Jail Bait (2004)

Director:

Ben Sainsbury

Writer:

Ben Sainsbury (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Short

Tagline:

A teenage fisherman finds a baby in a dumpster and raises her to be his wife.

Plot:

Cast

Peter Dinklage	...	Lindo
Kira Reed	...	Nurse Jeri
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dana Lee Anderson	...	Garbage man
Danny Carey	...	Pigmy Love Circus
Clementine Creevy	...	Bess at five
Peter Barton Fletcher	...	Pigmy Love Circus
James Geralden	...	Security Guard Jim
Hanna Hall	...	Bess (as Hanna R. Hall)
Daniel Hamilton	...	Orderly
Jeff Harlan	...	Narrator
Logan Hopkins	...	Baby Bess
Germán Legarreta	...	Ricky
Vanessa Long	...	Bess
Andy Mackenzie	...	Bruce
Michael Savage	...	Himself
E. Shepherd Stevenson	...	Pigmy Love Circus
John X	...	Orderly

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Red Mountain Films

Soundtrack:

Nothing

I want to see more...

I checked the website and from what I've seen and read, Jailbait pays homage to the films of the 70s – mixing animation and a solid alt-rock soundtrack with live action similar to Heavy Metal, Bakshi, and dare I say, the original Lord of the Rings debacle. But that's where it must end. Given the casting of Peter Dinklage, and from what I've heard, Hannah Hall (Virgin Suicides), coupled with some of the hottest animators and California-based bands working today, it's clear to me that this film leaves its campy and obnoxious precursors back in the 70s where they belong. Instead of T&A, foul mouthed animals and buxom androids, Jailbait seems to take the genre to a fresh new level that's tender, morally challenging, and most of all, an original visual experience.

This film seems to have all the key elements of the underground and Indie scene. If it's made (and I hope it is) it's poised to be the height of cool. If you think I'm going overboard, just check out the Jailbait website and look at who director Ben Sainsbury has got on his side:

Actors: Peter Dinklage - the hottest Indie actor in Hollywood today Hanna Hall – remember the girl who screamed, 'run Forrest, run!' Kira Reid – uber porn actress and goddess to millions of men

Musicians: Pigmy Love Circus, Fatso Jetson, The Earthlings, Harry the Dog, John X and Egaso, Cahuenga Symphony Orchestra

Animators: Dean Haspiel (American Splendor), StayHonest, Shepard Fairy (Obey Giant), Jason Archer and Paul Beck (winners of a Latin Grammy for best video).

If the website is true, the talent involved is fantastic. Judging from the trailer, this movie could be the most interesting film to come out of the Indie scene in quite some time.

I have no idea if the funding is there for a full feature, or what's going on with production. The web site states that Sainsbury has gone to the SXSW festival to talk about the movie. I'd love to hear what he has happening next. Maybe he'll announce its going into production. In the meantime, I'll just keep visiting the website.