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Echo Park

Play trailer Poster for Echo Park R,  1985,  1h 33m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 78% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
78% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Echo Park, L.A., is where the city's has-beens, hopefuls and dreamers work their day jobs. May (Susan Dey), a single parent, works as a bartender to support herself and her son, Henry (Christopher Walker), though her real passion is acting. She also maintains a lukewarm affair with August (Michael Bowen), a would-be action star. For extra cash, she takes on a tenant, Jonathan (Tom Hulce), who wants to be a singer. Jonathan has more than success on his mind, though, as he begins to fall for May.

Critics Reviews

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Catharine Rambeau Detroit Free Press Oct 27, 2021
5/10
Susan Dey is the best thing in an often strenuously arty picture whose actors manage to triumph over a graceless script. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
The movie is low-key, unaffected and sometimes very funny. It is also very fond of these goofy dreamers. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon The Moving Picture Show Dec 17, 2020
It actually works best when the very randomness of its plotting evokes a mood of extremely casual cheeriness. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 14, 2005
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 26, 2004
Presents vignettes of yearning individuals in Hollywood who dream of making it in show biz. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 21, 2004
C+
Offers sympathy for the outcasts and freaks living on the fringe of American society. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Dornhelm

Director

Susan Dey

May

Tom Hulce

Jonathan

Michael Bowen

August

Christopher Walker

Henry

Cheech Marin

Syd

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Echo Park

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Movie Info

Synopsis Echo Park, L.A., is where the city's has-beens, hopefuls and dreamers work their day jobs. May (Susan Dey), a single parent, works as a bartender to support herself and her son, Henry (Christopher Walker), though her real passion is acting. She also maintains a lukewarm affair with August (Michael Bowen), a would-be action star. For extra cash, she takes on a tenant, Jonathan (Tom Hulce), who wants to be a singer. Jonathan has more than success on his mind, though, as he begins to fall for May.
Director
Robert Dornhelm
Production Co
Sascha-Verleih
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m
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