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ScreenDaily - Lymelife is a coming-of-age story that takes another look at the darker side of suburban paradise: Long Island in the 1970’s, where Lyme Disease spread by local insects and carried by its picturesque deer is the new plague, and families who thought they’d finally “made it” are afraid of their own backyards.
Derick Martini’s tender and witty first feature has a cast that should give it an advantage over other independent comedies vying for the US audience. The Long Island setting won’t spark much interest internationally, although home video could be strong with the rise of the film’s young stars.
Scott Bartlett (Rory Culkin), 15, is a sensitive kid in a Long Island suburb. His father, Mickey (Baldwin) is making a killing in local real estate and sleeping with neighbor Melissa Bragg (Nixon), whose unemployed husband, Charlie (Hutton) is exhibiting some of the dementia that comes with Lyme Disease. Scott has always had a crush on their seductive young daughter, Adrianna (Roberts), who is finally returning some of his affections… [Full Story]
