I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT

THAT'S FANTASTIC! FILMS

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LOGLINE

Two down-on-their-luck stoners execute a bank heist when one realizes he went on a date with the teller the night before.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Running Time: 9:29
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Screening Formats: 4K ProRes
Sound: Stereo
Shot on Blackmagic, 24p, original format 6K
Language: English

I HAD A GREAT NIGHT LAST NIGHT - POSTER

FESTIVAL ACCOLADES

BEST SHORT FILM & AUDIENCE FAVORITE WINNER AT THE OFF THE REEL FILM FESTIVAL

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SYNOPSIS

Benny (PETER MORGAN) and Wes (SANTIAGO MALLAN, MARRIAGE STORY (2019)) sit in their caRs outside the bank. Wes is focused on the job while Benny is focused on something more pressing...his tinder date. Wes gives benny a pep talk about how this is their chance to change everything in their shitty lives, and Benny gives in.

Benny and Wes burst through the doors of the bank only for benny to discover that the teller is the tinder date, Kathryn (Mercedes Paupulaire), from the night before. While Wes goes to unlock the safe, Benny pulls kathryn aside. He tells her that he had no idea that she worked at this baNk specifically, but Kathryn doesn't buy it. She's done with him.

Heartbroken, Benny tells wes that he can't finish out with the job. Wes gets benny to focus, yet again. As they begin to leave with the cash, Wes gets shot by an elderly patron of the bank. Benny must choose to escape with his best friend or turn himself in to the authorities to fix all of his wrongdoings.

I HAD A GREAT NIGHT LAST NIGHT - TRAILER

Will Martinko (Director) directs Peter Morgan (Benny) while Bradley McGowan (Sound Recordist) prepares the lavalier microphones.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT captures the feeling that most twenty-something-year-olds experience once they enter "the real world." This need to find the perfect job and the perfect family soon after graduating college is drowning young adults in their day-to-day life. when we find our main characters Benny and Wes, they've said, "enough is enough" and go to do something about it.

The film is also insanely personal to me as it contains real-life conversations I had at the start of my current relationship. The film just takes those conversations to the next level and inserts a heist plot. Overall, however, the film is a romantic comedy at its core. It's about the relationship between Benny and Kathryn and the "will-they-won't-they" nature of it due to the circumstances occurring in the film.

What the film says, in my eyes, is that it's okay to not have everything figured out at twenty-something-years-of-age. All will fall in place if you just let it. Our main characters didn't let it and chose to climb to the extreme in order to get there. This is something that I'm still learning in my day-to-day, which is why this film is so personal to me. I hope that everyone enjoys the film and can get something from the misadventures of Benny and Wes.

Will Martinko - Director/Producer

wmartinko@thatsfantasticfilms.com

WILL MARTINKO STARTED OUT WITH LEGO STOP-MOTION AND WORKED HIS WAY UP TO LIVE-ACTION PROJECTS. WHEN HE WAS TWELVE, HIS FILM LEGO GREEN LANTERN WAS PICKED UP BY WARNER BROTHERS AND STILL REMAINS OF COMCAST/XFINITY ON DEMAND TO THIS DAY. WHEN HE WAS FOURTEEN, HE DIRECTED HIS FIRST COMMERCIAL FOR THE OFFICIAL LEGO COMPANY'S LINE OF SPEEDORZ. FROM THERE, HE SPRUNG ONTO THE SCENE DIRECTING MANY SUCCESSFUL SHORT FILMS AS WELL AS HIS FIRST FEATURE, TEARDROPS OF PAINT. TODAY, HE IS WORKING ON NEW SHORTS AS WELL AS DEVELOPING HIS SECOND FEATURE TRULY RUN THROUGH HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT'S FANTASTIC! FILMS.

Matthew J. Connelly - Director of Photography/Producer

matthewjohnfilms@gmail.com

MATTHEW J. CONNELLY IS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND CINEMATOGRAPHER WITH A PASSION FOR THE ABSURD; WORKING OUT OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

PETER MORGAN - BENNY

SANTIAGO MALLAN - WES

MERCEDES PAUPULAIRE - KATHRYN

CREDITS

Directed/Produced by

Will Martinko

Written by

Will Martinko & Michael Ronca

Finale Narration by

Paul Malikkal

Director of photography/produced by

matthew j. connelly

Produced by

gaspare interrante

executive produced by

Paul noonan

james martinko

Edited by

Calvin ni

composer

Alyssa garcia

1st Assistant camera/b-cam operator

colleen mulville

STARRING...

Peter morgan as benny

Santiago Mallan as wes

mercedes paupulaire as kathryn

marcy repp as grandma

j. emmett o'hare as teller #1

Extras

Alexa alessandrini

gaspare interrante

matthew santangelo

2nd assistant camera/b-cam operator

tony mccall

gaffers

ben mclaughlin

katie harkins

key grip

kevin johnson

sound mixer

bradley mcgowan

boom operator

matthew santangelo

"DIRTY WATER" by

ALL THIS HUXLEY

"Loved actually" by

Alyssa Garcia

"In the morning" by

Brick nova