Daniel Serafini-Sauli Movies
- 2002
Network television's first "interactive" mystery-suspense series, Push, Nevada got under way somewhat in the manner of the 1945 theatrical feature Murder, He Says, with stalwart IRS agent Jim Prufrock (Derek Cecil) venturing into the hinterlands in search of a huge cache of stolen money. Prufrock followed the trail of evidence to the cloistered community of Push, NV, which seemed to be populated exclusively by weirdos with deep, dark secrets. Each time that Prufrock thought he'd figured out what was going on, a new riddle or enigma was added to the mixture, such as a motel which looked like a dump on the outside but was luxurious on the inside, or a bizarre casino where everyone was forced to speak in lousy French accents. As Jim tried to piece things together, the viewers at home were invited to interpret the clues right along with the protagonist. If the viewer was able to solve the mystery before the first 13 episodes had played out, he or she would win one million dollars. Co-created by actor Ben Affleck and boasting a production staff gleaned from Affleck's popular cable-TV documentary series Project Greenlight, Push, Nevada debuted on September 17, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Derek Cecil, Scarlett Chorvat, (more)
Three guys looking for love and a fresh start instead end up spending an evening making one big mistake after another in this independent comedy. Darrin (Jayce Bartok) is a well-meaning but chronically unambitious guy in his early twenties who hasn't figured out what he wants to do with his life. Darrin's girlfriend is tired of waiting for him to do something with himself, and she gives him his walking papers. Needless to say, this leaves Darrin extremely depressed, and one night Darrin and his best friends, Dan (Daniel Serafini-Sauli) and Lawson (Rob King), hit the town, hoping to find Darrin's ex and persuade her to give him another chance. When they do find her, they discover that she's wasted no time finding a new boyfriend and the guys decide that some serious drinking is in order. Before long, Darrin and his buddies have decided to move to Florida to start their own business, but along the way they encounter a number of strange detours, including drinking a lot of olive oil, robbing a liquor store for a sandwich, breaking into a warehouse stocked with potato chips, and encountering a flock of inappropriately friendly sheep. The title Calling Bobcat, by the way, refers to the comic actor Bob Goldthwait, whose work for some reason is a recurring theme in the guys' conversations. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
In this drama that explores greed and corruption in American business, Giovanni Ribisi plays Seth Davis, an intelligent and ambitious college dropout who runs a casino in his apartment. Eager to show his father that he can succeed, Seth lands a job with a small stock brokerage firm. He is given a space in the company's "boiler room," where he makes cold calls to prospective clients. As it turns out, Seth has a genuine talent for cold calling, which gains him the approval of his superiors, the admiration of his father, and the attentions of one of his co-workers, Abby Hilliard (Nia Long). However, the higher up the ladder Seth rises, the deeper he sinks into a quagmire of dirty dealings, until he's breaking the law in order to keep his bosses happy and his paychecks coming. The Boiler Room also features Tom Everett Scott, Scott Caan, Jamie Kennedy, Nicky Katt, and Ben Affleck in a cameo as the headhunter who brings Seth into the firm. Ribisi and Scott also appeared together in That Thing You Do; Ribisi was the drummer replaced by Scott, who then led The One-Ders to fictional pop stardom. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, (more)
