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Bam Bam and Celeste

Play trailer Poster for Bam Bam and Celeste 2005,  1h 24m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 3 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
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Midwestern misfit Celeste (Margaret Cho) and her childhood best friend, Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels), travel to New York City to make an appearance on a makeover reality television show after booking agent Eugene (Alan Cumming) thinks they'll be the perfect contestants. Their hopes of hitting the big time are in jeopardy, however, when they discover that their old high school rivals, led by Jackie (Elaine Hendrix), are now reputed beauty salon experts and in charge of the makeovers.

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Dennis Harvey Variety Oct 14, 2005
Comedian Margaret Cho calls her first non-concert feature as writer-star "a fag and fag-hag 'Thelma and Louise,'" a description that's funnier than anything in Bam Bam and Celeste. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Oct 5, 2007
B
Light and inoffensive but lacks the depth and revolutionary bite of Cho's best stand-up material. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com Sep 9, 2007
1.5/5
you'll have to be a lifetime member of the loyal Cho army to enjoy this low-rent road picture. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Lorene Machado

Director

Margaret Cho

Celeste

Bruce Daniels

Bam Bam

Jane Lynch

Darlene

Elaine Hendrix

Jackie

John Cho

Stephan

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Bam Bam and Celeste

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Movie Info

Synopsis Midwestern misfit Celeste (Margaret Cho) and her childhood best friend, Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels), travel to New York City to make an appearance on a makeover reality television show after booking agent Eugene (Alan Cumming) thinks they'll be the perfect contestants. Their hopes of hitting the big time are in jeopardy, however, when they discover that their old high school rivals, led by Jackie (Elaine Hendrix), are now reputed beauty salon experts and in charge of the makeovers.
Director
Lorene Machado
Producer
Margaret Cho, Eva Kolodner, Yael Melamede, Karen Taussig
Screenwriter
Margaret Cho
Production Co
Salty Features, Cho Taussig Productions, Inc.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 6, 2008
Runtime
1h 24m
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