Miranda July wrote, directed and stars in this offbeat study of real life challenges. Christine (played by July) is a part time “ElderCab” driver as well as an artist. Richard (played by John Hawkes) is a recently single father of two boys and shoe salesman who doesn’t quite know how to deal with the eccentric Christine.
The disturbing and thought provoking part of the movie centers around Richard’s two boys, 7 year old Robby and 14 year old Peter. Robby is having an internet romance with a stranger which prompts a sexual fantasy that only an 7 year old could come up with, “Pooping Back and Forth, Forever!” which has its own ascii symbol ))<>((. Peter lives out just about every teenage boy’s fantasy as he becomes the “impartial judge” on the skills of classmates, Heather and Rebecca.
I really enjoyed this movie and ))<>(( became a widely used symbol around the office for quite some time.
Enjoy
Bill
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