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A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.
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- 1 win
George McGrath
- Singing Nun
- (as George Michael McGrath)
Ángel Salazar
- Rico
- (as Angel Salazar)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaAbout two months before the film started principal photography, Tom Hanks wrote and performed a five-minute stand-up comedy routine at the Los Angeles Comedy Store in California. Hanks once said of this: "It was pure flop sweat time, an embarrassment. That material lasted 1 minute 40 seconds, and it had no theme".
- GoofsWhen Steven and Lilah are riding the #7 subway, the Manhattan terminus of the line is shown as Lexington Ave. The actual terminus should be 42nd St./ Times Square.
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Hmmm...
There is something not right about this movie. What is it? I don't know. It could be one, a few or all of many things:
Characterizations change by the minute, with flimsy and/or no explanation. It bounces back and forth and back again between slapstick, light-hearted comedy, gritty drama, and sappiness. It spends painful stretches focusing on comedy acts that are supposed to be funny (everyone on the screen thinks they are) but they really aren't. It runs far too long.
But at the same time, it's okay. Amusing at least, and it has it's decent moments, among the forgettable and awkward ones.
Characterizations change by the minute, with flimsy and/or no explanation. It bounces back and forth and back again between slapstick, light-hearted comedy, gritty drama, and sappiness. It spends painful stretches focusing on comedy acts that are supposed to be funny (everyone on the screen thinks they are) but they really aren't. It runs far too long.
But at the same time, it's okay. Amusing at least, and it has it's decent moments, among the forgettable and awkward ones.
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- Hotoil
- May 8, 2001
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- Also known as
- Punch Line
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,042,667
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $160,742
- Oct 2, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $21,042,667
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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