For the card game, see Nines (card game) For the scholarly organization, see NINES (initiative) For the engineering term, see Nines (engineering)

NINES is an award winning short film written and produced by Adrian Fulle and Gregory Littman and directed by Adrian Fulle.

CAST:

Art LaFleur, Jay Arlen Jones, Gregory Littman, Brent Sexton, Will Carpenter & Jesselynn Desmond.

FILM FESTIVALS:

"Official Selection" Slamdunk Film Fest (2003)

"Audience Favorite" Toronto International Film Fest (2004)

INTERNET:

First Place action film on Triggerstreet.com & iFilm.com (2004)

"Best of Fiction Genre" on DivX.com & Stage6.com (2007)

Second Place film on DivX.com & Stage6.com (2007)

TELEVISION:

Premiered on the Italian prime time network RAI in 2004 along with several other international short films

SYNOPSIS:

Four men make an unexpected stop on their way to destiny.

The Nines is a 2007 drama film written and directed by John August, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Elle Fanning and, as herself, Dahlia Salem. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and made $63,165 in the U.S. box office through October 11, 2007.

The TV show-runner character of Gavin is based on writer/director John August.

The house where the Gary character stays and the Gavin character lives is John August's actual house.

SPOILER: John August was initially concerned with getting a believable performance out of a child actor, which is a large part of why Elle Fanning (I)'s character is portrayed as a mute girl. However, after being on set with her and realizing her acting abilities, he made it a point during re-shoots to include more dialogue for her in the final scene.

Melissa McCarthy's role was written specifically with her in mind.

Much of the content in the second part ("Reality Television") is heavily influenced by writer/director John August's experience working on the failed television series "D.C." (2000).

A large part of the second part ("Reality Television") was unscripted and scenes improvised by the actors.

The voice of the cameraman asking the questions in the second part ("Reality Television") is that of John August's.