''The Coriolis Effect'' is a 1994 short black-and-white film starring
James Wilder,
Jennifer Rubin,
Dana Ashbrook
Dana Vernon Ashbrook (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor, best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its 1992 prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''.
Early life
Ashbrook was ...
and
Corinne Bohrer
Corinne Bohrer (born October 18, 1958) is an American film and television actress whose career has continued uninterrupted for four decades and includes regular roles in eight primetime series produced between 1984 and 2015: '' E/R'' (1984–8 ...
, featuring a voice-only appearance from
Quentin Tarantino
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. It was written and directed by
Louis Venosta, and it was produced by
Kathryn Arnold and Secondary Modern Motion Pictures.
Background
The independent film was premiered in America at the New York
New Directors/New Films Festival
The New Directors/New Films Festival is an annual film festival held in New York City, and organized jointly by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Film at Lincoln Center, previously known as the Film Society o ...
on March 26, 1994. It was the winning short film at the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
of 1994, where it won
Venosta the Telepiù Award.
The film was released in America on both VHS and DVD via Vanguard Cinema. The release, ''Kisses in the Dark'', compromises four independent award-winning short films: ''The Coriolis Effect'', ''Solly's Diner'', ''Looping'' and ''Joe''. The artwork for the release highlighted ''The Coriolis Effect'' as the main film, with Rubin pictured on the front and both Rubin and Wilder's names credited, whilst noting the cameo appearance of Tarantino. In 2007, the collection was made available via
Amazon Video
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.
Seemingly, the film dated back a couple of years before its release, where in ''The Hollywood Reporter'' of October 7, 1991, the issue noted that "Principal photography was completed last month in northern Texas on 'The Coriolis Effect,' a short film written and directed by Louis Venosta."
For the film's limited theatrical release, it was paired up as a
double feature
The double feature is a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatres would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown.
Opera use
Opera ho ...
with a 1993 German short film, ''Making Up!''. On October 21, 1994, the
Los Angeles ''Daily News'' noted that the pairing of the films would court disaster. "Putting the short films 'The Coriolis Effect' and 'Making Up!' together on the same bill, as the Nuart has this week, is like fixing up
RuPaul
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, the cross-dressing entertainer, on a
blind date
A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
Structure
A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...
with a
tomboy
A tomboy is a term for a girl or a young woman with masculine qualities. It can include wearing androgynous or unfeminine clothing and actively engage in physical sports or other activities and behaviors usually associated with boys or men. W ...
. It'll never work, because each wants too much to be the other."
Plot
Two young lovers Ray and Suzy are split apart by the revelation of Suzy's one night stand with Ray's best friend, and fellow storm chaser, Stanley. Both friends operate a Toteable Tornado Observatory ("Toto" for short) in a pickup truck. Before Ray and Suzy can resolve their issues, Ray is called away to chase the biggest tornado producing storm to hit Texas in a century along with Stanley. As they race towards the storm, arguing and fighting with each other, they come across a mysterious woman named Ruby, who changes the course of their destiny and scramble their senses and lives.
Cast
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Jennifer Rubin as Ruby
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James Wilder as Stanley
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Dana Ashbrook
Dana Vernon Ashbrook (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor, best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its 1992 prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''.
Early life
Ashbrook was ...
as Ray
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Corinne Bohrer
Corinne Bohrer (born October 18, 1958) is an American film and television actress whose career has continued uninterrupted for four decades and includes regular roles in eight primetime series produced between 1984 and 2015: '' E/R'' (1984–8 ...
as Suzy
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David Patch
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as Terry
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Quentin Tarantino
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as Panhandle Slim (voice)
Reception
In the 1996 book ''Tarantino A to Zed: The Films of Quentin Tarantino'', authors Alan Barnes and Marcus Hearn stated:
In the ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' issue of April 13, 1995, movie critic Michael Wilmington gave three and a half out of five stars, and stated:
On November 4, 1994, ''
Kansas City Star
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'' gave the film three out of five stars, along with the German short film ''Making Up!''.
Also on November 4, 1994, Paul Sherman of ''
Boston Herald
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'' compared the film with ''Making Up!'', stating:
In the
New York Times
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issue of March 26, 1994, author Caryn James reviewed the film based on the showing at the film festival. The review stated:
In ''
The Michigan Daily
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'' of January 24, 1995, Shirley Lee reviewed the film, stating:
In the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' of October 21, 1994, writer Kevin Thomas stated:
The ''
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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History
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'' of February 17, 1995, saw movie critic Bill Kelley reviewing the film and the ''Making Up!'' film together, stating:
The ''
News Tribune'' of October 15, 1994 stated that "'Making Up!' and 'The Coriolis Effect' is an inspired pairing of short films, one from Germany and one from the United States." The review also noted the character Ruby (Jennifer Rubin) with her "literally tempestuous personality".
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coriolis Effect
1994 short films
1994 films
American short films
1990s English-language films