Pickle (2020)
Anna Konkle
Best movies:
The Escort (2016)
Together Together (2021)
Plus One (2019)
Steve Berg
Best movies:
Snack Shack (2024)
Tag (2018)
Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
Roger Welp
Best movies:
Public Enemies (2009)
Dhoom 3: Back in Action (2013)
Richard Esteras
Best movies:
Death Wish (2018)
Candi Milo
USA
Best movies:
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Robert Breuler
USA
Best movies:
The Crucible (1996)
The Company (2003)
Miles from Home (1988)
Keith Kupferer
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Express (2008)
Elizabeth Laidlaw
Best movies:
Cleveland Abduction (2015) (TV movie)
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015)