''Wait 'til This Year'' is a reality-type docu-drama film which follows a Boston Red Sox fan during the 2004 baseball season, when the team ended their famous losing streak by winning the World Series."NESN partners with independent film maker"
''The Boston Globe's Boston.com'', January 13, 2005. The film was aired on

New England Sports Network New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN , is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which owns a controlling 80% interest, and is the owner of Boston Red So ...

(NESN) and then released on DVD afterward."NESN’s ''Wait 'til This Year'' to be released on DVD
''The Boston Globe's Boston.com'', November 17, 2005.

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starred (as the "character" ''Monika'') and produced the film, which combines reality, documentary and scripted scenes when following the events from the perspective of Monika. In the film Monika and her husband Jes (played by Ges Selmont) are diehard Sox fans. Friends Rob and Alex, have a conflict, because one is a Yankees fan, and one a Sox fan.

Cast

The "cast" includes those playing scripted fictional roles, while also including persons who appear as themselves, such former Red Sox star players, who made cameo appearances as themselves. *

- Monika, lead character and wife of Jes.; URL last accessed April 9, 2006. * Ges Selmont - Ges, husband of Monika. * Chris Kies - Rob, a Sox fan, and friend of Alex. *

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- Alex, a Yankees fan, and friend of Rob. * Rich Coppola - Himself, TV sports director at Connecticut's WTIC FOX 61 *

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- Himself, sports reporter * Jim Rice - Himself, former Sox player. *

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- Himself, former Sox player. * Bill Lee - Himself, a former Sox player *

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- Himself, former Sox player. *

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- Herself, national anthem singer

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