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The Watermelon(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-09-28
43%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
A film about how really weird stuff can happen.
Overview:
Newly divorced, Achilles Pumpkinseed lives alone in the house left to him by his deceased mother. Depressed and adrift, he spends his days smoking pot and watching television, usually alone but sometimes with his equally rootless friend Patroclus. One day an unexpected visitor named Homer shows up at Achilles' doorstep, bearing an unusual gift: an old dilapidated camping trailer painted like a child's image of a watermelon. Achilles' life will never be the same. Until it is. Sort of.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
LightSong Films
Movie: The Watermelon
Top 4 Billed Cast
Will Beinbrink
Achilles Pumpkinseed
Julia Aks
Artist
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Overview
Newly divorced, Achilles Pumpkinseed lives alone in the house left to him by his deceased mother. Depressed and adrift, he spends his days smoking pot and watching television, usually alone but sometimes with his equally rootless friend Patroclus. One day an unexpected visitor named Homer shows up at Achilles' doorstep, bearing an unusual gift: an old dilapidated camping trailer painted like a child's image of a watermelon. Achilles' life will never be the same. Until it is. Sort of.
Release Date
2008-09-28
Average
4.3
Rating:
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A film about how really weird stuff can happen.
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