Pipe Dream (2002)
- Starring:
- Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Walsh
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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A plumber looking for love hopes to find romance by impersonating a movie director in this offbeat independent comedy. David Kulovic (Martin Donovan) is a single guy who doesn't have much luck impressing the ladies, a dilemma he attributes to the poor opinion most people have of his trade, plumbing. One day, David is mistaken for a well-known film director, and discovers people, especially women, seem a great deal more friendly toward him when they think he works in the movies. David's case of mistaken identity gives him a brainstorm, and with the help of his pal R.J. (Kevin Carroll), he decides to pass himself off as a struggling independent filmmaker, hoping to meet aspiring actresses at his bogus casting calls. Of course, a filmmaker needs a script, and David swipes one from one of his neighbors, Toni Edelman (Mary-Louise Parker, who is trying to get her own foot in the door of the film business). As it happens, Toni's screenplay happens to be quite good, and soon David's nonexistent project is developing a very real buzz in indie film circles. Seeing this as her big chance at a career in Hollywood, Toni begins coaching David in how to act like a filmmaker in the hopes they can actually get David's phantom picture off the ground. Writer and director John C. Walsh based Pipe Dream in part on his own experiences as he was making his first feature film, Ed's Next Move. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast:
- Martin Donovan - David Kulovic
- Kevin Carroll - R. J. Martling
- Peter Jacobson - Arnie Hufflitz
- Tim Hopper - Mitch Farkas
- Jack Merrill - Rich Glover
- Kevin Sussman - James
- Jim Simpson
- Mary-Louise Parker - Toni Edelman
- Rebecca Gayheart - Marliss Funt
- Cynthia Kaplan - Charlotte
- Guinevere Turner - Diane Beltrami
- Marla Sucharetza - Lorna Hufflitz
- Jonathan M. Woodward
- Director(s):
- John Walsh
- Writer(s):
- Cynthia Kaplan, John Walsh
- Producer(s):
- Sally Roy, Carole Curb Nemoy, Mike Curb
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations)
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