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Director:

Malcolm Mowbray

Writers:

Leonard Glasser (story)
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Release Date:

3 March 1989 (USA) more

Tagline:

A chilling, hilarious comedy. more

Plot:

Sunny is married to the butcher Ernie; their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs.... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Lots of spirit in ragged, messy black comedy whose tone wavers from scene to scene more (5 total)


Cast

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Laura Alcalde ... Customer #2
Madison Arnold ... Plumber #1
Carmen Alvarez Block ... Mrs. Rifkin
Lisa Blount ... Phyllis

Alan Blumenfeld ... Lew
Thomas Byrd ... Mr. Holstrom (as Tom Byrd)
Frederick Coffin ... Sgt. Haroldson
Richard Embardo ... Frankie

Teri Garr ... Sunny
Carole Goldman ... Mrs. Colby
Debra Lamb ... Panetti's Dancer (as Deborah Lamb)

James Lashly ... Cop #1 (as James Lashley)

John Lithgow ... Dave
Ada Maris ... Customer #1

Bruce McGill ... Ernie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Where's Ernie? (Australia)
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Runtime:

Germany:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Mt. Baldy, California, USA more


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Lots of spirit in ragged, messy black comedy whose tone wavers from scene to scene, 23 June 2006
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Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Low-budget dark comedy that goes in all directions yet does an early fade. Ex-Army buddies turned butcher-shop partners argue over family business and one of them ends up dead; the first butcher mistakenly thinks he himself is the murderer...until his partner's widow starts acting suspiciously. Barely-released picture with a terrific cast does show spirit and promise; it has a quirky edge that is sometimes playful and sometimes prickly, but unfortunately nobody seems able to keep this movie on track, and the plot bursts like a balloon leaving nothing but dead space in the final third. The performers are very good, particularly John Lithgow and Bruce McGill, but the players, the direction and the script are not in synch. ** from ****

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