Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Directed byJoseph Gordon-Levitt
Written bySarah Daly
Produced byJared Geller
StarringJoseph Gordon-Levitt
Lexy Hulme
Lawrie Brewster
Channing Tatum
CinematographyLawrie Brewster
Edited byJoseph Gordon-Levitt
Music byNathan Johnson
Production
company
Distributed byhitRECord
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo is a short romantic silent film directed and edited by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and starring himself, Lexy Hulme and Channing Tatum. It is the second installment in the Morgan M. Morgansen series. The first film, Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny premiered at Sundance in 2010 and the positive response spurred the makers to continue the saga.[1]

Plot

Morgan (Gordon-Levitt) and Destiny (Hulme) pay a visit to an ornate zoo aboard an airship, where they find the old foodpenguin, now costumed in a giant panda outfit, has attained a job selling zoo-related souvenirs. At the zoo, Morgan is suddenly faced with tough opposition: the advances of Destiny's ex-boyfriend, Lionel (Tatum). When Destiny's cat, the cartoonized Madame Ballafur, suddenly disappears aboard the airship, a scramble ensues for Destiny's affections, with Morgan and Lionel both seeking the "purrpet" in hopes of returning her to Destiny in triumphant victory. Neither Morgan nor Lionel, however, can find the cat until the foodpenguin directs Morgan's attention to Madame Ballafur, sleeping comfortably in the cage of a huge lion; but Morgan's further progress is obstructed by the reappearance of Lionel. The two men engage in a buffoonish fistfight which is only ended when the foodpenguin hurls a food skewer toward Lionel, upon which he trips and falls. Morgan, clearly the weaker of the two men, now sees his chance to flee from Lionel and enter the lion's cage in order to grab up Ballafur and carry her back to Destiny. Lionel, however, tries to thwart his opponent by whistling loudly and startling the lion. Picking up Ballafur, Morgan runs away from the enraged lion and escapes at the last moment by vaulting himself over and out of the cage. Lionel tromps away, defeated, and Morgan and Destiny walk off with Ballafur, both relieved.

Cast

Production

Gordon-Levitt directed and starred in the piece which was, once again written by Irish screenwriter Sarah Daly.[2] The visual effects were created and conceived by Scotland's Lawrie Brewster[3] with illustrations from principal artist Jenyffer Maria and the contributions of online collaborators. Nathan Johnson composed and assembled the score, again using pieces contributed by musicians at hitRECord.[4]

Premiere

Morgan & Destiny's Eleventeeth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo premiered at the South by Southwest festival in 2010.[5]

References

  1. ^ Zimmerman, Edith. "Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum in Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date". New York Magazine.
  2. ^ "Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo". FilmIreland.net.
  3. ^ http://www.creativefife.co.uk/news_detail.php?news_id=249 [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Mathilde Laurelli. "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Travel in Time". Paris Match.
  5. ^ Brewster, Lawrie. "Watch documentary interview with Sarah Daly and film commentary with Lawrie Brewster in Morgan M Morgansen - The Full Story".[permanent dead link‍]