FOXTROT, Directed by Cecil Howard, from a script by Anne Randall, is a 1982 film set in New York, on New Year's eve, which follows the lives of a group New Yorkers as they prepare to ring in the new year. The majority finding themselves at a New Year's Eve party being thrown by wealthy couple, the Luthers, while others ending up in various sexual situations before that famed ball drops.
The above is all that the plot of FOXTROT entails. Yes, It might not look like much, this is true, and in the hands of any other filmmaker, it is likely that they would have not been able to pull off anything remotely interesting. However, on the contrary, in the hands of a visionary filmmaker such as Cecil Howard, it is an entirely different story - literally.
FOXTROT is an ensemble piece, featuring a big cast of characters. In comparison to today's mainstream cinema, it is one that closely resembles a film, such as VALENTINES DAY. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised at all, if those responsible for that film, had gotten inspiration from this film, which did it first. To move the film along, we are introduced to FOXTROT's variety of characters, via a string of short scenario scenes, which all link together, as the play out one after another. It's later in the film, that a number of these stories and characters, crossover, and cross paths, as things come full circle. Each scenario in their own way. In my opinion, the way in which the stories come together, is really clever.
The above is all that the plot of FOXTROT entails. Yes, It might not look like much, this is true, and in the hands of any other filmmaker, it is likely that they would have not been able to pull off anything remotely interesting. However, on the contrary, in the hands of a visionary filmmaker such as Cecil Howard, it is an entirely different story - literally.
FOXTROT is an ensemble piece, featuring a big cast of characters. In comparison to today's mainstream cinema, it is one that closely resembles a film, such as VALENTINES DAY. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised at all, if those responsible for that film, had gotten inspiration from this film, which did it first. To move the film along, we are introduced to FOXTROT's variety of characters, via a string of short scenario scenes, which all link together, as the play out one after another. It's later in the film, that a number of these stories and characters, crossover, and cross paths, as things come full circle. Each scenario in their own way. In my opinion, the way in which the stories come together, is really clever.