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The Watermelon

The Watermelon

A film about how really weird stuff can happen.

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ComedyDramaRomance

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Newly divorced, Achilles Pumpkinseed lives alone in the house left to him by his deceased mother. Depressed and adrift, he spends his days smoking pot and watching television, usually alone but sometimes with his equally rootless friend Patroclus. One day an unexpected visitor named Homer shows up at Achilles' doorstep, bearing an unusual gift: an old dilapidated camping trailer painted like a child's image of a watermelon. Achilles' life will never be the same. Until it is. Sort of.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

4.3/10

Release Date

28 September 2008

Country

United States of America

Cast

Will Beinbrink

Will Beinbrink

Achilles Pumpkinseed

Kiersten Morgan

Kiersten Morgan

Persephone

Elyse Ashton

Elyse Ashton

The Ex-Wife / Antigone

Julia Aks

Julia Aks

Artist

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