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Director:
Peter McCarthy
Writer:
Peter McCarthy (writer)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
In this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Better than its reputation more (22 total)

Cast

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James LeGros ... John
Shaka ... Shaman
Zander Schloss ... Catatonic Man

John Cusack ... JC

Nina Siemaszko ... Gal

Jeremy Piven ... Guy
Dolores Deluce ... Breadstore Clerk (as Dolores Delucé)
Eddie Baytos ... Paper Thief
Maritza Rivera ... Elle
Yolanda García ... Yolanda (as Yolanda Garcia)
Ángel García ... Pepe (as Angel Garcia)
Tom Cortese ... Drug Dealer
Therman Statom ... Drug Buyer
Margaret McNally ... Westsider
Anna Wacks ... Westside Kid
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, sexuality and drug use, and for some violence.
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Front Films more

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Soundtrack:
Shoulda Stayed Home more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Better than its reputation, 11 February 2002
Author: Dennis Littrell (dalittrell@yahoo.com) from SoCal

This sixties time-warped retro kind of "power to the people" nineties flick is mostly a procession of set pieces, some of which are not bad. The bit at the gun store with Billy Bob Thornton was superb. The crack philosophers scene was also very good. And the way "What's So Funny ‛Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?" was sung so badly was just perfectola. (Actually that's "What's So Bad about Peace, Love and Understanding?" but whatever...) And the way that big silver fish popped those gold fish...gulp!

I think some of the negative comments about this movie ought to be greeted with a "Whoa, dudes--get a sense of humor." Or, "Don't be offended, man, it's only a movie." Or maybe, "Uh, the soundtrack is awesome, dude." (Oh, god, people really did talk like that!) The dream sequences fooled me at least twice. They were funny. Funniest line: when the trash lady pulls her rifle out of her cart and says "Vive la Revolution!" Second funniest line: "What kind of music do you want to hear?" "The farm report."

Okay, this was no masterpiece, and any episodic movie sans plot is not going to rival The Godfather here at IMDb. And James LeGros ain't no Marlon Brando. And if you've ever been to Venice Beach...well, you know it's a freak show. But I think director and screen writer Peter McCarthy did a nice job of bringing that slacker street scene to life. I think the big mistake was to headline actors like Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Billy Bob Thornton when they only had cameos. That should have been made clear up front. And there was more than a touch of the kind of sixties moral pretension that we've all grown a little tired of. But bottom line for me, this was a funny movie.

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