Main Cast: Julia Sweeney, Dave Foley, Charles Rocket, Kathy Griffin
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 77 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Arguably the least successful of the many feature film spin-offs of Saturday Night Live television sketch characters, this comedy barely won a quick theatrical release. Julia Sweeney stars as the titular Pat Riley, an obnoxious, drooling nerd of mind-boggling androgyny. Pat is also a bit of a klutz, which leads to his/her dismissal from a range of workplaces, including a sushi bar and the United States Postal Service. As a next door neighbor, Kyle (Charles Rocket), becomes obsessed with distinguishing Pat's gender, even to the point of seducing Pat and stealing his/her diary, things begin looking up for the plucky hero/heroine. Pat meets a significant other, the equally sexless "Chris" (Dave Foley), gets engaged, and wins fame and success as a frank radio talk-show host. The real-life rock band Ween also plays a significant role in Pat's misadventures, casting him/her in a rock video after catching Pat's cringe-inducing musical performance on the TV show "America's Creepiest People." Despite a rumored rewrite of the script by Sweeney's hip longtime friend Quentin Tarantino, the film was considered one of the year's biggest turkeys. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Tim Stack - Doctor; Mary Scheer - Nurse; Beverly Leech - Mrs. Riley; Larry Hankin - Postal Supervisor; Kathy Najimy - Tippy; Arleen Sorkin - Herself; Camille Paglia - Herself; Tim Meadows - Station Manager; Julie Haydon - Stacy; Harvey Keitel; Katie Wright; Carol Lewis; Ruben Gonzalez - Spike
Credit
Mark Worthington - Art Director, Philip E. Thomas - Associate Producer, Christine M. Zander - Associate Producer, Carol Lewis - Casting, Cyrus Yavneh - Co-producer, Richard S. Wright - Co-producer, Tom Bronson - Costume Designer, Adam Bernstein - Director, Norman D. Hollyn - Editor, Mark Mothersbaugh - Composer (Music Score), Michelle Minch - Production Designer, Jeff Jur - Cinematographer, Teri Schwartz - Producer, Charles B. Wessler - Producer, Beth Desort - Set Designer, Russell Williams II - Sound/Sound Designer, Julia Sweeney - Screenwriter, Jim Emerson - Screenwriter, Stephen Hibbert - Screenwriter
