Too Romantic

Too Romantic is a 1992 dramatic short film that Todd Field created while a fellow at the AFI Conservatory. It was his directorial debut.^[1] It is a dramatic piece about a fifteen-year-old boy taking a road trip with his recently widowed grandmother. The piece is notable in that it was Field's first project as a writer/director and his first introduction to many of the collaborators he continued to work with on subsequent projects, including his Academy Award-nominated features In the Bedroom and Little Children.

Too Romantic
Directed by	Todd Field
Written by	Todd Field
Starring	Mab Ashforth Sean Murray
Edited by	Barry S. Silver
Distributed by	Mercury Film
Release date	1992 (1992)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

Too Romantic is about a fifteen-year-old boy taking a road trip with his recently widowed grandmother.

Cast

• Sean Murray as Tim
• Mab Ashforth as Goose
• Glen Vernon as Barney
• Dorothy Blass as Lil
• Scott Adair as Bell Man
• Allison Duboise as Waitress
• Alida P. Field as Swan Girl

Crew

• Film Editor, Barry Silver
• Cinematographer Dave Perkal
• Written and directed by Todd Field