Themes: Nothing Goes Right, Faltering Friendships, Cons and Scams
Main Cast: Helen Slater, Melanie Mayron, Danitra Vance, Eileen Brennan, Carol Kane
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 89 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
This screwball urban comedy is about two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly (Melanie Mayron) and Hattie (Helen Slater), who are asked by an equally spacey, drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend Diane (Loretta Devine) to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of town in order to avoid trouble. Once the money is in their possession, however, temptation proves too much for Lolly and Hattie, who use the ill-gotten cash to pay the rent, buy new instruments, and embark on a shopping spree for earrings, clothes, and shoes. While the girls dig themselves deeper into trouble with every dollar spent, they also encounter a variety of eccentric characters, including a fellow musician (Danitra Vance), their ailing landlady (Eileen Brennan), Lolly's boyfriend (Christopher Guest), and a parking lot attendant (Stephen McHattie). The latter, however, is actually a cop who's keeping surveillance on them from across the street. Mayron co-wrote the script for Sticky Fingers (1988) with actress and first-time director Catlin Adams. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Loretta Devine - Diane; Christopher Guest - Sam; Stephen McHattie - Eddie; Gwen Welles - Marcie; Shirley Stoler - Reeba; Francine Beers - Gertie; Zachary Bennett - Boy; Jeff Braunstein - Music Salesman; Chad Burton - Counterman; George Buza - Policeman; Paul Calderon - Speed; Katherine Cortez - Leslie; Erin Flannery - Moura; Sylvia Kauders - Francis; Elizabeth Kemp - Nancy; Joe Maruzzo - Hood; Philip Moon - Ike; Bo Rucker - Cop; Stuart Rudin - Hippy; Edward Bianchi - Diamond Johnny; Richard Blackburn - Dancer; Paul Brown - Ray; Paul Hipp - Michael; David Hurwith - Dancer; Jim Bearden - Smokestack Sid; Matt Carlson - Hood; Stephanie-Antorine Comtois - Dancer; Hannah Cox - Cop; Fred Ephraim - Cop; Mini Friedman - Poo Powell; Pierre Gautreau - Jake; Aaron Greenway - Boy; Bill James - Dancer; Sonia D'Orleans Juste - Dancer; Bob Lem - Dealer; Wendy Lum - Blackjack Dealer; Gy Mirano - Spanish Woman; Mung Ling - Tina; Mari-Jose Paradis - Dancer; Adam Shaw - Jean-Marc; T.J. Shimizu - Boy; Roger Sinha - Dancer; David Walden - Tortellini Tony; Henry Yuk - Joey
Credit
Susan Beeson - Art Director, Reuben Freed - Art Director, Sam Irvin - Associate Producer, David Hurwith - Choreography, Catlin Adams - Co-producer, Melanie Mayron - Co-producer, Carl Clifford - Co-producer, David Norbury - Costume Designer, Cynthia Schumacher - Costume Designer, Neil Huhta - First Assistant Director, Catlin Adams - Director, Robert Reitano - Editor, Jonathan Olsberg - Executive Producer, John Ryan - Line Producer, Gary Chang - Composer (Music Score), Allison Cornell - Songwriter, Lisa Harlo - Songwriter, Dan Higgins - Songwriter, Gordon Minette - Songwriter, Peggy Nicholson - Makeup, Jessica Scott-Justice - Production Designer, Gary Thieltges - Cinematographer, John Ryan - Production Manager, Sam Irvin - Producer, Jonathan Olsberg - Producer, John Ryan - Producer, Brendon Smith - Set Designer, John Sutton III - Sound/Sound Designer, Shane Cardwell - Stunts, Jery Hewitt - Stunts, Catlin Adams - Screenwriter, Melanie Mayron - Screenwriter
