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Star Maps

Play trailer Poster for Star Maps R,  1997,  1h 26m,  Comedy/ Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 41% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 45% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
41% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 45% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Carlos dreams of becoming an actor, but Pepe, his old man, won't have it. Instead of pursuing his dreams, Carlos will work in the more practical family business: male prostitution. Carlos joins the ranks of hustlers on the streets of Los Angeles, pretending to sell maps to the stars' homes. After a soap opera actress hires him for his services, she persuades the show's producers to allow Carlos a small role. Then Carlos watches his dream become a nightmare.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
Star Maps reads like a collision involving three or four scripts in different stages of development. Go to Full Review
Bob Satuloff The Advocate Jun 1, 2022
Written and directed by Miguel Arteta, the film is well-shot, colorfully acted, and thoroughly entertaining. Go to Full Review
Michael Atkinson Spin Oct 25, 2019
One of this year's requisite Sundance buzz-magnets. Star Maps has a queasy way of snowballing into dizzy psychodrama, and a knack for eluding cliches that is smart and sometimes amazing. Go to Full Review
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Feb 18, 2007
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jan 31, 2007
C
Representing an uneasy balance of Latino melodrama and arthouse fare, the film tells a lurid story (about a patriarch who's a pimp to his son) in crude manner with occasional lyrical touches; Arteta's next feature will show whether he has real talent Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 15, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Miguel Arteta

Director

Douglas Spain

Carlos Amado

Efrain Figueroa

Pepe Amato

Kandeyce Jensen

Actor

Martha Velez

Teresa Amato

Lysa Flores

Maria Amato

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Movie Info

Synopsis Carlos dreams of becoming an actor, but Pepe, his old man, won't have it. Instead of pursuing his dreams, Carlos will work in the more practical family business: male prostitution. Carlos joins the ranks of hustlers on the streets of Los Angeles, pretending to sell maps to the stars' homes. After a soap opera actress hires him for his services, she persuades the show's producers to allow Carlos a small role. Then Carlos watches his dream become a nightmare.
Director
Miguel Arteta
Producer
Matthew Greenfield
Screenwriter
Miguel Arteta, Matthew Greenfield
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co
Flan de Coco Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$647.9K
Runtime
1h 26m
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