Product Details

• Actors: Meredith Bishop, Jsu Garcia, Leigh Taylor-Young, Henry Czerny, Michael Nouri
• Directors: Thomas Trail
• Writers: Thomas Trail, Ethan Gross
• Producers: Jsu Garcia, Andy Winderbaum, Mark Ean, Rick Feder
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Magnolia
• DVD Release Date: April 18, 2006
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ESSTV0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,114 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Klepto" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Emily brown has a problem: shes a kleptomaniac. Nick ruiz has a problem: he needs money to start a private security business. After nick catches emily stealing on camera he her involved in his own cash-raising schemes which leads to a climax where justice is dealt in a most curious fashion. Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 11/07/2006 Starring: Meredith Bishop Jsu Garcia Run time: 82 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than I expected, November 5, 2008

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LGwriter "SharpWitGuy" (Astoria, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Klepto (DVD)

After having seen two really miserable crummy indie films back to back, I was really surprised by how good Klepto is. Thomas Trail co-wrote, directed, and edited the film and has done a great job. The editing is very crisp. He gets solid performances from all his actors, and the writing is overall very strong. Sure, there are formulaic elements here--guy gets in way too deep owing a crime boss a whole pile of money, for example (the most obvious formula issue)--but this can be forgiven because of all the other strong elements of the movie.

The premise is original--a girl in her 20s is a kleptomaniac and meets a security guy of about the same age who, rather than punishing her when he catches her stealing stuff in the store where he works, hooks up with her for more than one reason. The girl's mother, played well by Leigh Taylor-Young, lends just the right element of emotional superficiality to the proceedings to add another interesting part of the story.

Overall surprisingly very good and recommended.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific debut film, March 30, 2006

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Anastasy Tagios (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Klepto (DVD)

A self-assured debut film from director and co-writer Thomas Trail, Klepto tells the story of Emily, an obsessive-compulsive young woman who shoplifts to escape the drudgery of her temp job, only to become involved with Nick, a department store's head of security, whose criminal past has caught up to him, forcing him to enlist a reluctant Emily in his plan to rob the store where he works.

A deft blend of substance and style, the briskly-paced, consistently engaging dramatic thriller/character study boasts strong, nuanced, sympathetic performances from leads Meredith Bishop (Emily) and Jsu Garcia (Nick), as well as memorable turns from supporting players Leigh Taylor-Young, as Emily's shopaholic mother, Henry Czerny as the oddly-affable, ultimately sinister drug kingpin Ivan, and Michael Nouri as Emily's serene shrink.

Director Trail proves equally adept at staging and shooting his scenes as he does eliciting compelling performances from his actors; the shots are artfully composed and Trail's judicious use of camera movement enhances the narrative drama, particularly in the film's climactic sequence, told mostly via one long, audacious Steadicam shot (that owes as much to Trail's staging as to Bishop's acting).

Klepto's thriller trappings -- theft, drugs, criminals -- belie its complexity; themes of absent parents, mental illness, family dysfunction, surveillance, and consumerism, combine with Trail's well-drawn characters, snappy dialogue, unexpected plot twists, and assured, energetic direction to make a fresh, often funny, and consistently entertaining debut film.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Drugstore Cowboy" feel ... ABSORBING !, May 21, 2006

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Barbara L. Morris "BeansMommy" (Toledo Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Klepto (DVD)

FRESH AND HIP !!
This film TOTALLY goes inside of real-life-like, and down to earth characters in a way I have never experienced before, except for Drugstore Cowboy , and a rare few others.

It's the story of a young woman who is a kleptomaniac,who is watched on one of her shoplifting sprees , and then pursued by a store detective,who not only is physically attracted to her , but also admires the ease with which she shoplifts.

He works his way into her life simply because she fascinates him, and the chain of events that follow are so well written , directed , and acted out , that the the story just moves along smoothly , and we are fully absorbed.

The detective himself gets in a jam of his own , and he is forced to seek her skills and expertise to help him out of it.
Without giving away too much of the conclusion , I can only say that the events that follow will have you totally captivated.

This movie is a WINNER , possibly one of the top five I have ever seen. The whole FEEL of this movie could be compared to "Drugstore Cowboy" or "Stranger than Paradise"

I will definately buy this one to add to my collection.