Hugo Pool

19971997
RR
1h 32min

5.1/10

Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.

5.1/10

Director
- Robert Downey Sr.
Writers
- Robert Downey Sr.
- Laura Ernst
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Hugo Pool

Patrick Dempsey and Cathy Moriarty in Hugo Pool (1997)

Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease. —Anonymous

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Taglines
- A comedy with serious relief
Genres
- Comedy
- Romance
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and sex-related material
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Malcolm McDowell replaced Alan Arkin.

Goofs
After Hugo changes from her pants into her shorts (right before crying in the truck) she is seen cleaning her first pool wearing pants again. After that she is back in her shorts.

Quotes
Strange Hitchhiker: If words could speak, I'd still would have nothing to say.

Soundtracks
Misterioso
by Thelonious Monk
Published by Thelonius Music Corporation (BMI)
All Rights Reserved

Top review

Some fun moments, but 12 characters in search of an author!

There are a number of memorable acting turns, some more than obvious self-reflective references to addictions (of all types), and a too-pat hand of predictability to move this film beyond a 6 for me. The performances almost rise above the plot restrictions (or lack of restrictions)....an interesting contrast is Robert Altman's "Cookie's Fortune" which I saw two days later which used the characters' idiosyncrasies to move a plot.

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