Pie in the Sky (1996)A whimsical saga of a young man whose two life-consuming passions are unraveling traffic gridlock and an avant-garde dancer. A romantic comedy. Director:Bryan GordonWriter:Bryan Gordon |
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Pie in the Sky (1996)A whimsical saga of a young man whose two life-consuming passions are unraveling traffic gridlock and an avant-garde dancer. A romantic comedy. Director:Bryan GordonWriter:Bryan Gordon |
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| Josh Charles | ... |
Charlie Dunlap
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| Anne Heche | ... |
Amy
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| John Goodman | ... |
Alan Davenport
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| Christine Lahti | ... |
Ruby
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| Christine Ebersole | ... |
Mom Dunlap
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| Peter Riegert | ... |
Dad Dunlap
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| Dey Young | ... |
Mrs. Tarnell
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| Bob Balaban | ... |
Paul Entamen
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| Wil Wheaton | ... | ||
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Jesse Stock | ... |
Charlie (age 10)
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A.J. Marton | ... |
Charlie (age 4)
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Alison Chalmers | ... |
Amy (age 10)
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Kevin Scannell | ... |
Dr. Sherman
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Brian Davila | ... | |
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John Orofino | ... |
Eric
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A whimsical saga of a young man whose two life-consuming passions are unraveling traffic gridlock and an avant-garde dancer. A romantic comedy. Written by Anonymous
Josh Charles is wonderful as a young man obsessed with...traffic? He longs to be a traffic reporter in the sky, but first finds on-again/off-again love with a perplexing Anne Heche (she's so flaky he can't get a grip on her, and neither can we). John Goodman has a funny supporting role, and the production values are first-rate, but this is short-film material stretched out far too long. Terrific cast includes Dey Young, Christine Lahti, and Brent Spiner, but each has very little to do, and the film is flattened out by an overall lack of imagination and by its length. More cleverness was obviously needed; there's not enough substance here for the picture to stay the course. ** from ****