Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Josef Rusnak

Writers:

Robert G. Brown (adaptation) and
Josef Rusnak (adaptation)

Release Date:

17 July 1997 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Miracles only happen in the movies.

Plot:

Multi-character study of various people, a prostitute, a waitress, a lawyer, a gay actor, whose lives criss-cross each during three days in their lives in Los Angeles.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Female Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity | Prostitution

Cast

Hilary Swank	...	Lolita
Peter Dobson	...	Peter Blaine
Daryl Mitchell	...	Angel
Meta Golding	...	Julie
Chad Lowe	...	Richard
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Kathy
Bill Cusack	...	Bobby
Stephen Mailer	...	Patrick
Jake Busey	...	Curt
Christina Solis	...	Eva
Joe Estevez	...	Pick-Up Guy
Scott Colomby	...	Eva's Husband
Matt Adler	...	Amos
Rebecca Staab	...	Amelie
Jeremy Roberts	...	Charlie

Also Known As:

The Way We Are

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for some violence.

Runtime:

95 min | USA:91 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kick Film

Movie Connections:

References Stille dage i Clichy (1970)

Hilary Tries Her Best in this German Homage to Tarantino, But...

This early Hilary Swank movie showcases Ms. Swank's charisma but little of her talent. She has a thankless role(the foul-mouthed but philosophical hooker with the ubiquitous heart of gold), but to her credit she speaks her ridiculous lines(I'm sure the German to English translation didn't help) without embarrassing herself.

Hilary is only in the first and last vignettes, and the first is a total waste; she's just not meant for this kind of role(but who would be). The later scene is the best part of this film and there's a moment where she jumps in the shower(no nudity shown) and exclaims "It's cold!" with a wonderful smile on her face that lightens the whole(rather depressing) affair up. Her repartee w/ Peter Dobson(and doesn't his voice sound EXACTLY like Martin Sheen's?) is natural and funny, if poorly written.

Natasha Gregson Wagner is similarly wasted(as she was in Another Day in Paradise(a very good movie BTW)).

The rest of the movie makes it painfully obvious that the director/writer has worn out his copies of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, esp. the diner scene with Chad Lowe.

A professional effort but it's only for Swank/NGW/Tarantino fans.