Full Frontal (2002)

A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Coleman Hough

Stars:

David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, David Hyde Pierce

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Duchovny	...	Gus
Nicky Katt	...	Hitler
Catherine Keener	...	Lee
Mary McCormack	...	Linda
David Hyde Pierce	...	Carl
Julia Roberts	...	Francesca / Catherine
Blair Underwood	...	Calvin / Nicholas
Enrico Colantoni	...	Arty / Ed
Erika Alexander	...	Lucy
Tracy Vilar	...	Heather
Brandon Keener	...	Francesca's Assistant
Jeff Garlin	...	Harvey, probably
David Alan Basche	...	Nicholas's Agent
Terence Stamp	...	Man on Plane / Himself
Nancy Lenehan	...	Woman on Plane

Storyline

Arty film-within-a-film revolves around seven people with little in common whose lives collide.

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Plot Keywords:

birthday | friend | birthday party | film within a film | party | 

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Taglines:

Chance Meetings. Steamy Interludes. Sizzling Secrets.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

fullfrontal.com [us] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (Italy)

Also Known As:

How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire

Filming Locations:

Beverly Blvd. at Vista, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$739,834 (USA) (2 August 2002)

Gross:

$2,506,446 (USA) (20 September 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Monophonic Inc., Populist Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hanging in Lee and Carl's apartment is a poster for Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt, a film with some similar themes about the film/entertainment industry, as well as (vaguely) some scenes and plot points.

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Goofs

Catherine's black notebook and pen suddenly appear on the airplane armrest between shots, after her tape player clicks.

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Quotes

Arty: [on the set of Arty's play, "The Sound and the Fuhrer"] Great. Now I have three hours to find a new Ava Braun.
Hitler: You know what? Fuck her. And here's why.
Hitler: Number One - Anyone who's offended by drinking blood, obviously doesn't drink blood.
Hitler: Number Two - Anyone who drinks as much blood as I do knows it has no effect.
Hitler: Number Three - There is absolutely no scientific connection between drinking a shot of blood a day and being an extraordinary actor.
Hitler: And Number Four - it is impossible to prove Number ...

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, there's a short scene in which we see Brad Pitt explaining a scene he's about to shoot for the movie-within, 'Rendezvous'.

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Connections

References Jerry Maguire (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Hue-Man's Love Call"
Written by Derrick I. M. Gilbert aka D-Knowledge

User Reviews

Explores New Ground

Director Steven Soderbergh calls Full Frontal the unofficial sequel to Sex Lies and Videotape, his groundbreaking 1989 film. Most everyone else has called it a mess, or useless waste of time. One prominent American critic even suggested this might be the worst film ever by a major director. I can't say I agree with the harsh criticism. While I'm not exactly sure what the movie is about, and vast passages of it simply do not work, I do think it is a film with great passion and energy. Soderbergh has left behind the slickness of Ocean's 11 and Erin Brockovich and made an experimental film that bristles with inventiveness. Not everything works, but there are several nice performances, particularly by David Hyde Pierce and Catherine Keener and I enjoyed watching an A-list director stray from the tried and true and explore rockier ground.