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Eric Lerner (written by)
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Release Date:
9 October 1999 (USA) more
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Two professionals, Jeff and Marty, take a business trip to the Philippines. Their deep dissatisfaction... more | add synopsis
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Rare Movie About Upper Middle Class Male Angst Gets it Right more (31 total)

Cast

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William Petersen ... Jeff (as William L. Petersen)

Gary Cole ... Marty

Sheryl Lee ... Andy
Patricia Charbonneau ... Franny
Season Hubley ... Beth

Terence Stamp ... Kozen

Ivana Milicevic ... Ilsa
Ernie Ortega ... Citerio
Cris Daluz ... Bande
Evangeline Pascual ... Asian Business Woman
Elena Bennet ... Fantasy Girl
Katie Chesters ... Fantasy Girl
Hazel Meselvez ... Fantasy Girl
Xena Lorena ... Fantasy Girl
Ray Ventura ... Mateo Brother
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Rated R for strong sexual content, and for language and drug use.
Runtime:
Germany:105 min | Argentina:107 min | Germany:98 min (TV version)
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Rare Movie About Upper Middle Class Male Angst Gets it Right, 30 June 2000
Author: (th1066@home.com) from seattle, WA

I don't know who the person was who wrote the summary, but he/she did this movie no justice by dismissing it as a couple of guys on a mid life alcohol/drug fueled crisis. My take: I've been in the video biz for 20 years because I love movies--especially those amazing auteur classics Hollywood somehow let slide for so long in the 70s-- and I'm now 48, comfortable, guilty, confused, and feeling totally misunderstood, misjudged, and about to give up. Then I run across "Kiss the Sky", this incredible movie that actually tries to honestly describe the emptiness inherent in being a successful upper middle class (probably white) American Male. How many buddy movies have you seen like "City Slickers" or "Very Bad Things" that almost get that ineffable feeling of loss and despair right only to cop out with lowest common denominator humor or cheap sentiment? "Kiss the Sky", given the times and given the state of the movie industry is the closest we'll ever get. Deftly sidestepping cliches and easy answers, this tale of 2 middle aged guys who are smart enough to know that their material success doesn't mean that much and isn't really their doing anyway goes bravely if imperfectly where no movie that I have ever seen has gone before. ("Leaving Las Vegas" has some resonance but it's ultimately a one man story, not a generational statement.) I don't know where this movie came from or how it got made or who was nuts enough to think it had any commercial viability (it doesn't except if it's hawked as a hard R straight-to-video cheapie, and the person who wants that will be disappointed by this.) Anyway, if I'm speaking to you, watch this movie!

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