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Jimmy Hollywood

Play trailer Poster for Jimmy Hollywood R,  1994,  1h 52m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 24 Reviews Tomatometer 28% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 28% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Jimmy Alto (Joe Pesci) is an unemployed actor in Hollywood, Calif., who decides to allay his boredom by fighting crime. With assistance from his dim-witted buddy, William (Christian Slater), Jimmy forms a vigilante group and adopts the alias Jericho. Rather than take on criminals directly, Jimmy records them engaging in illegal activities and then gives the evidence to the cops. Inevitably, this pursuit winds up getting Jimmy and William into plenty of trouble.

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Anthony Lane The New Yorker Apr 24, 2023
The movie goes on too long, and the ending is milked too heavily for irony, but it makes you sit up and watch—it’s serious fun. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek Apr 10, 2018
You keep rooting for Jimmy Hollywood, because it has the bittersweet, unexpected flavors of a personal vision. It may not be Hollywood's idea of a socko entertainment, but, unlike many a hit, it follows you home. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2.5/4
Here are characters who might have really amounted to something, and we can see the movie dying right under their feet. Go to Full Review
Jeff Simon Buffalo News Feb 29, 2024
3/5
It's an entertaining movie but Joe Pesci, as Jimmy, may be the worst bit of casting that master caster Levinson has ever done. Go to Full Review
Malcolm L. Johnson Hartford Courant Apr 10, 2018
Levinson plays wryly on the way actors, even those without work, live their roles. Go to Full Review
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Nov 18, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Barry Levinson

Director

Joe Pesci

Jimmy Alto

Christian Slater

William

Victoria Abril

Lorraine de la Peña

Jason Beghe

Detective

John Cothran

Detective

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Jimmy Hollywood

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Movie Info

Synopsis Jimmy Alto (Joe Pesci) is an unemployed actor in Hollywood, Calif., who decides to allay his boredom by fighting crime. With assistance from his dim-witted buddy, William (Christian Slater), Jimmy forms a vigilante group and adopts the alias Jericho. Rather than take on criminals directly, Jimmy records them engaging in illegal activities and then gives the evidence to the cops. Inevitably, this pursuit winds up getting Jimmy and William into plenty of trouble.
Director
Barry Levinson
Producer
Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 30, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 5, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.2M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround
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