Main Cast: Michael Pitt, Paige Turco, Gale Harold, Matt Servitto, Jim Allodi
Release Year: 2003
Country: US/CA
Run Time: 93 minutes
Plot
Written and directed by Aaron Woodley, Rhinoceros Eyes follows Chep (Michael Pitt), a reclusive prop-factory employee who quite literally lives at his job. Considering that Chep only leaves the funhouse-like factory to watch romantic films at the local movie house and is able to locate even the most obscure of objects from the depths of the prop house, he is regarded among peers as a valuable, if eccentric, asset to the staff. Eventually, Chep develops an infatuation with Fran (Paige Turco), a movie production designer with an uncanny eye for detail and authenticity. As her visits become more frequent, her requests become more bizarre -- including a pair of rhinoceros eyes, an antique Irish wooden prosthetic arm, and a severed index finger -- Chep becomes increasingly determined to procure them for her, and resorts to drastic, oftentimes violent measures. Though the police become involved, Chep's grip on reality continues to deteriorate, and visions of an alter ego constructed of prop-house junk begin to take over his life. The film also features Matt Servitto, Jim Allodi, Victor Ertmanis, and Nadia Litz. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Abbie Weinberg - Art Director, John Buchan - Casting, Jenny Lewis - Casting, Katia Smith - Casting, Daniel Hill - Co-producer, Jessica Levin - Co-producer, Denise Cronenberg - Costume Designer, Michael Burke - First Assistant Director, Aaron Woodley - Director, Robert Crossman - Editor, Julie Carr - Editor, Chip Seelig - Executive Producer, Daniel Hill - Line Producer, John Cale - Composer (Music Score), E.C. Woodley - Composer (Music Score), Karen Wilson - Production Designer, David Greene - Cinematographer, Tom Gruenberg - Producer, Eva Kolodner - Producer, Edwin Gall - Set Designer, David Draper - Sound/Sound Designer, Alison Clark - Sound/Sound Designer, E.C. Woodley - Sound/Sound Designer, Elma Bello - Sound/Sound Designer, Aaron Woodley - Screenwriter
