I dream of a film like this. I never woulda had the chance to encounter a gem like this without the library. I LOVE YOU COOS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM! Ok, enough of my affectionate drool. Brace yoursef, this post may take a few paragraphs.
Romantic outcast fast food worker Lily dreams of being loved and accepted. Her co-workers and manager make fun of her behind her back and she dreams of being asked out by a young man from a neighboring store. When he comes in to invite another girl to a "come as your favorite animal party," Lily saves the invite from the trash and goes herself.
She shows up at the party as a shark and finds a crowd of nerd boys standing around being quirky. They play a karate game and she beats all the competition until she comes up against her object of desire who is dressed as an eagle. She doesn't even play and just stares at him so he wins.
He seems oblivious but then they're sitting on his bed and he asks if she wants ot kiss. She says "yep" and they try and kiss with their costumes on. He asks if she wants to lay down, she says "yep" and they do. Then he asks if she wants to have sex. "Yep."
They agree to go out another day and he flakes. He shows up at her house acting all weird several hours late. Somehow she agrees to go with him to visit his family. On the road there, her brother and her count horses and boyfriend Jarrod thinks it's a stupid game.
At his family home she find out he has a young daughter and they have to sleep in a tent in the backyard. He seems to be acting out for the affection of his father. His family likes her more than they like him. He shows her a "reject" candle he made and she likes it. She likes him.
Jarrod has it in his head to beat up a high school rival. When they agree to meet for a fight, his whole family shows up for the big event. I won't spoil, lets just say our odd leading man could use some therapy.
The humor runs very subtle and strange throughout this film. Kind of Muriel's Wedding meets Napoleon Dynamite with a bit of Revenge of the Nerds thrown in. Anyone who's found themselves the object of ridicule for their dress or personality, will first cringe then laugh.
Bandon has the only copy of this sweet little gem.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494222/
Buy this great quirky DVD Amazon: Eagle vs. Shark
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