Fast Food Fast Women (2000)

How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul is a widower, facing old age alone. ... See full summary »

Director:

Amos Kollek

Writer:

Amos Kollek

Stars:

Anna Levine, Jamie Harris, Louise Lasser

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Levine	...	Bella (as Anna Thomson)
Jamie Harris	...	Bruno
Louise Lasser	...	Emily
Robert Modica	...	Paul
Lonette McKee	...	Sherry-Lynn
Victor Argo	...	Seymour
Angelica Page	...	Vitka (as Angelica Torn)
Austin Pendleton	...	George
Sandrine Holt	...	Giselle
Valerie Geffner	...	Wanda
Mark Margolis	...	Graham
Judith Roberts	...	Bella's Mother
Lynn Cohen	...	Jesse
Salem Ludwig	...	Leo
Irma St. Paule	...	Mary-Beth (as Irma St. Paul)

Storyline

How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul is a widower, facing old age alone. Bella's mother sets her up with Bruno, a novelist/cabbie who likes to bed-hop and whose ex-wife expects their two children to stay with him for awhile. While Bruno learns some maturity from his young daughter, Paul answers a personals ad placed by a "widow, 60." The two couples - along with one of Paul's older pals and a Jungian stripper - sort out how to initiate a relationship these days, what to do when someone you like disappoints you, and when to tell the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

love | waitress | high heels | stuttering | taxi driver | 

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Taglines:

There are 18 million people in New York City, but only one like Bella.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Lot47 Films [us]

Country:

USA France Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2000 (France)

Also Known As:

Fast Food, Fast Women

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$17,131 (USA) (18 May 2001)

Gross:

$186,586 (USA) (31 August 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fast Productions LLC, Lumen Films, Orly Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Nothing Stands Still"
Written by John Carbonara
Performed by John Carbonara

User Reviews

a warm film

This is just a sweet film. I think that if you don't like it because it's too mellow, you should ask yourself if you haven't grown to be too cynical.

All the people that normally only see trash as "Sleepless in Seattle" should see it. The film is romantic but not sticky, intelligent but not arrogant...

The performance of Anna Thomson (or Anna Levine as she is called here) is simply heartwarming. all the movie through, you never realise that this lovely Bella-character is an actress.