Yet another verbose movie about a quartet of white males going through rough transition to maturity and adulthood. Steve Miller's song, The Joker, about the pompatus of love serves as the title for an uninspired tale.
The Pompatus of Love (1996)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:1
Rotten:5
Average Rating:3.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins 39 secs
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In this literate battle-of-the-sexes comedy, a quartet of clearly confused buddies discuss their ideas on such heady subjects as life, the opposite sex, relationships, and the translation of an... In this literate battle-of-the-sexes comedy, a quartet of clearly confused buddies discuss their ideas on such heady subjects as life, the opposite sex, relationships, and the translation of an obscure lyric in the Steve Miller Band's enduring classic, "The Joker." [More]
Starring: Jon Cryer, Adrian Pasdar, Tim Guinee, Mia Sara
Starring: Jon Cryer, Adrian Pasdar, Tim Guinee, Mia Sara, Kristin Scott Thomas, Paige Turco, Arabella Field, Adam Oliensis, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Kristen Wilson, Charlie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, Roscoe Lee Browne
Director: Richard Schenkman
Director: Richard Schenkman
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Reviews for The Pompatus of Love
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|---|---|
| 45% 45% | Ice Age: Dawn of the D… |
| 19% 19% | Transformers: Revenge … |
| 55% 55% | Orphan |
| 43% 43% | The Proposal |
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| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 98% 98% | Up |
| 88% 88% | Ballast |
| 67% 67% | The Merry Gentleman |
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