Hit by Lightning
2014 film by Ricky Blitt
Hit By Lightning is a 2014 black comedy film written and directed by Ricky Blitt and produced by Chantal Chamandy, as his directorial debut and her film producer debut. Filmed on locations in Ottawa and Los Angeles, the film stars Jon Cryer, Will Sasso, Stéphanie Szostak, and Jed Rees.
Plot
Ricky is a lonely, 40-something restaurant manager and is best friends with Seth, an equally single accountant. Seth is constantly trying to get him to be his wingman.
Tearing him away from his two black cats and hockey on TV, Ricky and Seth go to his restaurant, trying to pick up women by pretending to be looking for actresses for an upcoming film. Going to the wedding of the only other guy from their class who hadn't married, Ricky asks God to find him someone before he's hit by lightning or killed by terrorists.
Soon after Ricky sees a pop-up ad for E-Happily, he spontaneously signs up. The next day, the restaurant's 27-year-old busboy tells him he met his fiancée on the same site. Finally getting a response to his profile, he meets with Seth, telling him he found a match although admittedly he has no idea what she looks like.
Skeptical, Seth goes to the restaurant where Ricky is meeting Danita.
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