Zelda (Eleanor Hutchins) was queen of the artsy downtown scene in Brooklyn--until she decided to have a baby. What happens to the punk princess who becomes a single mom? It's not an easy transition. Her boyfriend, Max (played by indie director Larry Fessenden), who thinks he's the next Jack Kerouac and has a taste for womanizing, alcohol, and violence, is little help. To make matters worse, her friends gravitate toward cocaine and very loud music. Zelda tries in vain to sing her baby to sleep as the walls of her communal Brooklyn loft vibrate to the beat of the party. She finds some respite in her weekly meetings with a group of other "floozy" moms, who bring their toddlers to the margarita happy hour at a local bar. There, the women trade stories and support each other through their difficult journey of young motherhood. Zelda is able to scrape by, picking up some cash as a freelance illustrator for a porn magazine. But after her rock-chick junkie pal, Natali (Holly Ramos), comes back into her life, Zelda starts to wonder whether perhaps it's time for the party to end.

Director Ilya Chaiken was herself a single mother living in New York while making this film, and her experiences surely have helped give the characters and story the ring of truth. The film's quintet of single women (reminiscent of the characters on SEX AND THE CITY) are not very glamorous--they are earthy and raw, dealing with the hard realities of trying to mix motherhood with their alternative lifestyles. In their own ways, they succeed.

DVD Features:

Region 0
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
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Eleanor Hutchins: Actress, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Larry Fessenden: 
Holly Ramos: Actress, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Barbara Sicuranza: Actor, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Amanda Vogel: Actress, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Kristin Dispaltro: Actress, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Macha Ross: Actress, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Michael Buscemi: Actor, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Jonah Leland: Actor, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)

Ilya Chaiken: Director, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)

Michael Ellenbogen: Producer, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)
Susan Leber: Producer, (MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)

Ilya Chaiken: Director, MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (2001)

"...A mature film....Hutchins is as much a discovery as Chaiken, and both command attention in a natural, unpretentious manner..."