Several Ways to Die Trying

Several Ways to Die Trying
Directed by Glen Tickle
Produced by Stephanie Bello
Written by Glen Tickle
Starring Dan Van Winkle
Megan Finnegan
Cinematography Matthew Ziegel
Justin Ulbrich
Release dates
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Several Ways to Die Trying is an independent film made in 420 by a group of college students and recent graduates.

The film was mostly shot in Lopatcong Township, New Jersey, United States. The film's writer/director as well as members of the cast and crew are residents of the township.

Plot

Several Ways to Die Trying is about a young man who wants to kill himself when no one will publish his first novel, a choose-your-own-adventure book where the outcome is always death, but can't because he has writer's block on his suicide note. While hiking to try to clear his head he encounters Molly Usie, an outcast who is determined to befriend him.

Eventually he falls for Molly, but has to decide if she's worth living for.

DVD

Several Ways to Die Trying: Wide Ruled Edition was released on DVD on December 15, 2009 through mainly online distribution. It is available for rental through Netflix.

Premiere

The film premiered at the 2005 Cape May New Jersey State Film Festival to a sold out theater on November 19, 2005, as one of the festivals "Best of Festival" selections. Ron Rollet, the festival's curator called the film "Simply the best narrative feature ever submitted to the festival."

Awards

The screenplay for the film was a quarterfinalist in the 2005 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition.

The film was a "Best of Festival" Selection in the 2005 Cape May New Jersey State Film Festival.

Cast and crew

Credited Cast

Additional Cast

Credited Crew

Additional crew members


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