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Hollywood Dreams

R 2006 1h 41m Comedy Drama List
39% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 68% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings An ingenue (Tanna Frederick) complicates her life even further when she becomes involved with a straight actor (Justin Kirk) who is pretending to be gay. Read More Read Less

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Yet another film about a small town girl trying to make it in the City of Angels, Hollywood Dreams' improvisation and absurdity tests viewers' patience.

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Joshua Land Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Cliff Doerksen Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Tom Keogh Seattle Times This is one of Jaglom's most curious and oddly moving films. Rated: 3/4 Sep 7, 2007 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Jaglom has perfected his own brand of the Cassavetes art of making "home movies" that rise to the talent in the room. May 21, 2020 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Another clumsy Jaglom vanity project that's as grating as fingernails on a blackboard. Rated: D Jun 26, 2007 Full Review Jeanne Kaplan Kaplan vs. Kaplan This film is too out there for a strong recommendation. Jun 12, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Hollywood Dreams is one of my favorite Henry Jaglom films. It?s funny, moving and, at times, shocking. Tanna Frederick is great as Margie Chizek, Iowa girl who?s come to Hollywood to be a movie star. And she?ll do anything to see that happen. From her desperate beginnings she rises, first hooking Kaz, a movie producer played by Zack Norman. She goes through all kinds of changes in her obsessive pursuit of her goal. Frederick sizzles on the screen with the handsome Justin Kirk who plays a straight actor who?s pretending to be gay. Will they ?make it? in Hollywood? Fabulous supporting roles by Karen Black, Melissa Leo and Daivd Proval (Richie Aprile of the Sopranos). There are a lot of hilarious scenes. From what I?ve heard this is more like the ?real? Hollywood than any other film that pretends to protray the real Tinseltown. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Anchored by a terrific lead performance 'Hollywood Dreams' is a refreshingly different take on someone following their ambitions to make it onto the big screen. The ensemble acting compliments the lead, in fact Id go as far to say that this baby is a hidden gem well worth checking out if you fancy a breather from the mainstream. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Quirky and strange, but funny. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting movie....it didnt capture me FULLY with its plot...but the twist at then end was like *BLOW!* i liked that part ;)! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member painful experience. in a great way. difficult to watch at time. justin kirk (weeds) shines. tanna frederick "goes dobles." see it before it vanishes. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Once you get past Jaglom's style - the long takes, the quirkyness, this is a pretty compelling movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An ingenue (Tanna Frederick) complicates her life even further when she becomes involved with a straight actor (Justin Kirk) who is pretending to be gay.
Director
Henry Jaglom
Producer
Rosemary Marks
Screenwriter
Henry Jaglom
Production Co
Rainbow Film Company
Rating
R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 41m
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