Film

Overnight Sensation

1984 · 28m

IMDb

6.9

Overnight Sensation is a 1984 short film directed by Jon Bloom, based loosely on W. Somerset Maugham's short story "The Colonel's Lady." After housewife Eve Peregrine writes a sudden hit novel, her husband George, a successful fashion photographer, finds it difficult to deal with the attention being showered on her. His difficulty in getting through the book increases when he begins to suspect that the steamy affair in its plot is drawn from her real life. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Louise Fletcher

Evie Peregrine

Robert Loggia

George Peregrine

Shari Belafonte

Daphne

Parley Baer

Lawyer

Lee Garlington

Sales Girl

Vincent Guastaferro

Assistant

Ed Bakey

Wino

Kirk Scott

Publisher

Marcelo Tubert

Bartender

Mary Woronov

Woman at Party

Joanne Dusseau

Woman at Party

Eric Poppick

Critic

• Jon BloomDirector · Producer
• Craig BuckScreenplay
• Barbara BalszCasting
• Danny GoldmanCasting

Release date

October 1, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

28m