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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Adrienne Shelly |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 07 March, 1997 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Vanguard Films |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 658769021639 |
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Customer Reviews of Sudden Manhattan
Crackerjack goofiness Adrienne Shelly's one-woman show--she's writer, director, and lead actress--is a sharp, nutso take on Greenwich Village life (that's New York City's "Village" for those unfamiliar with the reference). In it she's unemployed but still has enough money, somehow, to shell out $75 to an overly negative fortune teller (Louise Lasser) whose deadpan delivery of constant doom and gloom lends additional fun-filled quirkiness to this unique offbeat charmer of a flick.
Shelly here seems to be making a lot of fun of art house films and does so with real aplomb. Her landlord, Roger Rees, is a college professor who lets her rent her place free (very likely explaining her ability to pay the fortune teller), but has painted a door-size face of her on his apartment entrance and constantly professes his undying love for her. She'll have none of it. Instead she prefers the ministrations of a younger man, about her own age, played nicely by Tim Guinee, who winds up being unable to satisfy her physically because of his peculiar psychology that turns to Russian literature just at the wrong moments. Her girlfriend "falls in love" with two gay men, partners, who chatter endlessly about artsy stuff that means not a whole lot at all.
And, on a quiet Village street, she witnesses a murder, or two, or three, committed by a tall bearded man who has a few more personalities than the average bear. A banana-eating cop doesn't believe her when she tells him what she saw.
Though this all sounds completely disjointed, it's just this fragmented gathering of wacky shenanigans that makes this so much fun. Shelly is really smart and doesn't hesitate to show it; she could be guilty of a bit of puffery--look how smart I really am--but the sharp wit and humor here is so abundant, it more than makes up for any possible self-conscious preening.
This is a short (80 minutes) film, but really groovy. Highly recommended.
pleasantly quirky
is the best way to describe this film.Adrienne Shelly directs herself and a cast of not well known actors in a story or a temporary insanity with homocidal twists.The plot revolves around Donna,an unemployed manhattanite who may or may not have witnessed a murder.On top of it,she is surrounded by a bunch of loons,including a new boyfriend with a potency problem and honesty issues,an obsessive landlord,love troubled best friend and a disturbingly pessimistic psychic.
To sum up,it a short,cute,off-beat flick.Enjoy.
Hysterical
This movie cracked me up. I really thought it was fantastic, the way the movie was put together, and how even though everything that was happening to the main character seemed unreal, her problems were actually very real and something we all could relate to. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a good laugh!