Hugo Pool (1997)

Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.

Director:

Robert Downey Sr.

Writers:

Robert Downey Sr., Laura Ernst

Stars:

Alyssa Milano, Mark Boone Junior, Malcolm McDowell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alyssa Milano	...	Hugo Dugay
Mark Boone Junior	...	Pool Supply Man
Malcolm McDowell	...	Henry Dugay
Sean Penn	...	Strange Hitchhiker
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Franz Mazur
Cathy Moriarty	...	Minerva
Patrick Dempsey	...	Floyd Gaylen
Sean Glenn	...	Andy the Orderly
Bert Remsen	...	Sad Old Man
Kevin Dornan	...	Bad Advice Father
Michael Mazzola	...	Kid
Richard Lewis	...	Chick Chicalini
Chuck Barris	...	Irwin
Jim Shield	...	Lifeguard
Ann Magnuson	...	Drowning Matron

Storyline

Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.

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Plot Keywords:

love | 24 hour time span | race track | chocolate chip cookie | bond | 

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Taglines:

A comedy with serious relief

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sex-related material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chaude journée à L.A.

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,620 (USA) (12 December 1997)

Gross:

$3,620 (USA) (12 December 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BMG Independents, Nomadic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Malcolm McDowell replaced Alan Arkin.

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Goofs

When the water truck comes around the corner the image is reversed. The driver is on the right side of the cab and the license plate is seen as if you were looking in a mirror.

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Quotes

Strange Hitchhiker: If words could speak, I'd still would have nothing to say.

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Soundtracks

"O Sole Mio"
by Eduardo DiCaplia

User Reviews

More fun than an indoor swimming pool!

In "Hugo Pool" the adorable Alyssa Milano plays Hugo Dugay. A young diabetic pool cleaner who has to clean over forty pools in one day. She has some of the most eccentric David Lynch like customers, including a man (Patrick Dempsy) in a wheel chair who can only talk by a computer. Because of his kindness she can't help but fall head first, not in a pool but in love. Hugo also tries to help her crazy parents. Her father (Malcom Mcdowell) is a recovering junkie who shoots up drugs in a puppet. He calls the drug "Ring-Dang-Doo". Her mother is a compulsive gambler and owes someone money. Hugo is so kind, she even loans her mother money. "Hugo Pool" is a bizarre, colorful tragic comedy. Filled with bright blue and yellow colors throughout, it has a whacked out sense of humor that only Robert Downey Sr. could create. No wonder why his son is so crazy!