Angus MacLachlan is a

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and

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most famous for writing the screenplays for the 2005 film '' Junebug'' and the cult short film ''Tater Tomater''. He graduated from the

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in 1980 and lives in

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. He adapted one of his plays into the film ''

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'', directed by John Curran and starring

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, and

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. It was released in 2010.

''Tater Tomater''

''Tater Tomater'' is a short student film that was directed by Phil Morrison while he was a student at

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. The short is based on MacLachlan's stage play ''Behold Zebulon''. It was first screened in 1989 at the Rialto Theater in Raleigh, North Carolina and in 1992, both screened at Sundance and aired on PBS's ''

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''. The short stars Beth Bostic and Mary Lucy Bivins as two servers working in a cafeteria; Bostic continually asks customers if they want "taters" or "tomaters" until she has a mental breakdown. Since its premiere the short has received praise and taken on cult film status. A now-defunct website, ''tatertomater.com'', was launched and allowed fans to take polls, sign a guestbook, or purchase a copy of the short film. MacLachland and Morrison, who had grown up together in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, would later work together again for the 2005 film ''Junebug''.

Filmography

* '' Junebug'' (2005) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

Goodbye To All That ''Good-Bye to All That'' is an autobiography by Robert Graves which first appeared in 1929, when the author was 34 years old. "It was my bitter leave-taking of England," he wrote in a prologue to the revised second edition of 1957, "where I ha ...

'' (2014) * ''

Abundant Acreage Available ''Abundant Acreage Available'' is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Angus MacLachlan. Amy Ryan and Terry Kinney star as siblings dealing with their father's recent death when three brothers, whose family operated the land for generations, ...

'' (2017)

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