200 Cigarettes
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On New Year's Eve, no one wants to be alone. On this night in 1981, several different groups of young desperate people begin a journey from around New York City to a big party hosted by Monica (Martha Plimpton) and new friend Hillary (Catherine Kellner). As the hours pass and no one shows, Monica begins to unravel. She must bribe Hilary to stay with the promise of a clear shot at Monica's old boyfriend, Eric (Brian McCardie). Eric, at that moment is drinking in a nightclub with his new girlfriend, Bridget (Nicole Parker) and her friend Caitlyn (Angela Featherstone). When Bridget learns the host of the party is Eric's ex-girlfriend, she moves in on the bartender (Ben Affleck). Another group consists of two teenagers from Long Island, Monica's cousin Val (Christina Ricci) and Stephie (Gaby Hoffmann). The two get lost on the way when they run into a pair of punk rockers, Tom (Casey Affleck) and Dave (Guillermo Diaz). In a nearby diner, Lucy (Courtney Love) commiserates with her best friend Kevin (Paul Rudd) who has just been dumped by performance artist Ellie (Janeane Garofalo) so she could move in with her therapist. As they bar hop it slowly dawns upon the two that they could be more than friends. Elsewhere, new acquaintances Jack (Jay Mohr) and Cindy (Kate Hudson) are celebrating more than the new year. Cindy lost her virginity to Jack the night before, though is afraid Jack is with her out of sense of obligation. Now if only everyone can get to the party by midnight. Linking the different stories is the disco cabbie (Dave Chappelle) in whose cab the party never stops. ~ Ron Wells, RoviCast
- Ben Affleck - Bartender
- Casey Affleck - Tom
- Dave Chappelle - Disco Cabbie
- Guillermo Diaz - Dave
- Angela Featherstone - Caitlyn
Credit
Judy Rhee - Art Director, Deborah Aquila - Casting, Sarah Halley-Finn - Casting, Andre Lamal - Co-producer, Steven L. Bernstein - Co-producer, Cecilia Kate Roque - Co-producer, Susan Lyall - Costume Designer, Vebe Borge - First Assistant Director, Risa Bramon Garcia - Director, Lisa Churgin - Editor, Tom Rosenberg - Executive Producer, Sigurjon Sighvatsson - Executive Producer, Ted Tannenbaum - Executive Producer, Mark Mothersbaugh - Composer (Music Score), Robert Mothersbaugh - Composer (Music Score), Randall Poster - Musical Direction/Supervision, Ina Mayhew - Production Designer, Frank Prinzi - Cinematographer, Betsy Beers - Producer, Van Toffler - Producer, David Gale - Producer, Paul Weathered - Set Designer, Scott Breindel - Sound/Sound Designer, Shana Larsen - Screenwriter, John Thomas - Second Unit Director Of Photography| 200 Cadillacs (2002 Film), 200 American (2003 Film) | |
| 200 MPH (2011 Film), 200 Motels (1971 Film) |
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200 Cigarettes
- Artist: Original Soundtrack
- Release Date: February 02, 1999
- Total Time: 54:37
- Type: Soundtrack
- Genre: Soundtrack
Review
200 Cigarettes bombed in theaters, but the soundtrack album, strong enough to stand on its own, deserves a better fate. It's chock-full of music that loosely ties in with the New Year's Eve 1979 party (duration: 200 cigarettes) that is the basis of the movie starring Courtney Love, Christina Ricci, Martha Plimpton, and more. The Blondie medley is the album's highlight. It opens with "Rapture," the band's groundbreaking pop/rap hit from 1981; the drum fill connecting "Rapture" with the next song, 1999's "Maria," which is at a very different tempo, is particularly effective. "Maria" has nice spunk but has a very repetitive hook that tends to burn out quickly. The medley wraps with "No Exit" featuring Coolio and the Loud All-Stars. The latter two tracks are also included on Blondie's 1999 comeback album, No Exit. Harvey Danger, known for their single "Flagpole Sitta," also recorded a new track titled "Save It for Later"; it's the album's most contemporary track and probably the best, though not just for that reason. The balance of Cigarettes features well-known hits, such as Elvis Costello & the Attractions' "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," Blondie's "In the Flesh," Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind," the Cars' "Just What I Needed," the Ramones' "I Don't Care," Dire Straits' "Romeo & Juliet," Roxy Music's "More Than This," Joe Jackson's "It's Different for Girls," Girls Against Boys' cover version of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland," Bow Wow Wow's version of the Strangeloves' "I Want Candy," and Kool & the Gang's "Ladies' Night." ~ S. Peeples, Rovi| 200 Carat Diamond, Hosted by DJ Envy (2007 Album by Diamond) | |
