Sixty Cups of Coffee - Raygun Films
Short Film
| 2001
| Director | David Ward |
| Director of Photography | David Blood |
| Genre | Comedy/ Dark |
| Awards | Won bronze award for the Best Short Film at the Worldfest International Film Festival, Houston, and was a finalist in the USA Film Festival Awards and The Rushes Soho Shorts Festival in London. |
| Country | UK/USA |
| Full Story | The James Dean style star (Jerry Broome) of 'Sixty Cups of Coffee' says in a voice-over that he once heard that drinking the aforementioned amount of java would 'stop your heart like a tight-wound watch'. So, the film's protagonist hits a local coffee shop to see if his number is up. As he chokes down cup-after-cup of the nasty brew, a couple of beefy trucker types bet on whether he can do it. Undaunted, this rebel without a coffeemaker keeps firing down the caffeine cocktails--and the crowd grows increasingly tense as he nears his ominous goal. Let's just say that the startling finale is well worth seeing. |
| Nominations | One of the twenty-five (25) quarterfinalists in the Chrysler $1,000,000 Film Festival |
| Notes | The James Dean style star (Jerry Broome) of "Sixty Cups of Coffee" says in a voice-over that he once heard that drinking the aforementioned amount of java would "stop your heart like a tight-wound watch". So, the film's protagonist hits a local coffee shop to see if his number is up. As he chokes down cup-after-cup of the nasty brew, a couple of beefy trucker types bet on whether he can do it. Undaunted, this rebel without a coffeemaker keeps firing down the caffeine cocktails--and the crowd grows increasingly tense as he nears his ominous goal. Let's just say that the startling finale is well worth seeing. |
| Runtime | 8:00 |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Talent | Jerry Broome |
| Technical Specifications | colour - 35mm (all types) |
| Video Stream URL | Producer: Raymond Martin |
