Marianna Palka Movies
Actress turned writer/director Marianna Palka rose to prominence out of the indie film community; a veteran of the Atlantic Theater Company in Manhattan, Palka participated on-screen in such low-profile projects as Bryce Dallas Howard's debut directorial short Orchids (2006), the online short Betty File 43, and conceptual artist Brock Enright's experimental film Came. Palka emerged as a quadruple threat in 2007 as producer, director, screenwriter, and star of the way-offbeat Good Dick, the saga of an onanistic female porno watcher who draws the romantic obsession of a Los Angeles video store clerk (Jason Ritter) and falls into a most unhealthy relationship with him as he tries to break through her icy exterior. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
When a lonely young girl named Anna walks into her local independent video store in search of an erotic film, the clerk behind the counter vows to transcend her emotional barriers and win her heart in this quirky relationship comedy written, directed by, and starring Marianna Palka. Though the lovelorn clerk in question (Jason Ritter) is a bit of a creep and perhaps even a potential stalker, the contentious relationship forged between the pair as he repeatedly seeks Anna's affections (and is continually shot down) eventually leads to an unusual, yet wholly unavoidable, confrontation that offers offbeat insight into the state of modern romance. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, (more)
