Duane Hopwood

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Duane Hopwood proves David Schwimmer has dramatic chops that have been too rarely tested onscreen, but fails to engage as an overall viewing experience.

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A sad sack has to come to term with his own demons after a long run of bad luck in this downbeat comedy drama from writer and director Matt Mulhern. Duane Hopwood (David Schwimmer) lives and works in Atlantic City, where he's a pit boss on the night shift at one of the city's resort hotels, and has a wife, Linda (Janeane Garofalo), and two young daughters, Mary (Ramya Pratt) and Kate (Rachel Covey). Duane also has a drinking problem, and while Linda loves him very much, she's begin to wonder if he's still capable of living up to his responsibilities as a father. The final straw comes when Duane gets arrested for drunk driving while Kate is in the car with him; Linda files for divorce, and the court opts not to give Duane visitation rights. With Duane struggling to hold on to his family, he gets more bad news when he loses his job after he's caught giving money to an argumentative customer to shut him up. With only his friends from work to keep him company -- Anthony (Judah Friedlander), a maintenance man who wants to be a comedian, and Gina (Susan Lynch), a kind-hearted bartender -- Duane realizes he's come to a crossroads where he has to get his life back on track before he loses what little he still has left. Duane Hopwood also features supporting performances from Dick Cavett and Jerry Grayson.

Cast

David Schwimmer
as Duane Hopwood
Janeane Garofalo
as Linda
Judah Friedlander
as Anthony
Susan Lynch
as Gina
Dick Cavett
as Fred
Steve Schirripa
as Steve
Jerry Grayson
as Carl
Bill Buell
as Wally
John Krasinski
as Bob Flynn
Ramya Pratt
as Mary
Rachel Covey
as Kate
Brian Tarantina
as Mr. Alonso
Irma St. Paule
as Mrs. Fillipi
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as William
Lenny Venito
as Cop
Bernie McInerney
as Male Judge
Mia Dillon
as Female Judge
Jim Fyfe
as Linda's Lawyer
Chance Kelly
as Tommy the Security Guard
Jeffrey V. Thompson
as Rahmn
Josh Flitter
as Jake
Sayra Player
as Kate's Teacher
Vincent Riviezzo
as Aldo
Marty Dunn
as Beefy Bartender
Jama Williamson
as Jogger No. 1
Pauline Tully
as Jogger No. 2
Daisy Ang
as Frank
Joan Griffith
as Mrs. Wakely
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Critic Reviews for Duane Hopwood

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  • [A] remarkably accomplished indie movie ...

    September 19, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Michael Booth

    Denver Post
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  • Visually dreary and not especially illuminating, Duane Hopwood can't quite get where it must have wanted to go.

    August 31, 2006 | Rating: C+

    Robert Denerstein

    Denver Rocky Mountain News
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  • ... this downbeat indie drama gives the leads a few excellent scenes together, and they acquit themselves credibly. But there's also a fair amount of wilted comedy from the stock supporting characters ...

    August 31, 2006 | Full Review…

    J. R. Jones

    Chicago Reader
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  • [The film is] suffused with hangdog dreariness, equivalent to a unsoled shoe treading rainwater.

    December 6, 2005

    Scott Tobias

    AV Club
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  • It's just very authentic, very real. Everything that happens here you believe it.

    November 29, 2005

    Richard Roeper

    Ebert & Roeper
    Top Critic

  • It's a mixed but basically likable little indie picture.

    November 17, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4

    Michael Wilmington

    Chicago Tribune
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Audience Reviews for Duane Hopwood

  • Dec 29, 2009
    DAVID SCHWIMMER, JANEANE GAROFALO, JUDAH FRIEDLANDER, JOHN KRASINSKI, STEVE SCHIRRIPA David Schwimmer stars as Duane Hopwood, a down-on-his-luck divorced father who works the night shift as a pit boss at Caesars Palace in Atlantic City. Heartsick about the demise of his marriage to Linda (Janeane Garofolo), Duane does nothing much in his daily life but work and drink. When his visitation rights are threatened after he's caught driving while intoxicated with his daughter in the backseat, Duane confronts the realization that the time has come to get his life back on track before he loses everything. There are a lot of mixed reviews on this movie. I happened to like it. I wouldn't say enjoy, cause the movie is depressing and sad. But David Schwimmer is really, really, really good in this movie. He blew me away with his performance. First movie I have ever seen him in, and I will admit I was afraid I couldn't separate him from his character 'Ross' from the t.v. show 'Friends'. But there was no "Ross" in his performance. He was great. It's a very real, raw, and honest movie. Definitely not your feel good type movie. But one that will have you sympathizing with the characters, or even relating to them. The ending is bitter sweet. This story might touch home for a lot of people. It's a well done movie and I hope more people see it.
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  • Oct 21, 2009
    If your having trouble sleeping then watch this movie
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