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Floundering

  • 19941994
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Floundering (1994)
Comedy
In this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz, an unemployed thirty nothing flounderer on Venice Beach who is ... Read allIn this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz, an unemployed thirty nothing flounderer on Venice Beach who is trying to figure out what to do with his life. John can't be bothered with apathy, but no ... Read allIn this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz, an unemployed thirty nothing flounderer on Venice Beach who is trying to figure out what to do with his life. John can't be bothered with apathy, but no matter how much he wants to help people, he is too immobilized to do anything useful. Haun... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
33,561
2,522
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    • Director
      • Peter McCarthy
    • Writers
      • Jo Harvey Allen(additional dialogue)
      • John Cusack(additional dialogue)
      • Peter McCarthy
    • Stars
      • James Le Gros
      • Shaka
      • Zander Schloss
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Peter McCarthy
    • Writers
      • Jo Harvey Allen(additional dialogue)
      • John Cusack(additional dialogue)
      • Peter McCarthy
    • Stars
      • James Le Gros
      • Shaka
      • Zander Schloss
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • John
    • (as James LeGros)
    Shaka
    • Shaman
    Zander Schloss
    • Catatonic Man
    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • JC
    Nina Siemaszko
    Nina Siemaszko
    • Gal
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Guy
    Dolores Deluce
    Dolores Deluce
    • Breadstore Clerk
    • (as Dolores Delucé)
    Eddie Baytos
    • Paper Thief
    Maritza Rivera
    • Elle
    Yolanda García
    • Yolanda
    • (as Yolanda Garcia)
    Ángel García
    • Pepe
    • (as Angel Garcia)
    Tom Cortese
    • Drug Dealer
    Therman Statom
    • Drug Buyer
    Margaret McNally
    • Westsider
    Anna Wacks
    • Westside Kid
    Gary Gershaw
    Gary Gershaw
    • Loan Officer
    Bill Fishman
    Bill Fishman
    • Insurance Salesman
    Bobby Collins
    • Insurance Salesman
    • Director
      • Peter McCarthy
    • Writers
      • Jo Harvey Allen(additional dialogue)
      • John Cusack(additional dialogue)
      • Peter McCarthy
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      At 80 minutes, at the motel, John tucks his revolver into his belt but less than a minute later, he again tucks his revolver into his belt.
    • Quotes

      John: V.D.? Who the fuck wants V.D.?

    • Soundtracks
      My Drug Buddy
      Performed by Stan Ridgway & Zander Schloss

      Words & Music by Stan Ridgway

      (c) & (p) Mondo Spartacus/Illegal Songs

    User reviews23

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    Top review
    floundering is a good movie
    floundering is a good movie i don't care if it is "indie" or isn't cool enough to be indie. steve buscemi, john cusack or ethan hawke are fine in the movie and serve their purpose well.

    ~The movie suffers from many of the usual independant film problems: unconvincing sets, bad acting...~ HA do you know why independant movies are like that because they have no big budgets to work with. If you want those problems fixed go rent a james cameron movie and dont waste your time, so people like me who appreciate movies like this can rent it.

    As for the character being in every scene, last time i checked the main character is usually in the movie or story quite a bit. how would a main character being in every scene mean death for a movie.

    the movie is a few days in the life of a highly stressed neurotic guy who is fed up with the way things are going not a shallow guy. the back of the box usually sums up the movie for you, i suggest you start reading the back of the boxes before you rent anymore.
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    • yuki_doll
    • Jun 14, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Путаница
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Front Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,031
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,604
      • Nov 6, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,031
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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