The Real Blonde (1997)

Joe and Mary have been living together in Manhattan for six years. Joe is an actor, who has no agent and no thesping credits, but whose ambitions are very high. He works as a waiter at a ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom DiCillo

Writer:

Tom DiCillo

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Modine	...	Joe
Catherine Keener	...	Mary
Daryl Hannah	...	Kelly
Maxwell Caulfield	...	Bob
Elizabeth Berkley	...	Tina
Marlo Thomas	...	Blair
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	...	Sahara (as Bridgette Wilson)
Buck Henry	...	Dr. Leuter
Christopher Lloyd	...	Ernst
Kathleen Turner	...	Dee Dee Taylor
Denis Leary	...	Doug
Beatrice Winde	...	Wilma
Schecter Lee	...	Chang
John Tormey	...	Harassing Man
Wayne Parent	...	Blair's Assistant

Storyline

Joe and Mary have been living together in Manhattan for six years. Joe is an actor, who has no agent and no thesping credits, but whose ambitions are very high. He works as a waiter at a cafe. Mary works as a make-up stylist for hot fashion photographer Blair, and she pays most of the pair's bills. Joe finally lowers his standards and accepts a degrading bit in a Madonna video, while his friend and co-waiter Bob gets a high-paying job on a soap opera opposite siren Kelly.

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Plot Keywords:

topless female nudity | photographer | waiter | actor | soap | 

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Taglines:

What you see isn't always what you get.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

27 February 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Verdadeira Loura

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$83,488, 1 March 1998, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$247,745, 15 March 1998

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bronson Pickett's character's name, Rubio, means "blonde" in Spanish.

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Goofs

When Bob tells Ernst that he and Joe are not gay, a microphone appears from above.

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Quotes

Blair: [photographer arriving on set] Morning, ladies.
[hurrying them up]
Blair: Ten minutes.
Sahara: [model, in front of mirror, being prepped, waving] Morning.
Blair: [to all personnel] Let's go!
Sahara: [to make-up artist] I don't know, Mary, I'm sort of giving up on the whole human race.
Mary: Why, honey, what's the matter?
Sahara: Everybody is so superficial.
Mary: Uh.
Sahara: Yeah, I am sick of it. I am sick of all this superficial bullshit.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

A big wet one to SNIFFY MELONHEAD At D.W.M. Bulldozers

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Connections

References Primal Fear (1996)

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Soundtracks

Divertimento for Strings, in D Major
Performed by Salzburg Symphony No. I
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Courtesy of Laserlight Digital

User Reviews

A real pleasure.

Set in the world of struggling actors and models, this is an intelligent comedy with just a hint of seriousness. It's well-written with good performances by its large, mostly younger cast. The humor is for adults, so if you're looking for big belly-laughs and gross-out situations, you'll be disappointed. The number of characters threatened to be a bit too many but that's not a major problem. I found 'The Real Blonde' funnier and more entertaining than lots of comedies that get far more publicity and have much more box-office success.