Justin Smith Movies
A hard-partying Australian surfer who divides most of his time between catching waves and inhaling bong hits begins to feel the claustrophobia of small-town life as he experiences a sexual awakening that will change the way he views the world around him in director Ed Aldridge's sun soaked coming of age story. Midget Hollows (Jack Baxter) is a carefree teen who's content just living it up on the beach with his free-spirited friends, but when Midget's best friend's gay brother returns to town after four years traveling Europe the conflicted surfer begins to experience an attraction he never anticipated. Not only does recently returned traveler Cass exhibit a worldly confidence that betrays his small town roots -- he's also a master on the waves who isn't ashamed of his homosexuality. It isn't long before Midget and Cass are caught up in a passionate affair, though he begins to sense a fundamental incompatibility with his newfound lifestyle and the close-minded culture that he inhabits. Now, despite Midget's close bond with longtime gal pal Betty, he begins to weight the freedom of moving to a place where he can finally be himself against the deep roots he has within the community. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Baxter, Daniel O'Leary, (more)
- 2007
A fun adventure weekend turns into a terrifying struggle for survival when four women vacationing in the Florida Everglades fall prey to a sadistic group of backwoods miscreants. The Florida Everglades may be beautiful, but just beneath that scenic surface lurks a savagery that most folks will never know exists. When four vacationing women happen across a ruthless group of back-woodsmen, a relaxing getaway into the wilderness becomes a true test of their survival instinct. Gradually pushed deeper into the swap as they fight for their lives with every resource at their disposal, the women realize that in order to make it out of their ordeal alive they will have to forget about the rules that govern civil society and finally embrace the huntress within. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amy Simon, Georgia Chris, (more)
Bret Packard (Mark Mench) is a professional baseball player with incalculable fame, money, and talent. He is unsatisfied with his success, however, and bored with the game - so he decides to play his own. He decides to throw his team and family into a tailspin of deception and malevolence with a series of mind games, pitting allies against each other and irreparably changing the sport and himself. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mark Mench, Justin Smith, (more)
- 2000
The romantic misadventures of a group of twenty-something Australians sets the stage for this independent comedy. Dean (Sam Lewis) is a guy fascinated by horror and schlock movies who works at a video store. He's just been dropped by his girlfriend Heather (Lara Cox) following an embarrassing incident involving one of her stuffed animals, and is now sharing an apartment with his friend Ian (Justin Smith) and Jade (Jessica Napier), a fellow film buff that Dean used to date. Dean offers Jade some sage advice as she tries to break off with her current boyfriend, while he looks for a new girlfriend of his own. May (Abi Tucker), a cute goth girl who rents at Dean's video store, seems like a good prospect at first, but he's still having trouble getting over Heather. Dean eventually finds himself looking for love over the Internet, while Ian uses the romantic travails of himself and his friends as fodder for his stand-up act; now all he has to do is work up the courage to actually perform in front of an audience. Angst was the first feature from filmmaker Daniel Nettheim, and was featured at the 2000 Melbourne Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sam Lewis, Jessica Napier, (more)
