Static (1986 film)

Static is an 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Romanek. The film stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1985 by NFI Productions. It was shot in Page, Arizona and Lake Powell, Arizona.

The film was written by the film's star Keith Gordon and director Mark Romanek, in his directorial debut, before he went on to direct numerous music videos for much his career. However, Romanek has since disowned the film, claiming that his subsequent film One Hour Photo (2002), as his feature film directorial debut.

Premise
A quirky, out-of-place worker (Keith Gordon) at a crucifix factory invents a device he claims can show pictures of Heaven. Discouraged and confused by the inability of those around him to see anything but a screenful of static, he charismatically hijacks a bus of friendly elderly people in order to get media attention for his invention.

Cast

 * Keith Gordon as Ernie Blick
 * Amanda Plummer as Julia Purcell
 * Bob Gunton as Frank
 * Janice Abbott as Sonya
 * Reathel Bean as Fred Savins
 * Kitty Mei-Mei Chen as Li
 * Barton Heyman as Sherriff William Orling
 * Jane Hoffman as Emily Southwick
 * Lily Knight as Patty
 * Joel Krehbeil as Deputy Tom Terrence
 * Eugene Lee as Dale
 * Jack Murakami as North
 * Mike Murakami as South
 * Uma Ridenhour as Sarah