On the Doll
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On The Doll | |
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Directed by | Thomas Mignone |
Written by | Thomas Mignone |
Produced by | Jeff Most |
Starring | Brittany Snow Josh Janowicz Theresa Russell Angela Sarafyan Clayne Crawford Shanna Collins James Russo Eddie Jemison |
Cinematography | Nicole Hirsch |
Edited by | Michal Shemesh Tim Silano |
Music by | Paul D'Amour |
Production companies | DOOM Incorporated Jeff Most Productions |
Distributed by | New Films Intl Peace Arch Ent G-Machine Your Half Media Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
On The Doll is a 2008 American drama feature film directed and written by director Thomas Mignone.[1][2][3][4]
Background
The film's title comes from the phrase "Show me on the doll where you were touched", often asked of young children who have been the victims of sexual abuse. The film covers multiple lives of victims and victimizers, sharing the pain of how early childhood traumas can continue throughout adult lives.
Plot
Jaron (Josh Janowicz) struggles to work for sleazy publisher "Uncle" Lou (
Cast
- Brittany Snow as Balery
- Josh Janowicz as Jaron
- Stephen Sowan as Tre
- Clayne Crawford as Wes
- Shanna Collins as Chantel
- James Russo as Janitor
- Paul Ben-Victor as Jimmy Sours
- Eddie Jemison as Mr. Garrett
- Marcus Giamatti as Uncle Lou
- Angela Sarafyan as Tara
- Candice Accolaas Melody
- Chloe Domont as Courtney
- Ethan Cohn as Brian
- Nolan North as Charlie
- Theresa Russell as Diane
- Dave Baez as Rick
- Desean Terry as Police Officer
Release
On the Doll premiered at the 2007
Reception
Marina Antunes of
Gerry Putzer of DVD Talk compares the film with Paul Schrader's 1979 porn-world thriller Hardcore, in that the sex in the film is as "uniformly bizarre, degrading and joyless". He concludes that the film "deserves high marks for ambition", and that the actors do a "convincing job under first-time writer-director Thomas Mignone, whose structural adventurousness is intriguing."[3]
Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that despite flaws, Mignone's first feature "has delivered a fairly tight package that draws generally good performances from thesps in largely one-dimensional roles".[1]
David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews writes that while Mignone "generally does a nice job of infusing the proceedings with an intriguing visual style, there's little doubt that the increasingly uneven nature of Mignone's screenplay proves detrimental to the movie's overall success". He notes that "Mignone's decision to employ a sprawling structure - replete with almost a dozen recurring characters - undoubtedly ranks high on the film's list of problems". He concludes by offering that Mignone's film "definitively established itself as a misfire that nevertheless might just signal the emergence of a promising new talent".[4]
References
- ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (May 12, 2008). "review: On the Doll". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ Filmcritic.com. Archivedfrom the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ a b Putzer, Gerry (August 13, 2008). "dvd review: On the Doll". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ a b Nusair, David (August 11, 2008). "review: On the Doll". Reel Film Reviews. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ ""On the Doll" DJ set from the Crystal Method for AFF". www.austinchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "On the Doll Red Band Trailer (2008)". Trailer Addict. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- Quiet Earth. Archivedfrom the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.