Powder Blue (2009)

Four Los Angelenos, a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper, are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.

Director:

Timothy Linh Bui

Writers:

Timothy Linh Bui (story), Timothy Linh Bui

Stars:

Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Biel	...	Rose-Johnny
Eddie Redmayne	...	Qwerty Doolittle
Forest Whitaker	...	Charlie
Ray Liotta	...	Jack Doheny
Lisa Kudrow	...	Sally
Patrick Swayze	...	Velvet Larry
Kris Kristofferson	...	Randall
Alejandro Romero	...	Lexus
Sanaa Lathan	...	Diana
Chandler Canterbury	...	Billy
Jeffery A. Baker	...	Slim (as Jeffrey Adam Baker)
Navid Negahban	...	Doctor Brooks
Ravi Patel	...	Sanjay
Billy Wirth	...	David
Don Swayze	...	Bouncer

Storyline

Los Angelenos meet on Christmas Eve through chance, tragedy, and divine intervention. Velvet Larry is the sleazy owner of the strip club where the glamorous but struggling single mother Rose Johnny dances. Qwerty Doolittle is a shy young mortician who falls in love with her. Randall is the head of a corporate crime organization who tries to convince a former employee just released from prison not to seek vengeance on his former co-workers. Charlie is a suicidally depressed ex-priest. Lexus is a lonely transsexual prostitute who shares an unexpected bond with the former priest.

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Plot Keywords:

stripper pole | stripper | female frontal nudity | sex scene | oral sex | 

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Taglines:

How far would you go to find the love of your life?

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2009 (Kazakhstan)

Also Known As:

A kék szoba

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Snow Productions,Eleven Eleven Films,Grosvenor Park Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 115 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in August 2007, five months before Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

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Goofs

At the beginning the movie Ray Liotta is standing nude facing the ocean. A moment later, after entering the water, bathing trunks can be seen below the water line.

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Quotes

Qwerty Doolittle: In my profession, I see death every day. Some by accident, some by sickness, but some through despair. These are the ones I wish I could have helped.

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Connections

References Paris, Texas (1984)

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Soundtracks

Collar Bone
Written by David Best, Stephen Lewis & Matthew Hainsby
Performed by Fujiya & Miyagi
Courtesy of Deaf + Dumb + Blind
By arrangement with Zync Music Inc.
Under license from Copyright Control (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Quite good, despite a few cheesy scenes.

My rating: 7.6

It was better than expected. It definitely reminded me of "Crash" and especially "The air I breathe" with multiple story's, drama and the city atmosphere, it has a similar feel to it.

Despite a few REALLY cheesy scenes in the end, it really was entertaining all the way trough. The acting was good, most noticeable by the mesmerizing Jessica Biel and the always strong actor Forrest Whittaker.

Biel has a few nudes scenes in the movie which was done very tasteful and very sexy ! and if you didn't think much of her before, you most like will be in love after watching her dance :-). Too bad this is probably the only thing this movie will be known for, as it lacks serious promotion and probably will go straight to DVD.

Hope it will do good, just spread the word I guess.

It should find it's indie audience I'm sure.