Overnight Sensation
movie
Released October 01, 1984
Overview
Overnight Sensation is a 1984 short film directed by Jon Bloom, based loosely on W. Somerset Maugham's short story "The Colonel's Lady." After housewife Eve Peregrine writes a sudden hit novel, her husband George, a successful fashion photographer, finds it difficult to deal with the attention being showered on her. His difficulty in getting through the book increases when he begins to suspect that the steamy affair in its plot is drawn from her real life. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Cast
Louise Fletcher
as
Evie Peregrine
Robert Loggia
as
George Peregrine
Shari Belafonte
as
Daphne
Parley Baer
as
Lawyer
Lee Garlington
as
Sales Girl
Vincent Guastaferro
as
Assistant
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Ed Bakey
as
Wino
Kirk Scott
as
Publisher
Marcelo Tubert
as
Bartender
Mary Woronov
as
Woman at Party
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Joanne Dusseau
as
Woman at Party
Eric Poppick
as
Critic
Crew
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Jon Bloom
as
Director
W. Somerset Maugham
as
Short Story
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Jon Bloom
as
Producer
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Barbara Balsz
as
Casting
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Craig Buck
as
Screenplay
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Craig Buck
as
Associate Producer
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Robin Siegel
as
Makeup & Hair
Danny Goldman
as
Casting
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Mark Luine
as
Property Master
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Richard Redfield
as
Associate Producer