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Lisa Picard is Famous (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 18  Rotten:22 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 87 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 22, 2001 Limited
Synopsis:
In the tradition of such fab mockumentaries as THIS IS SPINAL TAP, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, and REAL LIFE, Griffin Dunne's LISA PICARD IS FAMOUS is a very funny parody of the New York acting scene. Dunne stars as Andrew, a documentarian following a young actress, Lisa Picard (coscreenwriter Laura... [More]
In the tradition of such fab mockumentaries as THIS IS SPINAL TAP, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, and REAL LIFE, Griffin Dunne's LISA PICARD IS FAMOUS is a very funny parody of the New York acting scene. Dunne stars as Andrew, a documentarian following a young actress, Lisa Picard (coscreenwriter Laura Kirk), who is determined to become famous. Dunne intercuts scenes of Lisa and her best friend, Tate Kelly/ Kelley (the character's name is spelled both ways in the film; the role is played by coscreenwriter Nat DeWolf), with comments on fame by such famous people as Buck Henry, Carrie Fisher, and coproducer Fisher Stevens. As Lisa travels from audition to party (waiting for the new Melissa Gilbert television movie--in which she has an important scene--to air) and Tate readies his one-man show, they bump into Sandra Bullock, Spike Lee, Charles Sheen, and other famous people playing themselves. Meanwhile, Andrew keeps sticking his camera in a little too far, showing too much of the "truth" that he is after--and getting too involved in what is going on in front of the camera. In a marvelous move, Dunne casts L.M. Kit Carson as Andrew's hero, documentary filmmaker David Holzman; Carson first played Holzman in the seminal 1968 fake documentary DAVID HOLZMAN'S DIARY. And to further blur the line between what's fake and what's real, Lisa Picard's web site in the film can be found on the Internet at lisapicard.com. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Laura Kirk, Nat De Wolf, Griffin Dunne, Daniel London

Director: Griffin Dunne
Screenwriter: Nat De Wolf, Laura Kirk
Producer: Mira Sorvino, Dolly Hall
Composer: Evan Lurie

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Release:

Jan 22, 2002

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

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09/30/05 02:35 PM
Emanuel Levy
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Funny and pathetically accurate portrait of an obsessed wanna-be

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05/27/05 08:04 AM
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11/21/02 08:30 AM
Christopher Null
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It'll probably be pretty popular on video, especially with anyone who's ever had the acting bug.

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06/28/02 07:49 PM
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01/22/02 08:16 AM
Peter Rainer
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... it feels padded and stretched beyond its limits.

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12/21/01 01:09 PM
Ted Murphy
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The film is a lot like its heroine: cocksure and half-cocked all at once.

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12/14/01 06:40 PM
Shawn Levy
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A solid mockumentary of both comedy and compassion.

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11/26/01 03:51 PM
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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While Lisa Picard may not have the freshest theme around, it is funny and well acted and very knowing about the ins and outs of show business.

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11/21/01 03:30 PM
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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An intermittently engaging but inescapably overextended mockumentary.

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11/02/01 06:17 PM
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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While the script makes many astute observations and the performers are game, "Lisa Picard Is Famous" comes across as slight as the marginal characters it portrays.

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10/21/01 01:46 PM
Laura Clifford
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A marshmallow-soft satire that eventually peters out into sticky near-melodrama.

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10/20/01 08:41 AM
Pam Grady
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Likable but not exceptional.

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10/18/01 06:38 PM
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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... a little charmer.

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10/12/01 05:30 PM
Steve Rhodes
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It might not be all new material and the characters do grow somewhat weary after a fast start but, all things considered, it was surprisingly a lot of fun.

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10/10/01 11:34 AM
Dennis Schwartz
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Often hilarious mockumentary.

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10/09/01 01:19 PM
Carla Meyer
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