Glazed U S A

Directed by: Jeff Loach, Paul Cuoco
Written by: Paul Cuoco, Jeff Loach
Starring: Shawn Michael Patrick
Country:U S A
Created:2004
Runtime:9 min.
Member: notafraid
Average rating: 5 by 3 users



Film Description:

Synopsis

Glazed is the story of listless Viet Nam veteran, Bill Malone. The disheveled and beleaguered vet sits in the dark chain smoking cigarettes. Bill doesn’t want to talk anymore. A calm voice in the room encourages him to continue. Bill relents and again recounts the events of that terrible day he can never forget or forgive. With a strange unknown guilt he describes a Viet Nam as he remembers it, scary, dark, and alone. Through his raw and painful words, we are taken back to the day where his friends were all massacred. Shots ring out in the jungle as a terrible firefight roars in the distance. Bill runs to aid his comrades, but is too late. His friends are dead and he is left truly alone in the jungle. Thoughts of his wife flash across his mind like a ghost haunting him, but the jungle is alive and now it is he who is hunted. Bill flees for his life, but cannot outrun the demon who chases him. Alone and without any remaining ammunition, Bill must face his demon or be consumed by it. Losing his will to carry on, he hesitates in desperation. Thoughts of his wife push him through, and the final confrontation with his demon begins.

Forms: Narrative Fiction, Short
Genres: Drama, Surreal, War/Peace

Screenings & Events

Universal Studios Employee Film Festival
Film Festival
Universal City, CA, U S A
May 2006

Cast & Crew

Production

Al Loach (Executive Producer), Dan Cuoco (Executive Producer), Jeff Loach (Director (1st Project), Producer), Paul Cuoco (Producer, Director)

Writing

Jeff Loach (Writer), Paul Cuoco (Writer)

Performance

Hally Grounds (Supporting Actor), Nicholas George (Supporting Actor), Shawn Michael Patrick (Lead Actor)

Camera

Doug Delaney (Cinematographer/DP)

Art Department

Jeff Loach (Production Designer)

Post Production

Jeff Loach (Picture Editor), Paul Cuoco (Picture Editor), Sandra Holland (Sound Editor)

Music

John Swihart (Original Music/Composer)

Glazed is Now Online. No Really... Aug 29, 2006 12:41PM
Had a bunch of problems with the post below not working, but got the film up on You Tube. Hope you enjoy.

For a higher quality viewing you can also view it at the official website.
Glazed at Universal Studios   May 30, 2006 10:01AM
Last year, as I wrote below, INHERITANCE screened nearly 50 years to the day of the anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald . This year, GLAZED plays at Universal Studios Hollywood on the brink of Memorial Day, fitting for a film that pays tribute to American soldiers.

The film was very well received and I had a great group of supporters and friends in attendance.

I was a little disappointed with the projection system. The films all tended to be too dark, and the ambient light was too bright, but overall Universal put on a fun event. For those of you who attended, thank you all for your support and encouragement.

Please be sure to add your comments and ratings below.
Glazed Playing at the Third Annual Universal Studios Hollywood Team Member Film Festival   May 19, 2006 04:03PM
GLAZED has been selected as a finalist for the Third Annual Universal Studios Hollywood Team Member Film Festival. That's quite a mouthful isn't it. It is a film festival open to only employees of Universal Studios, who is my current main income.

The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 25 in the Globe Theatre at Universal Studios Hollywood. Tickets for non-employees are limited and I'm sorry to say I'm already out. But for those of you who work on the lot, all you need is an ID. Doors open at 6PM.

In addition to Glazed they'll also be playing the trailer for my next short film currently in post production.

If you see the film, please be sure to post your thoughts here. Thanks,

Paul
Visit the Official Website   May 17, 2006 08:07PM
Directors Statement May 17, 2006 08:06PM
There are times in your life when you feel very strongly about an incident, a circumstance, or a person. Things happen to you everyday that affect how you think, act, and react tomorrow. The world can change on a dime and usually will. This became extraordinarily evident to Jeff Loach and I during the production of Glazed. A film in and of itself about just that: the precariousness of life and love and sudden change. It was early in 2001, months before 9/11 that we first decided we wanted to make a film about American soldiers and the aftermath and continuing battles of its survivors. We wanted (in that world of relative peace) to remind people of what the American soldier has done for us over the years, and to think about what we are asking of our soldiers when we send them to war. The horrors they will have to endure and the psychological effects war can have upon them. And so, we crafted the story of Glazed, an exploration into the psyche of a veteran who in the blink of an eye, lost everything in his life, both at war and at home and its effect on him still years later. We went into production during the summer of 2001 with conviction, purpose, and a sense of responsibility. As we moved into post-production the unthinkable happened: 9/11. The entire world changed. Our feelings for our film changed. Our conviction and sense of responsibility changed. We began to question. Was this story appropriate now? Americans are uniting over tragedy, they don’t want to be reminded of what’s at stake when you wage war. So, we decided to shelve the project. By the winter of 2004, the world had changed again. The U.S. for the first time had invaded a country on a pre-emptive strike. The country and the world was now divided over whether or not we should have gone to war. The American people began to forget what we have asked our soldiers to do for our protection. The message of Glazed had become appropriate again. With renewed conviction, purpose, and sense of responsibility, we dusted off our tapes and files and carried on. We completed the film filtered through our changed eyes. Is the completed film a searing look at the U.S. Government and their treatment of soldiers? No. Is it a Michael Moore-like political Pandora’s Box meant to spark controversy and ire? No. Is it a small film about how the world can change on a dime, and how we’ll never be the same? Yes, and we think in this post 9/11 world, that that’s something we can all understand.

- Paul Cuoco | Co-director | Glazed

Ratings

directorsparamour
    5 Stars
duma
    5 Stars

To think that the mutilated psyches of the soldiers that we send to kill are not a cost of war is to live in denial. Glazed gives an intimate view of that cost. Paul Cuoco didn\'t shy away from showing what this really means and neither should we.

proudmama
    5 Stars

It is so important today to remember the sacrifices our soldiers are making on the behalf of all of our citizens. Glazed shows us that whether we agree with war or not, our soldiers and their families deserve our understanding and support. Glazed shows us how lives can be forever changed in an instant and how precious every moment we have is.

2 Comments about Glazed

directorsparamour
May 31, 2006 02:50PM

Viewing Glazed again I couldn't help but think of what is going on in our world right now. What do our soldeirs bring back with them, if and when they come back? Do we really want to know? Glazed hands this to us with superb acting and 'in your face' moments. The true fallout of the war is the living after it. Glazed gently reminds us of this. Subtle, wonderful writing...the actors last line is haunting. Bravo.

duma
May 28, 2006 11:15AM

We hear about the number of dead and wounded in war. But these numbers represent only the physical body. To think that the mutilated psyches of the soldiers that we send to kill are not a cost of war is to live in denial. Glazed gives an intimate view of that cost. Paul Cuoco didn't shy away from showing what this really means and neither should we.

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