Dragonfly has many interesting credits going for it, the two leads and the screenwriter (He wrote The Rainmaker, which is also the book to the transcendent musical, 110 in the Shade). Retitling Dragongfly as "One Summer Love" is a dangerous neutering of what little transgression it contains. The original title is effectively embedded in the story. The film does, at 100 minutes, appear to contain scenes based on availability of actors and locations. Perhaps Mr. Nash wrote scenes on request.
Director/Producer: Dear Mr. Nash, Someone building a house will allow us to film there. We've decided to make the Beau Bridges character a carpenter.
Mr. Nash: OK, right away.
Or, Director/Producer: Ms. Sarandon is away filming Rocky Horror. We have another actress and there's a motel location we can use for the price of renting a room.
Mr. Nash: OK, right away. You're still using my last scene though, aren't you? That's important.
Director/Producer: Yes, by the way, can we get a scene with a boy suffering from Downs Syndrome?
I basically love the film, but most distracting for me and others who grew up around there is the use of Danbury Connecticut as the setting. That little city is exactly as quiet as I remember it (now it is quite busy)... The Danbury Palace Movie Theatre, where Ms. Sarandon's character works behind the candy counter, was where I saw her attain her own transcendent level of flamboyance in Rocky Horror Picture Show.
As for Mr. Bridges, yes, you will see, he is capable of a roar.
One could argue, although I want to believe in the happy ending (and in the redemptive powers of the character portrayed by Ms. Sarandon), that the mental health issues raised in the film are not so easily resolved, but we can always hope.
Director/Producer: Dear Mr. Nash, Someone building a house will allow us to film there. We've decided to make the Beau Bridges character a carpenter.
Mr. Nash: OK, right away.
Or, Director/Producer: Ms. Sarandon is away filming Rocky Horror. We have another actress and there's a motel location we can use for the price of renting a room.
Mr. Nash: OK, right away. You're still using my last scene though, aren't you? That's important.
Director/Producer: Yes, by the way, can we get a scene with a boy suffering from Downs Syndrome?
I basically love the film, but most distracting for me and others who grew up around there is the use of Danbury Connecticut as the setting. That little city is exactly as quiet as I remember it (now it is quite busy)... The Danbury Palace Movie Theatre, where Ms. Sarandon's character works behind the candy counter, was where I saw her attain her own transcendent level of flamboyance in Rocky Horror Picture Show.
As for Mr. Bridges, yes, you will see, he is capable of a roar.
One could argue, although I want to believe in the happy ending (and in the redemptive powers of the character portrayed by Ms. Sarandon), that the mental health issues raised in the film are not so easily resolved, but we can always hope.