...primarily comes off as an affable romantic comedy that boasts expectedly terrific performances...
Pipe Dream (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 13
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 4, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Who said directing was a hard job? In this romantic comedy from director John Walsh, a discouraged plumber, David (Martin Donovan), decides that he'd get more respect and have more luck with the... Who said directing was a hard job? In this romantic comedy from director John Walsh, a discouraged plumber, David (Martin Donovan), decides that he'd get more respect and have more luck with the ladies if he were a movie director. So he decides to pose as one. Bribing his casting agent best friend RJ (Kevin Carroll), David sets up auditions for a movie that he's not really directing. To complete the process, he steals the script of aspiring writer and neighbor, Toni (Mary-Louise Parker), with whom he has had a recent one night tryst. Before David and RJ know what is happening, their project, PIPE DREAM, has become the most talked about script in New York City's indie film scene. But when Toni discovers David's less-than-moral behavior, she threatens to pull the plug. That is, until she realizes this might be her only chance to see her film get made. Posing as script supervisor, Toni manages to relay directorial messages to David, as the rest of the production moves forward. Walsh and Cynthia Kaplan's lighthearted script captures the insanity of film production in general, and New York City in particular. [More]
Starring: Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart, Kevin Carroll
Starring: Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart, Kevin Carroll, Guinevere Turner, Anthony Arkin
Director: John Walsh
Director: John Walsh
Screenwriter: Cynthia Kaplan, John Walsh
Producer: Mike Curb, Carole Curb, Sally Roy
Composer: Alexander Lasarenko
Studio: Castle Hill Productions
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Reviews for Pipe Dream
Manages to plug all leaks and tell an implausible story that still made some sense.
Somewhere towards the last third of this movie I found myself often glancing at my watch.
All the pieces fall together without much surprise, but little moments give it a boost.
Pipe Dream does have its charms. The leads are natural and lovely, the pace is serene, the humor wry and sprightly.
That rara avis: the intelligent romantic comedy with actual ideas on its mind.
What bubbles up out of John C. Walsh's Pipe Dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch.
The quirky and recessive charms of co-stars Martin Donovan and Mary-Louise Parker help overcome the problematic script.
The smug, oily demeanor that Donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named Pipe Dream is just repulsive.
Neither Parker nor Donovan is a typical romantic lead, but they bring a fresh, quirky charm to the formula.
This mild-mannered farce, directed by one of its writers, John C. Walsh, is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago.
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