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Static is a 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Romanek in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1985 by NFI Productions. It was shot in Page, Arizona and Lake Powell, Arizona. The film was written by the film's star Keith Gordon and director Mark Romanek,[2] in his directorial debut, before he went on to direct numerous music videos for much his career.[3]

Static
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Directed by	Mark Romanek
Screenplay by	Keith Gordon Mark Romanek
Produced by	Amy Ness
Starring	Keith Gordon Amanda Plummer Bob Gunton
Cinematography	Jeff Jur
Edited by	Emily Paine
Production company	NFI Productions
Release dates	October 1985 (1985-10) (Chicago) September 10, 1986 (1986-09-10) (United States)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1 million[1]

Plot

A quirky, out-of-place worker at a crucifix factory invents a device he claims can show pictures of Heaven. Discouraged and confused by the inability of those around him to see anything but a screenful of static, he charismatically hijacks a bus of friendly elderly people in order to get media attention for his invention.

Cast

• Keith Gordon as Ernie Blick
• Amanda Plummer as Julia Purcell
• Bob Gunton as Frank
• Janice Abbott as Sonya
• Reathel Bean as Fred Savins
• Kitty Mei-Mei Chen as Li
• Barton Heyman as Sheriff William Orling
• Jane Hoffman as Emily Southwick
• Lily Knight as Patty
• Joel Krehbeil as Deputy Tom Terrence
• Eugene Lee as Dale
• Jack Murakami as North
• Mike Murakami as South
• Uma Ridenhour as Sarah
• Mark Gordon as TV Announcer

Award and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1986	Sundance Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic)	Mark Romanek	Nominated

References

External links

• Static at IMDb
• Static at AllMovie
• Static at Rotten Tomatoes

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