The Makings of You

The Makings of You, also known as Never My Love, is a drama film directed by Matt Amato and starring Sheryl Lee and Jay R. Ferguson. The movie was shot in the director's hometown of St. Louis. It is the reunion of Twin Peaks alum Sheryl Lee and Grace Zabriskie as mother and daughter, who also produced the film, with production company The Masses. The director is releasing a reedited version of the film in 2020.[1][2][3][4]

The Makings of You
Directed byMatt Amato
Produced byMatt Amato
Sheryl Lee
Jack Richardson
Grace Zabriskie
Written byMatt Amato
StarringSheryl Lee
Jay R. Ferguson
Grace Zabriskie
CinematographyChris Benson
Edited byMatt Amato
Alexandra Pelly
Production
company
The Masses
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Single mother Judy (Sheryl Lee) and consignment shop owner Wallis (Jay R. Ferguson) fall in love when they meet in Wallis' shop. Judy's mother Margaret (Grace Zabriskie) and her sons Roy (Grant Leuchter) and Eric (Michael Varble) don't accept the relationship.[5][6][7]

Cast
  • Sheryl Lee as Judy
  • Jay R. Ferguson as Wallis
  • Grace Zabriskie as Margaret
  • Grant Leuchtner as Roy
  • Michael Varble as Eric
  • Henry Goldkamp as Carl
  • Elizabeth Ann Townsend as Mrs. Bea
  • Antonio St. James as Ty
  • Craig Hawksley as Scotti

Previews

An early cut of the film was first screened at as a work in progress at St. Louis International Film Festival in November 2014.[2][8][9][10][11][6] It was also previewed at Sarasota Film Festival in April 2015,[12][13] Portland Film Festival in September 2015, Carmel Film Festival in October 2015, Arthouse Film Festival in April 2016 and Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival in September 2016. The director announced in 2019 that he is releasing a new version of the film in 2020.[14][15][16][17][1]

Release

A version of the film was shown out of competition at festivals in 2015. The completed film will be released in 2020.

Soundtrack

The film is titled after the Curtis Mayfield song, The Makings of You.

It’s been praised for its spectacular soundtrack, for its gritty, otherworldly atmosphere, and for its surprising love story—revolving around middle-aged blue-collar characters—that spirals out into something much larger.[2]

A playlist for the movie is available online.[18]

gollark: Nope, don't care. The optimal server would just discard all inputs.
gollark: Boring.
gollark: ???
gollark: We're separate people.
gollark: osmarksIQtest gives me a score around 600.

References
  1. Frank Scheck (9 May 2015). "The Makings of You: Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. Russell, Stefene (17 July 2015). "And Then The Whole World Changes: The quiet, beautiful, radical vision of filmmaker Matt Amato". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. SMITH, ERICA (7 Nov 2014). "St. Louis Film Kicks Off Film Festival". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. https://vimeo.com/channels/1527584
  5. "The Makings of You Production Company Synopsis". The Masses. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. Kaiser, Kathy (11 Nov 2014). "SLIFF 2014 Review – THE MAKINGS OF YOU". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. Tudor, Jim (12 November 2014). "St. Louis 2014 Review: THE MAKINGS OF YOU Makes A Noteworthy Debut". screenanarchy.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. Olmsted, Sandra. "The Makings of You: Opening Film for The St. Louis International Film Festival". Flo Valley News. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. McClellan, Bill (12 Nov 2014). "McClellan: Film director's St. Louis roots are in typewriters". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. Williams, Joe (13 Nov 2014). "The Makings of You". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. Williams, Erin (13 Nov 2014). "'Makings of You' is homecoming for director Matt Amato". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  12. "The Makings of You Screening" (PDF). Sarasota Film Festival. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. Patterson, Adam (25 March 2015). "2015 Sarasota Film Festival Announces Full Lineup". Filmpulse. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  14. Royal, David (23 October 2015). "Best Bets, Oct. 23-29: Early Halloween, Rocky Horror and dinos". Monterey Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  15. "AN EARLY LOOK AT FILMS". Arthouse Film Festival. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. "Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival 2016". Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival Official Website. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  17. Sapienza, Ethan (13 August 2016). "2015 Portland Film Festival Announces Full Lineup". Indiewire. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  18. "The Makings of You Official Site". The Makings of You Website. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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