Not Just Any Flower
1988•10m•Released
Comedy
The narrative unfolds as a timid young man, Cal, arrives for a date at the penthouse of June whose house resembles a whimsical modern art installation almost like Pee-Wee's Playhouse. He offers her roses, only to have them immediately rejected. What follows is a series of absurd, slapstick-inspired events—breaking a decorative bust, accidentally putting a fish in the June’s drink—that culminate in Cal posing shirtless on her indoor “beach” set, sparking June's creative epiphany and leading her to photograph him for a Vogue ad campaign. This short film was created in 1987 under the mentorship of Martin Scorsese while Gruber was a student at Columbia Film School, and has since earned a place in exhibitions at New York’s MoMA, cementing its status as a noteworthy artistic work.
Director
Terry DeRoy Gruber
Writer
Terry DeRoy Gruber
Studio
Columbia University School of the Arts
Cast
Matt Mitler
Cal
Molly Kohler-Pei
June
Mick Muldoon
Newsstand Operator
Steve Bratman
Newsstand Patron
Valerie Bouchy
Newsstand Patron
Production
Company
Columbia University School of the Arts
Producer
Susan Langfur
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