Wait 'til This Year

Wait 'til This Year is a reality-type docu-drama film which follows a Boston Red Sox fan during the 2004 baseball season, when the team ended their famous losing streak by winning the World Series.[1] The film was aired on New England Sports Network (NESN) and then released on DVD afterward.[1][2] Monika Lahiri starred (as the "character" Monika) and produced the film, which combines reality, documentary and scripted scenes when following the events from the perspective of Monika.[1]

Wait 'til This Year
DVD cover
Produced byMonika Lahiri
StarringMonika Lahiri
Release date
2004
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

In the film Monika and her husband Jes (played by Ges Selmont) are diehard Sox fans.[1] Friends Rob and Alex, have a conflict, because one is a Yankees fan, and one a Sox fan.[1]

Cast

The "cast" includes those playing scripted fictional roles, while also including persons who appear as themselves, such former Red Sox star players, who made cameo appearances as themselves.

  • Monika Lahiri - Monika, lead character and wife of Jes.[3]
  • Ges Selmont - Ges, husband of Monika.[1]
  • Chris Kies - Rob, a Sox fan, and friend of Alex.[3]
  • Stephen Kunken - Alex, a Yankees fan, and friend of Rob.[3]
  • Rich Coppola - Himself, TV sports director at Connecticut's WTIC FOX 61 [1]
  • Tony Terzi - Himself, sports reporter [1]
  • Jim Rice - Himself, former Sox player.[1]
  • Dwight Evans - Himself, former Sox player.[1]
  • Bill Lee - Himself, a former Sox player [1]
  • Carl Yastrzemski - Himself, former Sox player.[1]
  • Julie Dubela - Herself, national anthem singer [1][3]

References
  1. "NESN partners with independent film maker" Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine The Boston Globe's Boston.com, January 13, 2005.
  2. "NESN’s Wait 'til This Year to be released on DVD Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine The Boston Globe's Boston.com, November 17, 2005.
  3. Wait 'til This Year at IMDb; URL last accessed April 9, 2006.


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