Amazon Theater
Amazon Theater was a banner under which a suite of five promotional short films was presented via the front page of Amazon.com in 2004.[1] The shorts were commissioned by Amazon,[2] sponsored by Chase Bank,[3] and produced by Ridley and Tony Scott's television commercials company Ridley Scott Associates (RSA).[4] The unifying theme of the shorts was "karma," and each short featured various consumer items that could be purchased via clickable links to the relevant pages on Amazon.com.[5][6][7]
The films
[edit]| Title | Release date | Director | Writer(s) | Actor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait[8][9] | November 9, 2004 | Jordan Scott | Screenplay by David Carter, Greg Hahn, Mike Smith and Christopher Toland, Story by Eric Frost and Jordan Scott | Minnie Driver |
| An overweight woman is mistreated by her office co-workers until one day her life is transformed by the attention of an unknown portrait photographer. | ||||
| Agent Orange[10] | November 16, 2004 | Tony Scott | David Carter and Terry Rietta | Christopher Carley and Jessica Stam |
| While waiting in a subway station, a young man catches a glimpse of a beautiful woman, dressed entirely in orange. Before he can reach her, her subway car speeds off. The young man repeatedly visits the station, each time failing to make contact with the mysterious woman. | ||||
| Do Geese See God[11] | November 23, 2004 | David Slade | David Carter and Greg Hahn | Blair Underwood |
| What goes around comes around--and around--for the frantic Dr. Awkward, a man who needs to take the time to stop and smell the roses. | ||||
| Tooth Fairy[12][13] | November 30, 2004 | Jake Scott | David Carter and Terry Rietta | Chris Noth, Jacqueline Walker, Wesley Leonard, Marina Brandon, Dana Brandon, and Jeff Bezos |
| A father forgets to leave money for his daughter from the "tooth fairy". When he tries to make up for it the next night, he finds that she has set up a game for the tooth fairy with several clues leading to the location of the tooth. | ||||
| Careful What You Wish For[14] | December 7, 2004 | Acne[a] | Screenplay by Greg Hahn, Mike Smith and Christopher Toland, Story by Greg Hahn | Daryl Hannah and Pras Michel |
| A crooked pawn shop dealer gets his comeuppance. | ||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Welcome to Amazon Theater". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2004.
- ↑ Newsweek Staff (November 28, 2004). "SHOWTIME AT AMAZON". Newsweek.
- ↑ "Amazon.com debuts short film section - Nov. 9, 2004". money.cnn.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2004.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (November 9, 2004). "Amazon.com launches shorts series with Scott brothers' RSA". Screen.
- ↑ "Amazon will book online promo shorts". November 10, 2004.
- ↑ "Feature: Amazon.com jump-starts short films". UPI.
- ↑ Stevenson, Seth (January 4, 2005). "That's Advertainment! - How bad were those Amazon shorts? By Seth Stevenson". Slate. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Original Short Film: "Portrait"". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004.
- ↑ Adweek: Western advertising news. A/S/M Communications. 2004.
- ↑ "Original Short Film: "Agent Orange"". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004.
- ↑ "Original Short Film: "Do Geese See God"". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004.
- ↑ "Original Short Film: "Tooth Fairy"". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2004.
- ↑ "Amazon Theater Premieres Tooth Fairy Starring Chris Noth". Business Wire (Press release). Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Original Short Film: "Careful What You Wish For"". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2005.
External links
[edit]- Portrait at IMDb
- Agent Orange at IMDb
- Do Geese See God at IMDb
- Tooth Fairy at IMDb
- Careful What You Wish For at IMDb