A slight but likable romantic comedy shot on 16mm by local Cleveland talent, FLATTERED checks in as Woody Allen lite.
College guy Jack Roberts (Mark Haas) is a nebbish around women. When he sights coed Chelsea (Ann Richards), smitten Jack can't even speak to her or maintain bowel control.
Learning that Chelsea has an estranged boyfriend, Jack confers with various male cohorts on how to make all the right moves to win over his dream girl. Two self-styled mentors (Andy Kiss, Eric Coble) urge poetry, flowers and patience, while Ray (Ron Link), Jack's sexist boss at a video store,
holds the sanguine view that "Women want the same thing that men want--power." Ja...
Released:
1996
Rated:
NR
Length:
107 mins