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Pipe Dream (2002)

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Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2

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Average Rating: 2.8/5
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A plumber looking for love hopes to find romance by impersonating a movie director in this offbeat independent comedy. David Kulovic (Martin Donovan) is a single guy who doesn't have much luck impressing the ladies, a dilemma he attributes to the poor opinion most people have of his trade, plumbing. One day, David is mistaken for a well-known film director, and discovers people, especially women, seem a great deal more friendly toward him when they think he works in the movies. David's case of

R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy, Romance

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Cynthia Kaplan, John Walsh

Jun 17, 2003

Castle Hill Productions

Cast

All Critics (18) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (5) | DVD (2)

A smart, sweet and playful romantic comedy.

October 17, 2002 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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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.

October 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Newsday | Comment
Newsday
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One of the funniest films I've seen this year.

October 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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The quirky and recessive charms of co-stars Martin Donovan and Mary-Louise Parker help overcome the problematic script.

October 4, 2002 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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The smug, oily demeanor that Donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named Pipe Dream is just repulsive.

October 4, 2002 Comment
New York Post
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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.

October 3, 2002 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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...primarily comes off as an affable romantic comedy that boasts expectedly terrific performances...

January 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Manages to plug all leaks and tell an implausible story that still made some sense.

March 7, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Somewhere towards the last third of this movie I found myself often glancing at my watch.

July 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Gurus | Comment

All the pieces fall together without much surprise, but little moments give it a boost.

January 9, 2003 Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Comment
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness.

October 18, 2002 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | Comment
Los Angeles Daily News

Pipe Dream does have its charms. The leads are natural and lovely, the pace is serene, the humor wry and sprightly.

October 17, 2002 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

That rara avis: the intelligent romantic comedy with actual ideas on its mind.

October 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY) | Comment
Journal News (Westchester, NY)

Neither Parker nor Donovan is a typical romantic lead, but they bring a fresh, quirky charm to the formula.

October 3, 2002 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A singularly off-putting romantic comedy.

September 30, 2002 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York
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Audience Reviews for Pipe Dream

Nice little low budget movie about a plumber (Martin Donovan) who pretends to be a movie director to impress a girl (Rebecca Gayheart). His neighbour (Mary Louise Parker) has written a script, and it seems like this movie just may get made after all...I put off watching this one for ages. Have picked it up several

August 9, 2009
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Super Reviewer

Pipe Dream is about a plumber making a movie. Well, it didn't start out that way - the plumber convinced the casting director to cast women for a fake movie so he could seduce girls. But somehow, "Pipe Dream" becomes a hot commodity with a financier falling over himself to fund it.Enter Mary-Louise Parker who plays

May 20, 2009
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