A Better Place (1997)
1h 27m
Running Time
September 1, 1997Release Date
A Better Place (1997)
1h 27m
Running Time
September 1, 1997Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
A high school outcast new to town becomes friends with a violent loner still haunted by the death of his parents.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Eion Bailey
Ryan

Robert DiPatri
Barret

Joseph Cassese
Todd

Carmen Llywelyn
Augustine

Brian Lynch
Eddie / Associate Producer

Bryan Sproat
Justin

Molly Castelloe
Meg

Gerald Rosamilia
Vice Dealer

Mark SaFranko
Todd’s Father

Jerry Rosamilia
Barret’s Father

Jason Lee
Dennis Pepper / Steve

Christina Squillari
Bitchy Girl

Suzanne Smith
Additional Bitchy Girl

Vincent Pereira
Jake / Director / Writer / Producer / Editor

Eric Einhorn
Lookout Student

Richard Lynch
Mr. Raimi

Scott Mosier
Larry / Executive Producer / Dialogue Editor / Sound Effects Editor

Patricia DiPatri
Barret’s Mother

Scott Nelson
Small Rude Student

Ethan Suplee
Large Rude Student

Keegan Bailey
Young Ryan

Liz Finn-Arnold
Ryan’s Mother (corpse) / Production Manager / Assistant Director / Script Supervisor / Assistant Editor

Michael Miano
Ryan’s Father (corpse)

Lee Bendick
Whipporwill Asshole

Dan McGee
Sidewalk Bum / Boom Operator

Marge Holmgren
Woman Getting Newspaper

Kevin Smith
Executive Producer

Ian Dudley
Camera Operator

Mikael Jorgensen
Original Music Composer

Michael Ferentino
Original Music Composer

Andres Karu
Original Music Composer / ADR Recordist

Ben Reed
Original Music Composer

Paul C. Finn
Producer / Assistant Editor

Neil LaRosa
Stand In

Daniello Garcia
Production Sound Mixer

Eric Grissom
Boom Operator

John Keating
First Assistant Camera

Alethea Pape
Second Assistant Camera

Robert Rasmussen
Additional First Assistant Camera

Jonathon Belinski
Second Unit Director of Photography

Ron Finn
Continuity

Bryan W. Strang
Continuity

Mike Jorgensen
Continuity

Anthony Mandile
Special Effects Makeup Artist

James von Buelow
Sound Mixer

Phil Benson
Supervising Sound Editor / Dialogue Editor / Sound Effects Editor

Gary Rizzo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brandon Proctor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 1, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Content RatingNR
Budget$100,000
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
A Better Place is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Vincent Pereira. It stars Robert DiPatri and Eion Bailey. It was produced in association with View Askew, Kevin Smith's production company, and released to DVD by Synapse Films. It was nominated for the Golden Starfish Award for Best American Independent Film at the 1997 Hamptons International Film Festival. In 2016, the film screened out of jury competition, in the director-curated block, but was chosen as the Audience Favorite Feature Film of the first annual Oil Valley Film Festival.
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