| 200 Club Thugz: Mix Tape 1 (2005 Album by Certified Hustlaz) |
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| Directed by | Risa Bramon Garcia |
| Produced by | Betsy Beers David Gale Van Toffler |
| Written by | Shana Larsen |
| Starring | Ben Affleck Casey Affleck Dave Chappelle Guillermo Diaz Angela Featherstone Janeane Garofalo Gaby Hoffmann Kate Hudson Courtney Love Jay Mohr Nicole Ari Parker Martha Plimpton Christina Ricci Paul Rudd |
| Music by | Bob Mothersbaugh Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Editing by | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| Studio | MTV Films Lakeshore Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | United States February 26, 1999 Australia May 13, 1999 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$6 million (estimated) |
| Box office | $6,852,450 |
200 Cigarettes is a 1999 comedy-drama film starring Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Angela Featherstone, Janeane Garofalo, Gaby Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Courtney Love, Jay Mohr, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci and Paul Rudd. The film also features a cameo by Elvis Costello, as well as paintings by Sally Davies. The film is a mosaic following different interrelated characters in New York City on New Year's Eve 1981.
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Plot
The film follows various plot arcs all occurring on New Year's Eve of 1981. Monica (Plimpton) is throwing a big New Year's bash and is desperately afraid no one will attend. Early on the only person to have arrived is her friend Hillary (Kellner). As she tries to convince Hillary to stay, we learn about various other groupings of individuals who are all on their way.
The film follows several characters as they spend New Year's Eve in New York City before eventually showing up at Monica's party. The characters are: Val (Ricci) and Stephie (Hoffmann), teens from Ronkonkoma who get lost in the seedy Alphabet City section of the borough and wander into a punk club where they meet Dave (Diaz) and Tom (Casey Affleck), who have a "package" they need to deliver; ditsy and awkward Cindy (Hudson) who is on a dinner date with the paranoid Jack (Mohr); Lucy (Love) and her best friend Kevin (Rudd) who are struggling with the sexual tension between them; Kevin's feminist ex girlfriend Ellie (Garofalo), who walks in on Kevin and Lucy mid-coitus in a restroom stall; a dim-witted and flirtatious bartender (Ben Affleck); competitive friends Bridget (Parker) and Caitlyn (Featherstone) who attempt to ditch Bridget's boyfriend Eric (McCardie) (who is also Monica's ex boyfriend); and the eccentric cab driver (Chappelle) who takes them all around town throughout the evening in his disco themed taxi.
Eventually, all the characters find their way to the party, although in the meantime Monica has passed out after drowning her sorrows in alcohol. She wakes up the next morning to find many unrecognizable people on her floor, including Stephie who tells her what a big hit her party was. Monica is thrilled (even though she missed it all), especially when she finds out that Elvis Costello showed up. The final montage shows Polaroids of the party, narrated by the disco cabbie, mostly featuring the unlikely romances from the party and the unconscious Monica being propped up by her party guests.
Cast
- Ben Affleck as Bartender
- Casey Affleck as Tom
- Caleb Carr as Cynical Bar Patron
- Dave Chappelle as Disco Cabbie
- Elvis Costello as Himself
- Guillermo Díaz as Dave
- Angela Featherstone as Caitlyn
- Janeane Garofalo as Ellie
- Gaby Hoffmann as Stephie
- Kate Hudson as Cindy
- Catherine Kellner as Hillary
- Courtney Love as Lucy
- Brian McCardie as Eric
- Jay Mohr as Jack
- Nicole Ari Parker as Bridget
- Martha Plimpton as Monica
- Christina Ricci as Val
- Paul Rudd as Kevin
Release
The film received generally negative reviews[1] and grossed $6.8 million[2] in the United States before video release.
References
- ^ "200 Cigarettes." Metacritic.com.
- ^ "200 Cigarettes." Box Office Mojo.
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