Mini's First Time
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Mini's First Time is a 2006
comedy
/drama
film
written and directed by Nick Guthe. It was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival
on May 1, 2006 and had a limited release on July 14, 2006. It was released on DVD
on October 24, 2006 by HBO Films
.
) is a clever, adventurous but bored high school senior. Mini prizes her "unique experiences" (she calls them "firsts"); For excitement, and to add to her list of firsts, Mini decides to try being an escort
. Her first client, however, has a guilty conscience and can't carry through with the act, which disappoints Mini. Her second client, however, is decidedly more exciting — it's her stepfather Martin (Alec Baldwin
). Martin is initially shocked, but soon a forbidden, torrid affair blossoms between the two. In order to be together, Mini and Martin team up against Mini's mother Diane (Carrie-Anne Moss
) to have her declared insane. But in the heat of the moment, they go too far and end up framing Diane of committing suicide
; they soon attract the attention of a detective (Luke Wilson
) and a nosy TV producer neighbor (Jeff Goldblum
), who is sexually obsessed with Mini. When Martin finds out about the day when Mini went over to their neighbor's house, he goes over himself and they get into a fight. Mini comes over to find Martin standing over the neighbor, ready to finish him off, when the police show up and arrest Martin. By now, her mother's dead, stepfathers in jail because of her, and she's still being followed by the suspicious detective. Mini visits Martin in jail and admits that the sexual pictures sent were actually from her in order to get Martin to think that the neighbor sent them. The movie ends as Mini giving a valedictorian speech, even though she had straight C's throughout the year.
2006 in film
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comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
/drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
film
Film
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written and directed by Nick Guthe. It was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
on May 1, 2006 and had a limited release on July 14, 2006. It was released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
on October 24, 2006 by HBO Films
HBO Films
HBO Films is a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. While much of HBO Films' output is created directly for the television market, such as the film Witness Protection and the mini-series Band of Brothers, Pacific, Generation Kill and Angels in...
.
Plot
Mini Drogues (Nikki ReedNikki Reed
Nicole Houston "Nikki" Reed is an American film and television actress, and screenwriter. She became known in 2003, after the release of the film Thirteen, for which she co-wrote the screenplay. Reed has since appeared in several films, including Lords of Dogtown and Mini's First Time...
) is a clever, adventurous but bored high school senior. Mini prizes her "unique experiences" (she calls them "firsts"); For excitement, and to add to her list of firsts, Mini decides to try being an escort
Call girl
A call girl or female escort is a sex worker who is not visible to the general public; nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency...
. Her first client, however, has a guilty conscience and can't carry through with the act, which disappoints Mini. Her second client, however, is decidedly more exciting — it's her stepfather Martin (Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television.Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing in the role of Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons before his character was killed off...
). Martin is initially shocked, but soon a forbidden, torrid affair blossoms between the two. In order to be together, Mini and Martin team up against Mini's mother Diane (Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss
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) to have her declared insane. But in the heat of the moment, they go too far and end up framing Diane of committing suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
; they soon attract the attention of a detective (Luke Wilson
Luke Wilson
Luke Cunningham Wilson is an American film actor known for his roles in Old School, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, Legally Blonde, Idiocracy and Death at a Funeral.-Early life:...
) and a nosy TV producer neighbor (Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and he has appeared in major box-office successes including The Fly, Jurassic Park and its sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Independence Day...
), who is sexually obsessed with Mini. When Martin finds out about the day when Mini went over to their neighbor's house, he goes over himself and they get into a fight. Mini comes over to find Martin standing over the neighbor, ready to finish him off, when the police show up and arrest Martin. By now, her mother's dead, stepfathers in jail because of her, and she's still being followed by the suspicious detective. Mini visits Martin in jail and admits that the sexual pictures sent were actually from her in order to get Martin to think that the neighbor sent them. The movie ends as Mini giving a valedictorian speech, even though she had straight C's throughout the year.
Cast
- Alec BaldwinAlec BaldwinAlexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television.Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing in the role of Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons before his character was killed off...
as Martin Tennan - Nikki ReedNikki ReedNicole Houston "Nikki" Reed is an American film and television actress, and screenwriter. She became known in 2003, after the release of the film Thirteen, for which she co-wrote the screenplay. Reed has since appeared in several films, including Lords of Dogtown and Mini's First Time...
as Minerva "Mini" Drogues - Carrie-Anne MossCarrie-Anne Moss-External links:...
as Diane Drogues-Tennan - Jeff GoldblumJeff GoldblumJeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and he has appeared in major box-office successes including The Fly, Jurassic Park and its sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Independence Day...
as Mike Rudell - Luke WilsonLuke WilsonLuke Cunningham Wilson is an American film actor known for his roles in Old School, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, Legally Blonde, Idiocracy and Death at a Funeral.-Early life:...
as Det. Dwight Garson - Svetlana MetkinaSvetlana MetkinaSvetlana 'Lana' Metkina is a Russian actress from Moscow. She is known outside Russia for playing a Czechoslovakian reporter in the 2006 film Bobby.-Filmography:*2007: Trackman - Katya*2006: Bobby - Lenka Janáček...
as Jelena Mariskova-Flachsman - David AndrioleDavid AndrioleDavid Andriole is an American actor most notably recognized from his recurring role as Officer Spencer in NBC's soap opera Sunset Beach. Andriole also appeared in numerous TV movies and guest roles on TV shows.-External links:...
as Charles Mather - Mark DeklinMark DeklinMark Deklin is an American stage, television, and film actor and fight director.-Films:*A Little Cloud*Riverworld*Herbie: Fully Loaded*Phantom Below*Blackpool...
as Ian Boyd - Sprague GraydenSprague GraydenSprague Grayden is an American television, film and theater actress. She appeared in the television drama Jericho, playing schoolteacher Heather Lisinski.-Early life:Grayden was born in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts...
as Kayla - Rick FoxRick FoxUlrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
as Fabrizio - Joel McHaleJoel McHaleJoel Edward McHale is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community....
as Host