Welcome to L.A. (1976)

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

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Keith Carradine	...	Carroll Barber
Sally Kellerman	...	Ann Goode
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Karen Hood
Harvey Keitel	...	Ken Hood
Lauren Hutton	...	Nona Bruce
Viveca Lindfors	...	Susan Moore
Sissy Spacek	...	Linda Murray
Denver Pyle	...	Carl Barber
John Considine	...	Jack Goode
Richard Baskin	...	Eric Wood
Allan F. Nicholls	...	David Howard
Cedric Scott	...	Faye
Mike Kaplan	...	Russell Linden (as Mike E. Kaplan)
Diahnne Abbott	...	Jeannette Ross

Storyline

This mosaic comedy-drama tells the story of a La Ronde-like circle of romantic adventures and failed affairs centered around a songwriter named Carroll Barber and his father Carl Barber. There is a trail of Carroll's past relationship spread throughout the city of Los Angeles. Barber is an aloof womanizer who cannot commit to any relationship, and is used to illustrate the loneliness of Los Angeles big-city life. Among the women in his life are Ann Goode, a lonely real estate agent, Karen Hood, a Valley housewife addicted to taxi rides, Linda Murray, a woman prone to vacuuming in the nude and Nona Bruce, the snapshot-taking mistress of a wealthy man.

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Plot Keywords:

songwriter | womanizer | businessman | sex | interlinked stories | 

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Taglines:

City of the One Night Stands.

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 1978 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Bienvenido a Los Ángeles

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lion's Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Wayne was originally going to play the part of Carl Barber. However, due to budget overruns and delays, Wayne had to be replaced by Denver Pyle.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the actors are credited with an accompanying still picture and their character name.

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Connections

References Camille (1936)

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Soundtracks

"Welcome to L.A."
Written and Performed by Richard Baskin

User Reviews

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!