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Tempo fa il mio medico mi aveva sconsigliato di continuare a vedere film con Tara Reid. Dopo Devil's Pond mi sento di dargli ragione.

Due novelli sposi trascorrono la luna di miele in una diroccata capanna in mezzo ad un lago, lontano da tutto e tutti. Dopo neanche 10 giorni lei si rompe un po' le balle e lui flippa; le impedisce di andarsene, la picchia e la incatena (se deve essere una punizione per le sue abilità recitative, è ancora poco...)

Doveva essere un thriller drammatico, ma di drammatico c'è solo la beffarda scelta di chi ha fatto il casting che, per un film in cui compaiono solo ed esclusivamente i due protagonisti, ha chiamato la Reid ed una faccia da pesce lesso come Kip Pardue.

Lezione imparata: nel 21esimo secolo, "l'ho fatto perché ti amo" è un valido sostituto per frasi quali "lo ha chisto lei", "a lei piaceva", "lei diceva 'no', ma in realtà era 'sì'".

Voto: 2. Trashometro^® 6/10:

Pardue, Kip

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Nome di battesimo: Pardue, Kevin Ian
Data di nascita: 23 September 1976
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• Bobby (2006) .... [attore]
• Ripple Effect (2006) .... Tyler [attore]
• South of Pico (2006) .... Robert Spencer [attore]
• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2005) .... Justin [attore]
• Chasing Fate (2005) .... [attore]
• Farewell Bender (2005) .... Mitch [attore]
• Glamorama (2005) .... Victor Ward [attore]
• Laura Smiles (2005) .... Chris [attore]
• Loggerheads (2005) .... Mark Austin [attore]
• Undiscovered (2005) .... Euan Falcon [attore]

Biografia:
Kip Pardue was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 23, 1976. He grew up playing football and baseball and graduated from Dunwoody High School, located in Atlanta, Georgia in 1994. The next year he was recruited to play football by Yale University. He graduated in 1998 with a degree in Economics. Kip headed west afterwards and enjoyed a successfull career as a model for Abercrombie & Fitch and Polo. Soon after he next turned to acting and landed TV roles on "7th Heaven" (1996) and was cast as Josh Ford on the WB Hit "Popular" (1999) before the role was later re-cast. After making his film debut in the racy independent flick But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) and later Whatever It Takes (2000), Kip got his big break with his role in _Remember The Titans (2000)_ with Denzel Washington. He then starred as Sylvester Stallone's Indy racing protege in Driven (2001). Soon afterwards, Kip was named by Armani Exchange as one of the "Top 10 Upcoming Actors" and Variety claimed he was one of the "10 to Watch" for this year. With several new movies due out later, including The Rules of Attraction (2002), based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel, you can be sure his face won't be disappearing from the screen.

Trivia random: Was discovered by Molly Ringwald's publicist.
Citazione random: "I feel like I'm just doing a job. It's amazing to think that you affect other peoples' lives on such a grand scale. I'm so thankful for that, and I'm so lucky. It's hard to stop and think that people are interested in me."

Reid, Tara

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Data di nascita: 8 November 1975
Altezza: 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• Land of Canaan (2006) .... Amy [attrice]
• Alone in the Dark (2005) .... Aline Cedrac [attrice]
• The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) .... Lola Byrne [attrice]
• Incubus (2005) .... [attrice]
• Silent Partner (2005) .... Dina [attrice]
• Knots (2004) .... Emily [attrice]
• Devil's Pond (2003) .... Julianne Olsen [attrice]
• My Boss's Daughter (2003) .... Lisa Taylor [attrice]
• Van Wilder (2002) .... Gwen Pearson [attrice]
• American Pie 2 (2001) .... Vicky Lathum [attrice]

Biografia:
Born in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA on November 8, 1975. She got her career start at six, when she appeared on a children's game show called "Child's Play" (1982). Later, she appeared in commercials for Jell-O, McDonald's, and Crayola. She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City. Her classmates included Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jerry O'Connell, Macaulay Culkin, and Ben Taylor. After several career moves, she became known after her role as Bunny, in The Big Lebowski (1998).

Trivia random: Originally selected to play the part of "Dorothy" in the film "Valentine," but the film switched companies from Artisan to Warner Brothers and she was replaced.
Citazione random: "It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award, be in love and have kids. Then I would say, 'Life is great! I have done everything I wanted.' I keep trying to get closer to that. I also think when that happens, people will finally leave me alone."

Devil's Pond (2003)

Heaven's pond - Il colpo perfetto

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Regista: Joel Viertel
Scrittore: Alek Friedman, Mora Stephens
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Valutazione: 5.6/10 (563 voti)
Durata: USA:92 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Kip Pardue .... Mitch
• Tara Reid .... Julianne Olsen
• Meredith Baxter .... Kate
• Dan Gunther .... Priest
• Guy Graves .... Kates husband

Trama:
What starts out as a romantic honeymoon on a deserted island turns into a horrible nightmare as Julianne discovers that her new husband is psychotic. Trapped on the island, he has no plans of ever returning to civilization, or even of letting her go. She slowly realizes that only one of them may ever leave the island.

Trivia random: A special Commendation Plaque was presented to Shari Hamrick from the State Of Montana, for her fire fighting efforts on the set of Devil's Pond, when a freak forest fire broke out.