* Synopsis: Two families fall apart when precarious relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease converge in suburban Long Island in the late 70s.
* Genre: drama, comedy
* Film set to be released January 2009
* NOTES: The Martini brothers will direct off a script they co-wrote.
"It's a very personal story, and it's something I've been trying to get made for five years," said Derick Martini, who developed Lymelife under Robert Redford at the 2001 Sundance Filmmakers Lab. "I've done a lot in the meantime, but (the story) has always nagged at me. It's a terrific feeling to finally see it through to its fruition."
Baldwin, like the Martinis, is a native of Long Island and has been attached to the project for years.
"I didn't know him at the time, but when I wrote it, I had his voice in mind," Derick Martini said. "He's hung in there through the ups and downs of funding."
The story follows two families who crumble under the pressures of life while an outbreak of Lyme disease hits the heart of suburbia
Lymelife is an intense family drama. Alec Baldwin plays Mickey Bartlett, a hardworking family man who moves his clan to a better neighborhood to live the good life. As his marriage begins to fall apart, the family unit starts to feel the pressure and disintegrate.
daise
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.....daise, exactly what you said as you had responded too and also mentioned scorsese's name too!!
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BettyG,
I never found that old site we'd posted on. Oh well.
Clarissa,
Filming was in New Jersey and that's finished. What's the term? Is it, "That's a wrap"? Well, it's a wrap!
On a previous post in Medical about this movie many were scared Martin Scorsese could leave us in the dust.
It's not publicly known how much pertinent Lyme information will be given. It's not a film about Lyme. It's about relationships and coming of age.
However, Lyme is part of the title and Martin Scorsese is a sensitive movie maker. I doubt he'll bash us. I see it as Lyme entering the main stream and with stars to draw crowds.
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