Floundering (1994)
Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 4
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2
No consensus yet.
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 1,097
Movie Info
Noted independent film producer Peter McCarthy made his writing and directing debut (Angie Brown served as co-director) with this surreal comedy. John Boyz (James LeGros) is an aimless sad sack who is wandering Los Angeles in the wake of the 1992 riots. John is in an unclear state of mind; he can't find a job (and doesn't really want one), the IRS has confiscated his money, his girlfriend Jessica (Lisa Zane) is sleeping around, he can't figure out what the beautiful but mysterious Elle (Marzita
Jan 1, 1994 Wide
A-Pix
Cast
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James LeGros
John Boyz -
John Cusack
JC -
Ethan Hawke
Jimmy -
Maritza Rivera
Elle -
Lisa Zane
Jessica -
Steve Buscemi
Ned -
Kim Wayans
Unemployment Clerk -
Ebbe Roe Smith
Dougie -
Sy Richardson
Commander K -
Billy Bob Thornton
Gun Clerk -
Nelson Lyon
Chief Merryl Fence -
Nina Siemaszko
Gal -
Jeremy Piven
Guy -
Alex Cox
Photographer -
Brian Wimmer
Hunk -
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Jo Harvey Allen
Mom -
Viggo Mortensen
Homeless Man -
Exene Cervenka
Homeless Woman -
Olivia Barash
Ruthie -
Ned Bellamy
Phonebook -
Gary Gershaw
Loan Officer -
John Marshall Jones
Bodyguard -
Rick Najera
Good Samaritan -
Ed Pansullo
Flower Vendor -
Mary Portser
Suzie -
Theodore Raimi
Sale Salesman -
Doug Williams
Freddie -
Biff Yeager
Dad -
Del Zamora
2nd Crack Smoker -
Dave Alvin
Chauffeur -
Tom Cortese
Drug Dealer -
Bill Fishman
Insurance Salesman -
Zander Schloss
Catatonic Man -
Kelly Coffield Park
Christi -
David H. Goodman
Businessman -
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (4) | DVD (1)
All-too-aptly named.
Top CriticThis first feature by independent producer Peter McCarthy is fairly lightweight, but the cast and low-rent production credits have a certain charm.
While the disjointed tale of contemporary alienation doesn't always connect the dots, it has a raw energy and sense of fun that's infectious.
Because the speechifying lacks the cutting comic edge that distinguishes good satire, Floundering too often blubbers when it should be viciously funny.
The movie gets a lot of mileage out of a seemingly simple concept.
Yet another quirky independent comedy about a disenfranchised white male urban slacker, Floundering is distinguished mainly by its left-leaning politics and numerous cameos by boho thespians and alternative rockers.
One of those "chatty slacker" flicks that actually delivers some interesting characters and worthwhile conversations.
Floundering has floundered so thoroughly by the time of this catharsis that it, like everything else in the film, falls flat.
For those who enjoy their comedy with an edge and don't mind the occasional preaching, there's a real winner to be found in Floundering.
It's an engaging, occasionally hilarious story that occasionally seems as though someone had finally gotten hold of all that twentysomething malaise without intent to exploit.
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