the night of the white pants

THE NIGHT OF THE WHITE PANTS (2006)

feature film written and directed by amy talkington. starring tom wilkinson, nick stahl and selma blair

max hagan is going through another rough divorce. when his soon-to-be ex-wife throws him out of his house with nothing but the clothes he's wearing (including a pair of "white pants"), he becomes entangled in sex, drugs and rock-'n'-roll-laden adventure with his daughter's punk-rocker boyfriend as he tries to make things right between himself and his dysfunctional family.

the film stars oscar nominee tom wilkinson, nick stahl and selma blair. It also features frances fisher, janine turner, geri jewell, fran kranz and laura jordan.

the movie premiered at the 2006 tribeca film festival and played festivals all over the country. it was released on dvd by image entertainment in 2008 and is available on amazon prime to rent or purchase.

"night of the white pants" was shot by acclaimed cinematographer jim denault and edited by david leaonard, two of talkington's frequent collaborators. anne harrison produced the film.

"wilkinson's hound-dog eyes keep his performance refreshingly grounded. the audience ate it up.”
–indiewire

"wilkinson carries off his part with a splendid swagger."
–screen daily

"there's a lot going on - characters, subplots, set up gags with long term payoff - but it's done brilliantly… a genuinely thoughtful piece, aided along by Talkington's writing and her direction of a strong cast." –cole abaius, film school rejects

"white pants... looks for the sublime in the pedestrian, which is about as good a working definition of "punk" as you can get. tom wilkinson is ... just an old man in his underwear, and he's about as loveable as your three favorite chords." –brandon k. thorp, new times

“more than one or two of us have found ourselves on the downswing of a previously up pendulum. that's just life, and 'the night of the white pants' captures it wonderfully."
–mark bell, film threat

THE NIGHT OF THE WHITE PANTS (2006)

"wilkinson's hound-dog eyes keep his performance refreshingly grounded. the audience ate it up.” –indiewire

"wilkinson carries off his part with a splendid swagger."–screen daily

"there's a lot going on - characters, subplots, set up gags with long term payoff - but it's done brilliantly… a genuinely thoughtful piece, aided along by Talkington's writing and her direction of a strong cast." –cole abaius, film school rejects

"white pants... looks for the sublime in the pedestrian, which is about as good a working definition of "punk" as you can get. tom wilkinson is ... just an old man in his underwear, and he's about as loveable as your three favorite chords." –brandon k. thorp, new times

“more than one or two of us have found ourselves on the downswing of a previously up pendulum. that's just life, and 'the night of the white pants' captures it wonderfully."–mark bell, film threat

"wilkinson's hound-dog eyes keep his performance refreshingly grounded. the audience ate it up.”
–indiewire

"wilkinson carries off his part with a splendid swagger."
–screen daily

“more than one or two of us have found ourselves on the downswing of a previously up pendulum. that's just life, and 'the night of the white pants' captures it wonderfully."
–mark bell, film threat