The Sisters Plotz
Imagine Grey Gardens directed by the lovechild of John Waters and Busby Berkeley! Starring Eve Plumb. Three eccentric sister heiresses who live in New York City with their butler and must outwit those seeking a piece of their inheritance, including a gossip columnist, maids, and politicians. Directed by Lisa Hammer (The Venture Bros). Written by Lisa Ferber (Each Time I Kill), the film stars Hammer and Ferber alongside The Brady Bunch and Grease: Live! star Eve Plumb.
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Lisa HammerDirectorGhostapus, Pox, Period Piece, Pus$Bucket
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Lisa Ferber (Written and Story by)Writer
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Lisa Hammer (Story by)WriterGhostapus, Pox, Period Piece, Pus$Bucket
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Eve PlumbKey Cast"Celestia Plotz"The Brady Bunch
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Lisa HammerKey Cast"Ladybug Plotz"Bull, The Venture Bros, Maybe Sunshine
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Lisa FerberKey Cast"Whimsellica Plotz"Each Time I Kill
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Levi WIlsonKey Cast"Reginald the Adorable Butler"Friends from College, Punk's Dead
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Allen Lewis RickmanKey Cast"Mayor Snurdley"A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire
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Yelena ShmulensonKey Cast"Councilwoman Lydia Blomley"A Serious Man, Orange is the New Black
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Lori HammelKey Cast"Sally Finsterman"Burn After Reading
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Mario CorryKey Cast"Joey Piscatelli"Bridge of Spies
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Leonardo SalerniKey Cast"Torrance Manly"Postcards from London
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Aryn ElaineKey Cast"Penelope Ostrich-Sauce"All My Children
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Project Type:Experimental, Feature
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Genres:Comedy, Indie, Experimental, Musical
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Runtime:1 hour 42 minutes
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Completion Date:September 27, 2017
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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The Golden Door International Film FestivalJersey City, NJ
United States
September 21, 2018
New Jersey
Official Selection -
The Hoboken International Film FestivalHudson Valley, NY
United States
May 24, 2018
Official Selection -
American Cinematheque at The Egyptian TheaterLos Angeles, CA
United States
May 26, 2016
California
Official Selection -
NYWIFT Screening Series at Anthology Film ArchivesNY, NY
United States
November 25, 2015
World
Official Selection -
International Open Film Festival (IOFF)Hollis, NY
United States
June 10, 2016
Semi-Finalist
Distribution Information
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Amazon PrimeCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet
Lisa Hammer is a film director, writer, composer, singer and actress. She is best recognized as the voice of Triana Orpheus on the Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros. She has directed independent dark comedy feature and short films such as Pox and Pus$bucket, and the CMJ Film Festival winner The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch which she co-directed with James Merendino (SLC Punk). Lisa's films have won awards from the CMJ Film Festival, Telly Awards, Hugo Awards, It Came From Kuchar Film Festival, the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Canada International Screenplay Festival, Ontario Film Festival, Movies on a Shoestring, Antimatter, Indieworks and two from New York Press. She has had one-woman shows at the Olympia Film Festival, Perth International Film Festival, and the Duolun Art Museum in Shanghai, China. Her surrealist silent film Empire of Ache was recently acquired by The Getty Museum’s feminist film collection, curated by Miranda July. Hammer’s most recent film, The Sisters Plotz, starring Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch) was recently acquired by Amazon Prime. Hammer can be seen in Maybe Sunshine now on the Seeka TV channel on Roku. Her new screenplay Ghostapus is placing in and winning screenplay contests and is set in Canada.
This is a silly, witty, wacko, thoroughly "Outsider Art-House" film. I am so proud of the Technicolor look, the hilarious song and dance numbers, and...THE PIE FIGHT.