Choose Me
"Offbeat, original and entertaining...a truly novel film!" -Variety
Autuer director Alan Rudolph (Afterglow) writes and directs this "intriguing, completely spontaneous" (Roger Ebert) and film-noirish tale of romantic entanglements set in hedonistic mid-1980s Los Angeles. An all-star ensemble cast including Oscar® nominees Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/ Victoria) and Genevieve Bujold (Anne of the Thousand Days) dances in and out of live with strangers while searching for the true meaning of life.
Anne Love (Bujold) is a successful on-air relationship counselor. Her popular show "The Love Line" has everyone in L.A. listening... especially her new roommate, Eve (Warren), who calls in for advice and has no idea she's talking to Anne! But when a strange drifter (Keith Carradine, Wild Bill) enters their lives, things take a sudden, confusing and tumultuous turn in the heart department, forcing everyone to take a closer look at what they really want out of relationships, and more importantly... just who they really are.
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Were Movies this bad in the 80's? - Ilovemovies
Unbelievably bad. The plot - non-existant - why should we care about ANY of them; the acting - embarrassing - Rae Dawn Chong (need I say more); the writing - ridiculous. Who knew Hollywood actually funded this sort of stuff. One bright spot, however, is it appears plastic surgery was not part of the mileu in the 80's.Cheesy 80s trash - Nik-
Dig those HUGE sunglasses. Check out John Laroquette in white sneakers and tight jeans. And get a load of this awful, baffling dialogue:
"I'm not going to always be here, you know that?"
Wistful, "Nobody's always here."
"Your choice."
Sad laugh. "Nope, I think it's beyond me."
"It wasn't beyond you to get your ass off a street corner into a place of your own."
"How dare you talk to me like that!"
Whispered: "I want you." And then he slams her car door in anger.
It's pure, 100% cheese. So overblown and over written it's painful. Or funny. And in the background, people kissing, or prostitutes, or bad saxophone players.
And how about the occasional song spurts between dialogue? Talk, talk. Pause. "Feels so right!" sings the chorus. And then talk, talk some more.
If you are looking for a film that OOZES sleazy faux sex to the point of near comedy, this film is for you. Careful it doesn't clog an artery.
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Were Movies this bad in the 80's? - Ilovemovies
Unbelievably bad. The plot - non-existant - why should we care about ANY of them; the acting - embarrassing - Rae Dawn Chong (need I say more); the writing - ridiculous. Who knew Hollywood actually funded this sort of stuff. One bright spot, however, is ...Cheesy 80s trash - Nik-
Dig those HUGE sunglasses. Check out John Laroquette in white sneakers and tight jeans. And get a load of this awful, baffling dialogue:
"I'm not going to always be here, you know that?"
Wistful, "Nobody's always here."
"Your choice."
Sad ...