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6.1/10   134 votes
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Director:
P.J. Posner
Writers:
Joel Posner (written by) &
P.J. Posner (written by)
Contact:
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Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama
Plot:
A painter who finds success (and true love) after a pickpocket steals one of his works, gives it a false authorship and promotes the imaginary artist to instant success so he can cash in on his ill-gotten gains. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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User Comments:
A middle of the heap romcom more (2 total)

Cast

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Chris Eigeman ... Gus Bishop

Jamie Harris ... Deech Scumble

Connie Britton ... Kate Crowley
Janet Zarish ... Florence Rubin

Mike Starr ... Walter Sznitken
Farley Granger ... Arthur Pomposello

Marin Hinkle ... Shari Lampkin

Peter Giles ... Roger
Dechen Thurman ... Damian Spire
John Seitz ... Mr. Chesick

Ileen Getz ... Trish Kane

Edward James Hyland ... Museum Director (as Ed Hyland)
Gerta Grunen ... Bernice Chesick

Samia Shoaib ... Varda Abromowitz
Doug Stone ... Mr. Willard
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexuality/nudity.
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R | Australia:M
Company:
TwoPoundBag Productions more

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
A middle of the heap romcom, 18 May 2003
5/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

A typical starving artist (Eigeman) is unable to sell his paintings until a scam artist creates a mysterious identity for him and proves that one can find wealth and true love through fraud as his art becomes "The Next Big Thing". There is as little to praise and there is to fault in this easy-going B romcom now on cable. An okay time killer for couch potatoes. (C+)

Note - Farley Granger, 50's heart-throb, makes a rare appearance in this film.

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