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Welcome to Los Angeles

Original title: Welcome to L.A.
  • 1976
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.3K
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Welcome to Los Angeles (1976)
DramaMusicRomance

The lives and romantic entanglements of a group of young adults who have achieved "overnight" success in Los Angeles.The lives and romantic entanglements of a group of young adults who have achieved "overnight" success in Los Angeles.The lives and romantic entanglements of a group of young adults who have achieved "overnight" success in Los Angeles.

  • Director
    • Alan Rudolph
  • Writer
    • Alan Rudolph
  • Stars
    • Keith Carradine
    • Sally Kellerman
    • Geraldine Chaplin
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  • IMDb RATING
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    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Alan Rudolph
    • Writer
      • Alan Rudolph
    • Stars
      • Keith Carradine
      • Sally Kellerman
      • Geraldine Chaplin
    • 35User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Keith Carradine
    Keith Carradine
    • Carroll Barber
    Sally Kellerman
    Sally Kellerman
    • Ann Goode
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Karen Hood
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Ken Hood
    Lauren Hutton
    Lauren Hutton
    • Nona Bruce
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Susan Moore
    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Linda Murray
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Carl Barber
    John Considine
    John Considine
    • Jack Goode
    Richard Baskin
    Richard Baskin
    • Eric Wood
    Allan F. Nicholls
    Allan F. Nicholls
    • David Howard
    Cedric Scott
    • Faye
    Mike Kaplan
    Mike Kaplan
    • Russell Linden
    • (as Mike E. Kaplan)
    Diahnne Abbott
    Diahnne Abbott
    • Jeannette Ross
    Ron Silver
    Ron Silver
    • Massuese
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    • Director
      • Alan Rudolph
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      • Alan Rudolph
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    7raiderdan-48491

    This is a movie born from self-important people doing lots of cocaine.

    Well acted but the movie just drones on about people that aren't as smart as they think they are. I lived in L. A. for 10 years and worked at Paramount Studios. I've met these people. Most of them are boring, self-obsessed people., Hutton being the worst of them.
    4Bolesroor

    Lost Angelenos

    "Welcome To LA" is a dated film involving ten characters whose only shared trait seems to be loneliness. The movie plays like a moody tone poem, and there are no comedic, dramatic, or action-filled sequences... just a bunch of urban sun-bums looking lost and hopelessly mellow.

    Keith Carradine redefines the term "slacker" for the Me Generation, as he wanders around LA with a soul patch having intercourse with a score of women while never once changing his expression. He's supposedly an artist, with troubles in his romantic life and familial relationships, but he is so centered, so serene, so placid, that he comes off more as a Buddhist monk or Jedi Knight.

    He has occasional flashbacks to his former lover played by Diahnne Abbott, and I have to believe that no man would ever forget this woman. In her wordless seconds of screen time here, just like her tiny roles in "Taxi Driver" and "New York, New York," you can see that this is one of the most gorgeous, sexual women ever to walk the Earth... she's got the jungle in her, and this is the type of woman men kill other men to be with. She was my favorite part of the movie.

    Between stories involving the grating Geraldine Chaplin and the sexy Sally Kellerman we keep cutting back to Richard Baskin as a singer/songwriter recording his album in a studio. These songs and the montages cut around them- which were presumably meant to be the heart of the film- are rendered unlistenable by the foul, nails-on-blackboard voice of Baskin. The fact that this man was ever allowed behind a microphone is a crime against the eardrum. Instead of the soulful, contemplative center of the story, we get a talentless drone warbling clichéd lyrics while the leads bemoan their fate. Nothing makes the heart ache like sunshine.

    The only other bright spot is Sissy Spacek, a woman of unbelievable beauty and depth, who effortlessly steals the show whenever she's on screen. Ms. Spacek can be a naive little girl one minute, an intellectual adult the next, and a lusty sexpot only seconds later. If you love her like I do check out "Violets Are Blue" in which she plays a woman so irresistible you cannot help but fall in love.

    "Welcome To LA" is supposed to show the isolation and loneliness that exists even in the hedonistic, superficial world of La-La Land... the trouble is we wind up with a movie that confirms our worst beliefs about the place: These characters have no right to be this bummed... it's shallow, narcissistic self-pity. But it makes for a great late-night movie.

    Grade: C
    rabit818-67-764509

    Oh Dear

    The minute the singer uttered "City of one night stands", I should have stopped watching this but I soldiered on. I was hoping for a storyline with Laurel Canyon scene in it since it was a "musical" of that period and about LA. Nope. Welcome To LA has a great cast that is totally wasted. I'm pretty sure the cast completely trusted Alan Rudolph on this mess and signed their respective contracts and have to suck it up.

    Sissy Spacek, Sally Kellerman and Geraldine Chaplin were were good all things considered. Is the whole movie a flashback? I waited and waited for a narrative but the writer hid it with the Easter eggs. Scenes like a minute of Geraldine walking on an alley emoting, then cut to an unrelated scene. Cut and paste is a bad way. Rudolph trying to be a 1970s Alain Resnais, he is not by a long shot.

    Being an Angeleno who loves movies about LA, I say avoid this movie at all costs.

    Ps I looked up the singer Richard Baskin on Discogs and I am happy to tell everyone that his contribution to the soundtrack was the last of his recording career.
    7starfrog

    It has great wallpaper and Sissy Spacek.

    It seemed a bit dark in '77, but today it may even cheer you up! It takes at least a half-hour to understand what's going on in this movie so here's a head start:

    The guy with the hat and goatee (Carroll) is a song-writer/playboy and son of a millionaire. Watch him because he wants to sleep with most of the women in the movie. The crazy woman in the taxi is married to... is that really Harvey Keitel? Yes. You'll never believe it! He is the employee of the millionaire who is, incidentally, Uncle Jessie from the Dukes of Hazard.

    If I were Carroll I would have gone for Sissy Spacek, who likes to clean house topless throughout the movie. But he still makes enough tracks to be considered a hero of the sexual revolution.

    The music throughout the movie sounds a little like Dan Hill, but it gets you in a good 70's mood so that you can enjoy the atmosphere this movie creates. Look for Sissy Spacek's pants that match the wallpaper and definitely check out Harvey Keitel's pipe!
    9shepardjessica

    Under-appreciated insightful Rudolph!

    This film, Alan Rudolph's first and BEST (along with Choose Me 7 years later) had gotten a bum rap. Some people hate the music of Richard Baskin or think the variety of characters are a pretentious and boring lot. I think just the opposite! Harvey Keitel was never more amusing and pathetic. Sissy Spacek is a doll (in probably her easiest role) and brighter than some would think. Geraldine Chaplin is finally put to good use. Keith Carradine seemed to relax more after his Nashville experience and is very subtle. Sally Kellerman at her most beautiful and hungry. Viveca Lindfors creates a memorable "older" woman and John Considine is hilarious. Denver Pyle supplies stability.

    After a while the music grows on you, when you finally actually hear what he's saying. Needless to say, I'm a big Altman fan, and once in a while Rudolph hits the mark as well. A 9 out of 10. Best performance = Sally Kellerman. Worth a visit as L.A. is explored and exposed in a new light!

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    • Trivia
      Geraldine Chaplin's first nude scene. "My nudity, which is total, has nothing erotic about it: it is part of the anguish of my character," she said.
    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, the actors are credited with an accompanying still picture and their character name.
    • Connections
      Featured in Z Channel, une magnifique obsession (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Welcome to L.A.
      Written by Richard Baskin

      Performed by Keith Carradine

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 1980 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bienvenue à Los Angeles
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lion's Gate Films
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      • $1,100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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