Playing Mona Lisa
| Playing Mona Lisa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Matthew Huffman |
| Produced by | Bill Sheinberg Jonathan Sheinberg Sid Sheinberg |
| Written by | Play: Marni Freedman Screenplay: Marni Freedman Carlos De Los Rios |
| Starring | Alicia Witt Harvey Fierstein Brooke Langton Johnny Galecki Ivan Sergei Marlo Thomas Elliott Gould |
| Music by | Carlos Rodriguez |
| Cinematography | James Glennon |
| Editing by | Sloane Klevin |
| Distributed by | Fox Home Entertainment |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million (estimated) |
Playing Mona Lisa is a comedy film released in 2000 starring Alicia Witt, Harvey Fierstein and Brooke Langton.
Contents |
[edit] Plot
Set in San Francisco.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alicia Witt | Claire Goldstein |
| Harvey Fierstein | Bennett |
| Brooke Langton | Sabrina |
| Johnny Galecki | Arthur |
| Ivan Sergei | Eddie / Carl / Ben |
| Marlo Thomas | Sheila Goldstein |
| Elliott Gould | Bernie Goldstein |
| Tammy Townsend | Alice |
| Molly Hagan | Jenine Goldstein |
| Estelle Harris | Aunt Velva |
| Pat Crawford Brown | Grandma Ida Weinberg |
| Zachary Kranzler | Jeremy |
| Joe Mazza | Barry / Bo |
| Sulo Williams | Manny |
| Sandra Bernhard | Bibi Carlson |
[edit] Production
[edit] Development and writing
Based on Marni Freedman's play Two Goldsteins on Acid.
[edit] Filming
Shot in San Francisco in the spring of 1999. [1]
[edit] Musical score
Composed by Carlos Rodriguez the film's score includes a variety of music. From contemporary songs to classical piano, salsa, and polka.[2]
[edit] Release
Released in San Francisco October 27, 2000.
[edit] Marketing
Shown at Gen Art Film Festival in New York City April 26 - May 2, 2000.[3]
Shown at Stony Brook Film Festival July 19–29, 2000.[3]
Shown at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado February 9–13, 2000.[3]
[edit] Reception
Fresh rating of 62% from Rotten Tomatoes.[4]
Noted for product placements and overt advertising of products.[5]
[edit] Awards
Won Audience Choice Award for Best Feature in 2000 at the Stony Brook Film Festival.[6]
Won Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Actor Alicia Witt in 2000 at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.[6]
[edit] Home video releases
DVD released. Apr 17, 2001[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Fox, Michael (October 25, 2000). "Reel World". http://www.sfweekly.com/2000-10-25/film/reel-world/. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ "Playing Mona Lisa". Michael DVD. http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=2152. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Playing Mona Lisa". Variety Magazine. http://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/29877/Playing+Mona+Lisa.html?dataSet=1. Retrieved November 13, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Playing Mona Lisa". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/playing_mona_lisa/. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ Gharavi, Maryam (October 20, 2000). "Mona Lisa Played Out". The Daily Californian. http://www.dailycal.org/article/3606/mona_lisa_played_out. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "Playing Mona Lisa - Awards". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187559/awards. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
[edit] See also
- LaSalle, Mick; Peter Stack, Bob Graham (October 27, 2000). "Film Clips". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/10/27/DD85027.DTL. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- Blackwelder, Robert. "Playing Mona Lisa". SPLICEDwire. http://splicedwire.com/00reviews/monalisa.html. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- "Playing Mona Lisa". http://thecia.com.au/reviews/p/playing-mona-lisa.shtml. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Playing Mona Lisa at the Internet Movie Database
- Playing Mona Lisa at AllRovi
- Playing Mona Lisa at Rotten Tomatoes
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