CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 0h 10m

Not Just Any Flower

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The narrative unfolds as a timid young man, Cal, arrives for a date at the penthouse of June whose house resembles a whimsical modern art installation almost like Pee-Wee's Playhouse. He offers her roses, only to have them immediately rejected. What follows is a series of absurd, slapstick-inspired events—breaking a decorative bust, accidentally putting a fish in the June’s drink—that culminate in Cal posing shirtless on her indoor “beach” set, sparking June's creative epiphany and leading her to photograph him for a Vogue ad campaign. This short film was created in 1987 under the mentorship of Martin Scorsese while Gruber was a student at Columbia Film School, and has since earned a place in exhibitions at New York’s MoMA, cementing its status as a noteworthy artistic work.

Directed byTerry DeRoy Gruber

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 10m
Language
EN
Released
January 15, 1988
Studios
Columbia University School of the Arts

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Matt Mitler

Matt Mitler

Cal

Molly Kohler-Pei

June

Mick Muldoon

Mick Muldoon

Newsstand Operator

Steve Bratman

Newsstand Patron

Valerie Bouchy

Newsstand Patron

Creative team
Directed by
Terry DeRoy Gruber
Written by
Terry DeRoy Gruber
Produced by
Susan Langfur

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