Jimmy Hollywood
Jimmy Hollywood is a 1994 American comedy film written and directed by Barry Levinson and starring Joe Pesci and Christian Slater. It was released on April 1, 1994, and was a box office bomb, grossing just $3 million against its $30 million budget. While initially unsuccessful at the box office, it has since gained a cult following.
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Produced by | Mark Johnson Barry Levinson |
| Written by | Barry Levinson |
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| Music by | |
| Cinematography | Peter Sova |
| Edited by | Jay Rabinowitz |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.8 million[1] |
Plot
Jimmy Alto (Pesci) is a failing actor living in Los Angeles. After increasing frustration with his career going nowhere and with crime in the city, Jimmy, along with his "spaced-out" best friend William (Slater), decides to take the law into his own hands.
After losing his job as a waiter, Jimmy transforms himself into "Jericho," leader of a mock-vigilante group that videotapes criminals and then turns them over to the police. Jimmy enjoys the free publicity, anonymously, but eventually the police begin to close in on him, resulting in a tense standoff at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.
Cast
- Joe Pesci as Jimmy Alto/Jericho
- Christian Slater as William
- Victoria Abril as Lorraine de la Peña
- Robert LaSardo as ATM Robber
- Earl Billings as Police Captain
- Jason Beghe as Detective
- Rob Weiss as Himself/Director of "Urban Nomad"
- Chad McQueen as Himself/Audition Partner
- Barry Levinson as Himself/Director of "Life Story"
- Harrison Ford as Himself (uncredited)
Production
Robbie Robertson created music for the film and produced the soundtrack, with Howard Drossin providing additional music.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes give the film a 22% approval rating from a sample of 23 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10.[2] Roger Ebert gave the film 21⁄2 stars out of 4. Ebert praises the actors "who find the right tone for the material", but criticize the plot, which "weighs them down". He concludes "Here are characters who might have really amounted to something, and we can see the movie dying right under their feet."[3]
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.[4]
Produced on a budget of $30 million, the film made less than $4 million in ticket sales.[1]
Year-end lists
- Dishonorable mention – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News[5]
References
- "Jimmy Hollywood (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- "Jimmy Hollywood (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- Ebert, Roger. "Jimmy Hollywood Movie Review & Film Summary (1994) - Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
- "Home - Cinemascore". Cinemascore. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- Lovell, Glenn (December 25, 1994). "The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- a Year Worth's of Movie Memories". San Jose Mercury News (Morning Final ed.). p. 3.
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