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What Happened Was...

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What Happened Was... (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 19

Fresh: 17

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A pair of office acquaintances--an earthy executive assistant from Long Island and a Harvard-educated paralegal--get together for a first date at the woman's apartment. Awkward silences and quiet tension mark their evening as they... A pair of office acquaintances--an earthy executive assistant from Long Island and a Harvard-educated paralegal--get together for a first date at the woman's apartment. Awkward silences and quiet tension mark their evening as they unexpectedly reveal more about themselves than they ever thought possible. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. [More]

Starring: Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan

Starring: Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan

Director: Tom Noonan

Director: Tom Noonan
Screenwriter: Tom Noonan
Producer: Scott Macaulay, Robin O'Hara

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Mar 26, 1996

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This intense, mysterious drama about a date between two lonely misfits, is sensitively directed by Tom Noonan, better known as an actor; it was the surprise winner of the Grand Jury Prize of the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.

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More like a bad real first date than a movie.

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Dennis Schwartz
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Absorbing character-based drama that yields plenty of nuances and variations on its simple premise.

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A darky amusing but sadly poignant look at dating and deception.

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Alison Macor
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Brilliantly executed psychodrama about all the emotions that come to the fore in dating.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Philip Martin
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This one really moves and breathes.

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