The Norman Rockwell Code
The Norman Rockwell Code is a 2006 parody of the widely popular movie, The Da Vinci Code. The plot is ridiculously exaggerated in an attempt to mock the Da Vinci Code. The movie was listed on the June 2, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly's "The Must List."[1]
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| Directed by | Alfred Thomas Catalfo |
| Written by | Alfred Thomas Catalfo |
| Produced by | Alfred Thomas Catalfo Marc A. Dole |
| Starring | Mike Walsh Danica Carlson Alfred Thomas Catalfo Tom Seiler |
| Cinematography | Kristian Bernier |
| Edited by | Brian Vawter |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The plot centers around the murder of the curator of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The police call in Professor Langford Fife (a pastiche of both Robert Langdon from the book and Barney Fife from The Andy Griffith Show), a professor of symbology at a local community college, to help them solve the mystery. As the curator was dying, he put on a pair of rubber overalls. He held a lemon in one hand and a can of Chicken of the Sea in the other. He called the police as he was dying and told them that Mr. Fife could decode the message.
Mr. Fife meets Sopha Poisson during the course of his investigation. She informs him that the murdered curator was her grandfather. Together they work to decode a series of messages hidden in the paintings of Norman Rockwell, leading to a shocking discovery: Sopha is a mermaid. The movie ends with Mr. Fife taking her to the sea.
Cast
- Mike Walsh as Langford
- Danica Carlson as Sopha
- Fritz Wetherbee as the Curator
- Gregory G. Athans as the Gatekeeper
- Ralph Napolitano as Skipper
- Alfred Thomas Catalfo as the Detective
- Tom Seiler as the Police Captain
- Christopher Roblee as the Actor