My First Mister
- Leelee Sobieski: Jennifer
- Albert Brooks: Randall Harris
- Carol Kane: Mrs. Benson
- Desmond Harrington Randy Harris Jr.
- Michael McKean: Bob Benson
- John Goodman: Benjamin Wilson
- Rutanya Alda: Woman in an apartment
- Mary Kay Place: Patty
My First Mister ( Alternative title: My first real friend ) is an American- German comedy film from 2001, directed by Christine Lahti, and written by Jill Franklyn. .
Action
The 17 -year-old Jennifer rebels against its surroundings. She befriends with the 49 -year-old Randall Harris, a seller who gives her a job. A premium on their salary allows her own apartment for rent.
Harris is one day in the street unconscious. Jennifer learns that he is terminally ill. She reproaches him that he had concealed the disease before her. Harris replied that he had the disease before all men concealed, so that it remains less real. He befriends the hospital with a nurse to.
Jennifer takes place in the apartment of the man a letter, from which she learns that he was once married. Girls looking for his ex- wife and finds out that she is six months earlier died. Jennifer finds the son of the man who grew up believing that his father was long dead She persuades him to visit Harris.
Jennifer's relationship with her own family improves. It brings the end her parents, Harris, whose son and the nurse to a feast together.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times 12 October 2001, Leelee Sobieski give in this film, the latest in the series of its " wonderful representations ", in which they usually play convincingly smart characters. The film show the friendship between two lonely people. He was in the first hour in which things would happen spontaneously, very well. Later he would be conventional and somewhat disappointing.
The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a " badly played and directed dramedy that can not decide " could, " if they caricature the issued societal values or celebrate their smugness " would like.
The magazine TV Movie 4/2008 wrote, the directorial debut of Christine Lahti was "a tender tribute to Harold and Maude ."
Background
The film was shot in Los Angeles - including on Venice Beach - rotated. Its world premiere took place at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2001. On October 12, 2001, he came into the selected cinemas in the United States, in which he grossed about 621 thousand U.S. dollars. In some countries such as Japan, he was released directly to video or DVD.