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Writer:
Brendan Beseth (written by)
Tagline:
Luck always runs out, true love doesn't. more
Plot:
Kirsten Dunst plays a young woman (Lidda), who is searching for her father (James Caan). She finds herself at odds with her boyfriend who wants nothing but a carefree lifestyle. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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potboiler...without enough water..Gareis plays thermonuclear babe... more (8 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Lidda Doyles | |
| James Caan | ... | Charlie Doyles | |
| Vincent Kartheiser | ... | Colonel | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Jimmy | |
| Robert Miano | ... | Tony DeCarlo | |
| Jennifer Gareis | ... | Sugar | |
| Federico Dordei | ... | Frankie | |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Stella | |
| Nick Paulos | ... | Gill | |
| Joseph D. Kucan | ... | Hector | |
| Joe Lacoco | ... | Tough Looking Man | |
| Joe La Due | ... | Motel Manager (as Joe LaDue) | |
| Dom Angelo | ... | Dealer | |
| Sly Smith | ... | Mario | |
| Brian Le Baron | ... | Kid (as Brian LeBaron) |
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Also Known As:
Luckytown Blues (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and drug use.
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101 min
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You can see a poster of the movie Buffalo '66 (1998), hanging in Lidda Doyles (Kirsten Dunst) room. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Jimmy shoots Sugar, the wound appears before he fires the gun. more
Quotes:
Lida:
is he gonna chase after us
colonel:
Who Gill? Nah he still rides a bicycle.
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Sins of the Fathers more
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I saw the video version of LuckyTown...and it has high aspirations beyond what it was able to achieve....however, some scenes (such as those of the "road trip" sequences) could have been edited more for length....and slowed things down...I think that Kirsten Dunst cast in her role was not appropriate, as I feel that the character was not and did not evolve through her experiences...perhaps this role was a bit too early in Kirsten's carrer repetoire...James Caan's characterization was not very 3-dimensional either....not enough there for him to "turbo it up" into something one woul d expect from James like in his roles from the 1970s...but one actress stole the show (as it was)...and that was Jennifer Gareis...yowza...she plays to the hilt the "Sugar" character--a prostitute/junkie/grifter..too bad that they didn't allow for more character development...she looks really good in all theh outfits that they had her wear, and she also looks fantastic disrobed as well (a thermonuclear babe, a zoomy girl)...indeed, there is a sex scene (on top of a pool table with Miano) that should rank in the PLayboy's Top 25 Lovemaking Scenes of the last five years....additionally, there is a scene where Gareis' character disrobes and comes on to James CAan's character, and he declines her invitation! I doubt that I would have had such self control in similar circumstances.... And Luis Guzman, no matter if he is put into an excellent film or a terrible one, gives his all, and had the best overall performance in this picture of a superstitious hitman who won't kill anyone on Valnentine's DAy (the day most of the story takes place on) because previously he killed his girlfriend and her secret lover on that day...."Bad luck and things happen on this day" he observes....despite higher aspirations, this potboiler doesn't have the water to keep boiling....but I give them an A for aspirations, and a C for execution...