Plot Summary
The story follows Troy (Dan Gillies), a young man whose beloved wife passes away. The movie opens at her funeral, and Troy, ill-equipped to deal with this kind of grief at this stage in his life, just shuts down. Lost for direction, he receives in the mail a letter his wife wrote him while she was sick, saying, "I know you're not going to be handling this well, so I want you to build your Aunt Hilda a porch."With nowhere else to turn, Troy drives to where his aunt lives in the desert. There, he meets his Aunt Hilda (Barbara Hershey), a supporting cast of crazy fun old ladies, and Bobby (Ron Perlman), a kind of wise cowboy, all of whom make it easier for Troy to find the place within to deal with his grief and move forward, and help open Troy’s eyes that his pain is not unique. In the process, Troy also learns the difference between "true love" and "love at first sight", and at the same time, rekindles an old romance between his Aunt Hilda and Bobby.
"Vacuuming the Cat" is a dramatic comedy in the tone of "Garden State" and "Little Miss Sunshine," and will carry a PG or PG-13 rating with an expected release in late 2007 or 2008.
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Ron on set of "Vacuuming the Cat," May 17, 2007
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Trivia
Ron previously worked with Barbara Hershey on the 1998 movie, "Frogs for Snakes."
