Celeste in the City (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Larry Shaw

Writers (WGA):

Abdi Nazemian (written by) &
Micah Schraft (written by)

Release Date:

12 February 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

It takes a lot of people...to be yourself

Plot:

A small-town girl new to Manhattan gets the make-over treatment from her gay cousin, leading to a whirlwind of romantic adventures.

Plot Keywords:

Gay Interest | Makeover | Character Name In Title

Cast

Majandra Delfino	...	Celeste Blodgett
Nicholas Brendon	...	Dana Blodgett / Harrison
Ethan Embry	...	Kyle Halley
Michael Boisvert	...	Mitch Tanzer
Sadie LeBlanc	...	Amanda
Jamie Robinson	...	Xavier
Geoffrey Pounsett	...	Bruce
Deborah Gibson	...	Monica
Allegra Fulton	...	Hilly
Janaya Stephens	...	Lauren Rawley-Simms
Kathleen Laskey	...	Pheobe Blodgett
Dwight McFee	...	Howard Blodgett
Irene Lopez Kuchilani	...	Lupe
Niamh Wilson	...	Young Celeste (scenes deleted)
Alexander Conti	...	Young Dana (scenes deleted)

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials) | Brazil:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Anonymous Content

Trivia:

Celeste's last name is Blodgett, in reference to 'Star Is Born, A (1937)' and 'Star Is Born, A (1954)', in which the main character is also named Blodgett and goes through a similar makeover and career transformation.

Goofs:

Continuity: Towards the end of the movie, Celeste is sitting in her boss's office wearing a blue and gray shirt. In the next shot, as she is leaving the office, she is wearing a burgundy suit jacket. In the next shot, where Celeste is running out of the building, she is wearing the blue top again.

Quotes:

Mitch: I wasn't thinking.
Celeste: Oh, you were thinking, just not with the right part of your anatomy.

waste of time

Anytime I see a movie about a small town girl moving to New York, I have got to check it out. I just finished watching Celeste in the City and was disturbed by irritating stereotypes about the gay community AND women. First of all, why is it assumed that the "gay" friend knows ALL of the fashion/trends and "snap to it, girl" dialogs? The stereotype is disgusting and needs to stop! Also, the only way she can get ahead in NYC is to get a makeover?! I definitely beg to differ! I mean, what does that say about women that we are immediately about something as soon as we show some cleavage and have a short skirt! Ridiculous. I could see what the movie was trying to do, by trying to make it "cutsey" with a small town girl fall in love and make in the big city, but we really need to cool it with the stereotypes and assumptions that are hurting diversity -be it the gay community, race/ethnicity and women!