I first heard about I MELT WITH YOU directly from Tom Jane at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Jane’s company RAW Entertainment is co-producing the film from director Mark Pellington, who previously brought us the sadly overlooked and highly underrated ARLINGTON ROAD starring Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins, and HENRY POOLE IS HERE starring Luke Wilson. The story of I MELT WITH YOU follows four middle-aged buddies who get together every year for a week-long celebration of friendship filled with excess. Their latest gathering gets dark… really dark. The movie has already shown on the film festival circuit, and it’s safe to say it’s been incredibly polarizing with audiences. Some have called it a masterpiece that will shake you to your core, others call it one of the worst films they’ve ever seen. I suppose, as with all movies, it’s going to be subjective to the particular person – not unlike ARLINGTON ROAD was. Personally (and not just because I know Tom), I can’t wait to see it. The cast includes Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay, Carla Gugino, Arielle Kebbel and adult film star Sasha Grey. Check out the poster below, and red band trailer underneath that, and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
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I MELT WITH YOU will be available on Magnolia On-Demand November 4 followed by its theatrical release on December 9th
Synopsis:
Richard (Thomas Jane), Ron (Jeremy Piven), Jonathan (Rob Lowe) and Tim (Christian McKay) are old college friends that gather annually for a week in Big Sur to celebrate their friendship and catch-up on each other’s lives. They seem like typical men in their forties – all with careers, families, and enormous responsibilities – but like most people there is a lot more beneath the surface.
As the week progresses, they go down the rabbit hole of excess as mountains of drugs are consumed to a blaring rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack. Parties with much younger women spin out of control. Exhausted and run ragged, they bare their souls to one another revealing the disillusionment with their lives. As the truth emerges, the reunion takes a much darker turn when a promise from their past is brought to light. From director Mark Pellington, I MELT WITH YOU is a visually dazzling, wild and wooly trip deep into the male psyche, driven by four amazingly committed and profound performances.
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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
