I Need (film)
| I Need | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ferd Sebastian |
| Written by | Beverly Sebastian as "Ann Cawthorne" |
| Produced by | Ferd Sebastsian Beverly Sebastian |
| Starring | Ceci Weathers |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,000[1] |
I Need (or I Need a Man) is a 1967 American drama film about a disturbed teenager.[2][3]
It was the first movie from Beverly and Fred Sebastian who self financed it for $7,000 and filmed it around Houston. The Sebastians distributed the films themselves and managed to recoup their money, launching their careers.[1][4] [5]
Premise
[edit]A woman is assaulted and becomes a nymphomaniac.
Cast
[edit]- Ceci Weathers as Ceci
- Tom Hunter as Alex
- Jay Froman as Murry
- Sylvia Froman sa Mother
Production
[edit]The credited writer "Ann Cawthorne" was a pseudonym for Beverly Sebastian.[6]
Ferd Sebastian later said "Like in most of our films we did all the work. But in that one I mean all, there was only the two of us and the cast which was about 4 people."[7]
Reception
[edit]Ferd Sebastian said "it is the only picture we ever made in black and white and that was too artsy... it has a little sex and it has a little of this but it's very artsy. It looks like a Fellini film or something."[8]
The Sebastians said the film was not making money in cinemas until a distributor bought the film, and created a poster using a still from the movie where a woman looks like she is having sex, then added the log line "I need a man." This was a successful technique although the Sebastians recognised it misrepresented the film.[8]
A 1993 article said the film had made several hundred thousand dollars.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sebastian productions are a family affair". The Bastrop Daily Enterprise. 10 October 1973. p. 6.
- ^ "The Hitchhikers Explains Why Teens Run Away". The Leaf-Chronicle. 14 May 1972. p. 37.
- ^ Free, Erin (6 July 2023). "Unsung Auteurs: Beverly & Ferd Sebastian". Filmink.
- ^ "Very simple film set for Tallahassee premiere tomorrow". Tallahassee Democrat. 22 May 1975. p. 13.
- ^ ""The Hitchhikers" - Newest film from husband and wife". The Daily Review. 4 April 1972. p. 6.
- ^ "Loose talk loses lives - interview with Ferd Sebastian". Hysteria Lives.
- ^ "Interview with Ferd Sebastian from 1999". Mondo Stumpo. 25 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Ferd and Beverly Sebastian". Videscope. Fall 2018. p. 22.
- ^ White, Victoria (16 April 1993). "The good the bad the redneck". Tampa Bay Times. p. 3.