Michael Pressman

Synopsis: This true life comedy recounts the uproarious efforts of an LA television director and his actress wife to mount a play of 'Frankie and Johnny and the Claire de Lune' on their own dime. USA - 2003 - R

In this comic mockumentary, the real-life marriage between director Michael Pressman and producer Lisa Chess is on the rocks, so they decide to stage a production of Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune in an attempt to bring imagination and passion back into their lives. Things go from bad to worse and the spectre of financial ruin looms.

In this scene from the mockumentary, Michael Pressman asks real-life producer Kelley, who is married to Michele Pfeiffer, how they handle jealousy in their marriage. Kelley is not pleased. The real-life marriage between director Michael Pressman and producer Lisa Chess is on the rocks, so they decide to stage a production of Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune in an attempt to bring imagination and passion back into their lives. Things go from bad to worse and the spectre of financial ruin looms in this warm and sharply funny film.

A scene from this mockumentary in which Pressman as the producer and Pritikin as an actor in the play Pressman is producing discuss motive in Pritikin\'s character. The real-life marriage between director Michael Pressman and producer Lisa Chess is on the rocks, so they decide to stage a production of Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune in an attempt to bring imagination and passion back into their lives. Things go from bad to worse and the spectre of financial ruin looms.