June 17, 1998

Showings:
June 18 - Colonial Promenade 5, 10pm

Erasable You provides savvy insight into the lifestyles of rich and famous who let no one stand in their way, especially ex-wives and daddies.

Big-city advertising executive Brian, (played by Emmy-winner Timothy Busfield (thirtysomething, Quiz Show, Sneakers, and Field of Dreams) falls quickly in love with Stephanie, caught up in the excitement of the moment. Soon after their marriage, the excitement becomes disillusionment. When model Calamity walks into his life, he quickly succumbs to her womanly wiles.

Brian soon learns the high cost of lust and spending stolen moments with his new-found love. When Stephanie catches Brian cheating, the consequence is freedom from his first wife, and alimony relieves him of most of his money. Soon the lust between Calamity and Brian wanes as time passes, and they are barely making bills. They commiserate with close friends who offer a solution they used to rid themselves of a costly ex-wife: hire a hitman. As the plot unfolds, we learn that many characters are easily bought.

From absurd scenarios securing a bank loan to afford the "hit," to social interactions with Stephanie's new billionaire boyfriend, Ralph Worth (played by M. Emmet Walsh, Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Ordinary People, and A Time to Kill), and daughter Brat, we are prompted to laugh throughout the movie. We watch Brian go with the flow as he compromises his values to better his financial position or please his wife of the moment.

Director Harry Bromley-Davenport uses absurd dark humor in this satire to expose the shallow existence of people who think nothing of killing someone else for personal gain. The movie is mildly amusing and entertaining. Writer Daryl Haney uses glib characters and familiar big-city settings to reveal what "plastic people" must be like.

Diane Glassman is a free-lance writer and photographer who lives in Orlando. After watching "Erasable You," I can truly say "I thank God and Greyhound my ex is gone and that I didn't ask for alimony." Other Articles I've Written