What Happened Was… (1994)

What Happened Was…: Directed by Tom Noonan. With Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan. Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm, who decide to meet at Jackie’s for dinner one night. As this ‘first date’ plays out, the audience is guided through a mental minefield of disappointment.

“A daring movie with few equals: a journey into the heart of darkness of the date from hell. Two seemingly quiet, reserved folks teeming with disturbing secrets and half-truths reveal themselves to us and each other in an increasingly frightening crescendo. Deception, life, the skeletons of a nightmare closet. Gripping, a bit over-long, perhaps, but well worth the time. As of this writing I have rented and seen the film 4 times and each time Iu0026#39;ve learned something about myself, about my world and about vanity, trauma and deception.”