North Beach

Imagine a movie about a strange Utopias nether-realm in which no one over the age of 35 exists; in which privacy of deed and thought is not an option; in which the greatest threat to social order is one's growth... Full review

I saw this at the Cinequest Film Festival a few years ago and have been waiting for it to come out on DVD. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is either young or young at heart. It's a... Full review

What a great find! If you never get a chance to visit San Francisco, make sure you see this movie. It perfectly captures the essence of single life in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Here's your... Full review

I saw this at the San Francisco Film Festival a while back. A great story about the lifestyle of North Beach with a humorous story. The story takes place the morning after the protagonist cheats on his girlfriend. The protagonist,... Full review

This was a really great fun movie. The acting and directing were superb. I especially loved Richard Speight Jr. as Pete. That man's got talent! Wonderful facial expressions and body movement! On a whole I highly recommend this movie.... Full review

I loved this movie. Casey Peterson was great and Richard Speight Jr was hysterical. The locations were pure San Francisco and they caught the essence of the aging slacker perfectly. Made me want to be young and stupid again.... Full review

I was lucky enough to see this flick at the World Premiere at the Newport Film Festival in 2000. I went with my girlfriend and even got to talk with the writer/star after the show. It was such a good... Full review

For the most part, North Beach is simply a highly entertaining comedy with few flaws other than its level of realism. Casey Peterson, who also wrote and produced the film, provides just the right combination of multidimensional characters, witty dialogue, and insanity to make North Beach work, and North Beach does work... ... Full Review

North Beach is a fun, rough-around-the-edges independent film. It's the quirky occurrences that besiege him on the day's quest that really give you a giggle: A drugged out friend (played brilliantly by Richard Speight, Jr. ... Full Review

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