Wait_'til_This_Year

<i>Wait 'til This Year</i>

Wait 'til This Year

2004 American film

Wait 'til This Year is a reality-type docu-drama film which follows a Boston Red Sox fan during the 2004 baseball season, when the team ended their famous losing streak by winning the World Series.[1] The film was aired on New England Sports Network (NESN) and then released on DVD afterward.[1][2] Monika Lahiri starred (as the "character" Monika) and produced the film, which combines reality, documentary and scripted scenes when following the events from the perspective of Monika.[1]

Quick Facts Wait 'til This Year, Produced by ...

In the film Monika and her husband Jes (played by Ges Selmont) are diehard Sox fans.[1] Friends Rob and Alex, have a conflict, because one is a Yankees fan, and one a Sox fan.[1]

Cast

The "cast" includes those playing scripted fictional roles, while also including persons who appear as themselves, such former Red Sox star players, who made cameo appearances as themselves.

  • Monika Lahiri - Monika, lead character and wife of Jes.[3]
  • Ges Selmont - Ges, husband of Monika.[1]
  • Chris Kies - Rob, a Sox fan, and friend of Alex.[3]
  • Stephen Kunken - Alex, a Yankees fan, and friend of Rob.[3]
  • Rich Coppola - Himself, TV sports director at Connecticut's WTIC FOX 61 [1]
  • Tony Terzi - Himself, sports reporter [1]
  • Jim Rice - Himself, former Sox player.[1]
  • Dwight Evans - Himself, former Sox player.[1]
  • Bill Lee - Himself, a former Sox player [1]
  • Carl Yastrzemski - Himself, former Sox player.[1]
  • Julie Dubela - Herself, national anthem singer [1][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "NESN partners with independent film maker" Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine The Boston Globe's Boston.com, January 13, 2005.
  2. [2]
    "NESN’s Wait 'til This Year to be released on DVD Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine The Boston Globe's Boston.com, November 17, 2005.
  3. [3]
    Wait 'til This Year at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata; URL last accessed April 9, 2006.


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