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Forever Lulu

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Forever Lulu (2000)
DramaRomance

A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his new wife.A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his new wife.A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his new wife.

  • Director
    • John Kaye
  • Writer
    • John Kaye
  • Stars
    • Melanie Griffith
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Penelope Ann Miller
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Kaye
    • Writer
      • John Kaye
    • Stars
      • Melanie Griffith
      • Patrick Swayze
      • Penelope Ann Miller
    • 32User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Melanie Griffith and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Forever Lulu (2000)
    Melanie Griffith, Patrick Swayze, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Forever Lulu (2000)
    Melanie Griffith and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Forever Lulu (2000)
    Melanie Griffith, Penelope Ann Miller, Patrick Swayze, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Forever Lulu (2000)
    Patrick Swayze and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Forever Lulu (2000)

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    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Lulu McAfee
    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Ben Clifton
    Penelope Ann Miller
    Penelope Ann Miller
    • Claire Clifton
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Martin Ellsworth
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Jerome Ellsworth
    Annie Corley
    Annie Corley
    • Millie Ellsworth
    Lee Garlington
    Lee Garlington
    • Linda Davis
    Michael J. Pollard
    Michael J. Pollard
    • Hippie
    Ryan Bollman
    Ryan Bollman
    • Freddie
    Matthew Fairchild
    Matthew Fairchild
    • Man in Audience
    Elisa Goodman
    • Woman in Audience
    Greg Lipari
    • Book Seller
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Man - Boardner's
    Daniel Nathan Spector
    Daniel Nathan Spector
    • Clark
    Gabrielle Ashry
    • Hostess - Helena's
    David Duran
    David Duran
    • Bar Tender - Helena's
    Sarah Dale
    • Punk Girl
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    Steven Bauer
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      • John Kaye
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    • Trivia
      Alec Baldwin was offered the role of Ben Clifton.
    • Goofs
      In the swimming pool at the hotel, Lulu is naked in the long shot, but when she goes to talk to Ben, she wears a top.
    • Connections
      Featured in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (08/01/2016) (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Hound Dog Man
      Performed by Lonnie Mack

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    6/10
    Two Ex-Lovers, One Open Road
    "Patrick Swayze and Melanie Griffith are 'Ben' and 'Lulu'. Years ago, they had an intense passionate affair, a relationship that ended very badly. Now, fifteen years later, he's a successful, married writer who gets a desperate call… Lulu needs his help. Chaotic and confused, she reveals a huge secret that they alone must deal with. Together, on a fiery cross-country journey they will find a new direction that points to their future," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.

    The irrelevant opening has Ms. Griffith and Ryan Bollman (as Freddie) in a San Francisco home for schizophrenics, estimating the number of blow-jobs "Lulu" has given (he calculates the number to be 500). Then, a connection is made between Griffith and Mr. Swayze, as they separately watch a television airing of the "The Hustler" (1961); Griffith and Swayze recite, verbatim, the dialogue delivered by Paul Newman (as Eddie) and Piper Laurie (as Sarah).

    Writer/director John Kaye has a good melodrama with the weakly titled "Forever Lulu" (strengthened to "Along for the Ride" for DVD release). But, the film is poorly structured, and looks rushed. The first thing I wanted to re-edit was the bar scene where Swayze re-encounters Griffith; she should have been introduced in long and/or medium shots, followed by a close-up. A later Griffith nude pool scene is much to staid; it should have been shot like Marilyn Monroe's swim in "Something's Got to Give" (1962).

    I have met both Swayze and Griffith, and these characters remind me so much of the actors (which is not to say they are exactly like the characters). When watching Swayze during the film's early scenes, I caught on to a layer of sadness he is using for the characterization of "Ben". As the film progresses, a plot revelation confirms something more (sad) about his character. Swayze had a distant melancholy about him, even before his illness was diagnosed; and, I believe this quality, along with an open naturalness, drew you to him. An engaging man.

    Griffith is also a lovely person, though quite unlike Swayze (apart from the flashbacks, their characters do not have much "chemistry"). Since Griffith may read this sometime, I met her at a 1980s party - she was (you were) there via a hairdresser friend and I with a DJ friend. We left for the patio to chain-smoke (Hey, Melanie, I quit!), and spoke about life's challenges… I didn't "go" to movies then, and was not aware of how popular an actress Melanie Griffith was; seeing her films now, I admire her work, and see some of the "Melanie" I met in the "Lulu" character.

    ****** Forever Lulu (7/7/00) John Kaye ~ Melanie Griffith, Patrick Swayze, Penelope Ann Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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    • Release date
      • March 3, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Along for the Ride
    • Filming locations
      • Palmdale, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinelulu Internationale Filmproduktiongesellshaft mbH and Co. 1 Beteilegung KG
      • Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
      • Green Moon Productions
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      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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