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Echo Park (1985)

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This bittersweet comedy looks at the denizens of Echo Park, a decaying section of Los Angeles popular with struggling actors and musicians, largely because of its (relatively) low rents. May Greer (Susan Dey) is a single mother and aspiring actress who makes ends meet by tending bar (the most lucrative job she's been offered in show biz is as a combination stripper and singing telegram girl). Her neighbor August (Michael Bowen) is a body-builder from Austria who dreams of becoming a movie star

R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Robert Dornhelm

Written By: Michael Ventura

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1986 Wide

On DVD: Dec 26, 2001

Cast

Susan Dey
May Greer
Tom Hulce
Jonathan
Michael Bowen
August
Christopher Walker
Henry Greer
Shirley Jo Finney
Gloria
Timothy Carey
Vinnie
Heinrich Schweiger
August's Father
Cassandra Peterson
Sheri
John Paragon
Hugo
Paul Anselmo
Policeman
Jesse Aragon
Policeman
Dorothy Dells
Consulate Secretary
Yana Nirvana
Woman in Bar
Robert Shafer
Commercial Director
Martin Suppan
Austrian Consul
Biff Yeager
Jailer
Cheech Marin
Sid
Dee Cooper
Man in Park
Anne Marie Bates
Prospective Roommate
Robert Cabral
Policeman
Dana Collins
Telegram Stripper
Peter Drain
Bar Customer
Douglas M. Ford
Biker
Stephen Gaines
Desk Sergeant
Penny Harris
Telegram Stripper
James Helppi
Guest in Elevator
Top Jimmy
Bar Customer
Doug Knott
Birthday Man
Renee LeBallister
Prospective Roommate
Fred Leaf
Burt Reynolds' Look-Ali...
Michael Marloe
Party-Goer
Jason Mayall
Prospective Roommate
Bob Moss
Birthday Boy
Skip O'Brien
Prisoner
John Pochna
Bar Customer
De Schneider
Real Estate Secretary
George W. Scott
Man with Tip
Jim Smith
Party-Goer
Mary Thompson
Prospective Roommate
Patricia Tippo
Telegram Stripper
Jacki Easton Toelle
Girl in Commercial
Max Trumpower
Telegram Stripper
Merrill Ward
Telegram Stripper

Critic Reviews for Echo Park

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Presents vignettes of yearning individuals in Hollywood who dream of making it in show biz.

August 26, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Offers sympathy for the outcasts and freaks living on the fringe of American society.

January 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

There's a lot of good humour here and you're left feeling as if you've been eavesdropping on some particularly fascinating (and very pleasant) next-door neighbours.

February 18, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Scott Weinberg

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Susan Dey has rarely been more appealing. Tom Hulce is surprisingly good at romantic comedy. Not too bad, a little slow moving, but the characters interact well but it lacks pizzazz.

August 2, 2006

James Higgins

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