Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA struggling artist's life is turned upside down by an afternoon romance with a beautiful stranger.A struggling artist's life is turned upside down by an afternoon romance with a beautiful stranger.A struggling artist's life is turned upside down by an afternoon romance with a beautiful stranger.
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- Phil the Plumber
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This 1988 film was Woody Harrelson's second credited movie. He appears as Dustin. It shows a young actor with a lot of promise at the center of the story. His best friend is played by Hank Azaria, who was also starting out. Ely Pouget is seen as the woman that awakens a passion in the young artist. Ms. Pouget should be seen in movies more often because she shows a talent for acting that seems to be natural.
The most interesting aspect of the picture is the impressive cameo by Sean Penn, who appears as Paul, the plumber. We have to do a double take, as the actor is almost unrecognizable blond actor with a pony tail.
Richard Shepard was matured since this picture, as shown in his latest effort, "The Matador".
Surprise guest appearance by Sean Penn livens up this otherwise trite "finding myself" direct-to-video release.
Woody Harrelson is the nondescript hero, a budding artist in L. A. who's introduced to us shoplifting for food with his cynical pal Hank Azaria. Cornball plot line is set in motion when he falls in love at first sight with Ely Pouget, who picks him up (for a one-night stand) at an art gallery.
Searching the rest of the film for her, he's the centerpiece for sophomoric satire of art and show biz types by filmmakers Mark Mullin and Richard Shepard. It's the sort of self-indulgent, student film rumination that has obsessed tyro helmers since the '60s.
"Cool Blue", a/k/a "Creative Detour", perks up briefly just when Harrelson is at the end of his tether, having given up his quest to find Pouget. A guy in a bar throws peanuts at him and turns out to be Sean Pen, sporting a blond ponytail. Using a variety of accents, the flamboyant thesp lays a heavy philosophical trip on Harrelson and disappears, like a guardian angel.
This guest shot resembles the equally uncredited cameos by Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen and Judd Nelson in exec producer Cassian Elwes' previous pic "Never on Tuesday". Unfortunately, Penn takes a hike and the film returns to its plodding pace: should Harrelson leave L. A. for the New York art world or stay with his buddy and Pouget (when he finally digs her up in the final reel)?
Acting is acceptable, though the supporting cast hams it up. Both Pouget and Harrelson are rather ordinary looking, with another one-night stand, buxom Julie Aronson, stealing the spotlight from the leading lady. Tech credits are on the cheap side.
At Bruce's gallery, Dustin sees Christiane and decides he wants to know more about her. I won't say whether he finds her, but I will say Christiane has money but an abusive and controlling husband (or boyfriend; we're not really told). And the search process leads Dustin to a number of quirky characters.
Woody Harrelson does just fine in his role, though it's nothing really special. It's always nice to see Hank Azaria rather than just hear him, and he was good too. His best scene came when he answered the phone as operator Coco, sounding more like Moe the Bartender. Dustin tried the same thing but didn't really succeed. The movie was better when it was funny. The performances may have been good quality in the dramatic scenes but I just didn't enjoy them much.
Ely Pouget was charming and likable as Christiane. Phil Brock was goofy and somewhat annoying as the apparently gay man at the gallery where Dustin saw Christiane--an expert on movies from the time of World War II. Also apparently gay was the effeminate Paul, who got Dustin's work into a Los Angeles museum and had the ability to further Dustin's career if he could just find the inspiration--perhaps Christiane would provide that. Sean Penn made an impact in a brief scene as Paul the Plumber, who seemed Scottish or Irish. And there were so many other quirky characters whose names I didn't know. The girl in the room with what looked like Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'. Christiane's boss at a hair salon.
This movie included several different musical styles. I particularly liked what was playing during the scene in Bruce's gallery. It included an electric guitar and what I believe to have been a stand-up bass, plus drums and what turned out to be a saxophone, though it was hard to tell at first. I believe this would qualify as real jazz. The style was repeated several times, though I can't say for sure it was the same song. In the next scene (after Bruce's gallery) was a style I didn't enjoy, but others might. I believe it would be classified as Americana. It sounded sort of like 70s Southern rock with bongos. And this style came up again several times. Needless to say, the music in this movie would be best described as eclectic.
This was good, but not great.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesEven though filmed in and copyrighted 1988, it was not released in the US until 1990. It did, however, see VHS release in Greece in 1989.
- Citations
Buzz: I particularly like her use of purple and green.
Girl in Gallery: And her ability to understate, yet state enough.
Buzz: Yes! Her postmodern sense of metamorphosis is nothing less than iconoclassicism at it's pinnacle.
Girl in Gallery: And least we forget her nostalgic blend of Nordic Renaissance and late mahogany that sensitizes the Romanistic style with the Carolingian flair for the preconceptual.
Buzz: Ahem.
- Versions alternativesThe version shown on UPN has Ely Pouget wearing a bra during her love scene with Woody Harrelson instead of being topless.
- ConnexionsReferences La belle de Saïgon (1932)
- Bandes originalesShe's My Girl
Written by K. Ormiston (aka K. Ormiston)
Performed by K. Ormiston
Published by LA Musicworks, ASCAP
Administered by Karyn Engel, LA Musicworks
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- Los Angeles Soap Company - 500 block of Banning St, Downtown, Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis(Dustin and Buzz walk along old brick and mortar factory. In a later scene Dustin exits Pauls Limo. The Los Angeles Soap Company located on a short Santa Fe spur adjacent to the old Santa Fe 1st street yard in LA with tracks ending in the middle of the street at Santa Fe. Mostly demolished in 1987.)
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