Lieberman in Love
US (1995): Comedy/Romance/Short
Danny Aiello, the crusty, veteran actor who often plays tough guys, allows his comic and sensitive sides to show in a superlative turn as Joe Lieberman, a widower of nine months on vacation in Hawaii. Joe is unsuccessfully trying to pick up women when he encounters Shaleen (Christine Lahti), a hooker who believes there's "no such thing as falling in love", only "falling in lust". Joe, who doesn't have any financial worries, pays Shaleen's price, then keeps dishing out the money so that she'll stick around to listen to his stories, laugh at his jokes, give him advice, and keep him company. Meanwhile, he's looking for the perfect woman, whom he eventually finds in the person of a timid real estate agent named Kate (Nancy Travis). One problem, though -- she's married. Lahti made her big-screen directorial debut with this 40-minute short. (reelviews)
1 nomination, 1 Award
· Best Achievement in Live Action Short Films 1995: Christine Lahti and Jana Sue Memel, Producers