The Nines (2007)


Ryan Reynolds   
Hope Davis              Sarah/Susan/Sierra
Melissa McCarthy        Margaret/Melissa/Mary
Elle Fanning            Noelle
Dahlia Salem (II)       Herself
David Denman            Parole Officer/Agitated Man
Octavia Spencer         Streetwalker/Woman on Sidewalk
Ben Falcone             Himself

Directed by:            John August
Produced by:            Bruce Cohen, Dan Etheridge (II), Dan Jinks


Consists of three short films. In "The Prisoner," a troubled television star finds himself under 
house arrest, with his chipper publicist and disillusioned next-door neighbor providing his only 
links to the outside world. Mysterious events lead him to question whether one or both women are 
deceiving him about the nature of his incarceration. "Reality Television" is a 30-minute episode 
of "Behind the Screen," a Project Greenlight-style documentary series tracking the process of 
creating a network television drama. Having shot the pilot, creator/showrunner Gavin Taylor faces 
post-production with the help of his best friend (and lead actress) Melissa McCarthy and development 
VP Susan Howard. 'Knowing' finds an acclaimed videogame designer and his wife facing car trouble deep 
in the woods. Their daughter uncovers information which leads to a difficult and irrevocable choice.

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In an alternate reality, lying -- even the concept of a lie -- does not even exist. Everyone -- 
from Gary, an actor who plays a cop on television, uses too much lighter fluid when he burns his 
ex-girlfriend's things, then he drinks and drives, uses crack, and crashes his car. He sobers up 
in jail and is placed under house arrest and the watchful eye of a publicist, the cheery and 
tough-minded Margaret. She moves him into the empty house of a writer who's away in Canada on a 
shoot. Gary meets Sarah, an attractive and seemingly-willing neighbor. His friendship with Margaret 
blooms and strange things happen: he finds notes he doesn't remember writing, he hears noises, and 
he seems to bump into himself in the kitchen. Two remaining chapters reveal what's going on.