Friday, August 28, 2015

Punchline 1988


Punchline     Steven Gold is attending medical school during the day and he’s a stand-up comedian in the evenings.  He out of money and he doesn’t have enough time to study for his classes.  He does his act at the Gas Station, a New York comedy club.  Everyone is working for low wages but hoping for a big break.  Lilah Krytsick is a housewife but she wants to do stand-up.  Steven notices her and he starts to help her with her act.  A TV station comes to the club and Steven remembers he needs to think only about his success. 
     I could not get interested in this film.  It’s just one joke after another but it gets old and not funny quickly.  It’s dated and I can’t say anything good about it?  2* (I didn’t like this movie)

128 min, Comedy directed by David Seltzer with Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, Mark Rydell, Kim Greist, Paul Mazursky, Pam Matteson, George Mcgrath, Taylor Negron, Barry Neikrug, Angel Salazar.

Note:  Imdb 5.8 out of 10, 50% critic 42% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*, Amazon 4.3* out of 5* with 36 reviews.
Special Note:  This movie was filmed in Burbank, California.  The estimated budget was $15,000,000 and the gross was $21,032,267 in the US.  Sally Field was an uncredited producer.  Tom Hanks was 32 years old at the time of release and Sally Field was 42.











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