Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap is a 2004 American multi-story comedy-drama film, written and directed by Eric Schaeffer. The film moves back and forth between five separate stories that interconnect with each other by the end of the film. The film stars Elizabeth Reaser, Eric Schaeffer, Jill Sobule, Charles Parnell, John Heard, Vera Farmiga, and Alan King in his last film role. Plot Five New Yorkers come to terms with the bitter-sweet reality of life in this collection of intertwined stories. Single dad Sam (Eric Schaeffer) struggles to raise his son; elderly Herb (Alan King) honors a deceased friend with a perilous act; musician Jody (Jill Sobule) worries what heartache will do to her pacemaker; free-spirited Malissa (Elizabeth Reaser) cares for her sick mother; and John (Charles Parnell) reels from his failed marriage. Cast Alan King as Herb Schweitzer Elizabeth Reaser as Malissa Zubach Charles Parnell as John McCabe Eric Schaeffer as Sam Blue Jill Sobule as Jody Buller John Heard as Henry Richards Todd Weeks as Dr. John Albertson Kim Raver as Vicki Walters Vera Farmiga as Allison Lee Deirdre Kingsbury as Mother Zubach Christopher Kovaleski as Rocky Blue Stan Berger as Morris Yolonda Ross as Deniese Malcolm-Ali Davis as William Mina Badie as Dana Noel Ashman as white man Wilhelm Lewis as Black Man Production The film was written and directed by Eric Schaeffer, who also stars in the film. It was produced by Terence Michael, Chip Hourihan, Bob Kravitz and Noel Ashman. The film was distributed by Sky Island Films, Showtime Networks and 111 Pictures, and was premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2004. It was later released in New York on September 24, 2004. Most of the film was shot in Vermont, including the North Carolina scenes and most of the interiors. Exterior shots were also filmed in New York City and Tucson, Arizona.