Archive of films Choose Me / Choose Me
USA
1984, 106 min
Section:
Forum of Independents - Tribute to Alan Rudolph
Year: 2009
Choose Me brings together a group of quirky characters in a round robin of heterosexual pairings. Keith Carradine plays a pathological liar proposing marriage to every woman he kisses. The sexy mood of this serious comedy is set and sustained by the sensual stylings of Teddy Pendergrass.
Synopsis
After serving as a director for hire on two studio films (Roadie, named one of the best summer comedies of 1980 by Time Magazine, and Endangered Species, a political thriller), and trying his hand at a documentary (Return Engagement, a record of the G. Gordon Liddy-Timothy Leary debate in Los Angeles), Rudolph wrote and directed Choose Me, a film which drew immediate critical and popular acclaim. In tone and atmosphere it evokes his feature debut Welcome to L.A., but as leavened with large doses of offbeat humor. Like that earlier film, it brings together a group of quirky characters in a round robin of heterosexual pairings. The visual influence is the harshly glowing neon of Los Angeles painter Ed Ruscha while the sexy mood is set and sustained by the sensual stylings of Teddy Pendergrass and the swoony camerawork of Jan Kiesser. Keith Carradine plays the enigmatic Mickey, a pathological liar gone A.W.O.L. from a veteran’s hospital, proposing marriage to every woman he kisses. When he wanders into a bar owned by leggy former hooker Eve (Lesley Ann Warren), a character torn between her promiscuous impulses and her need for a lasting love, Mickey catalyzes a romantic crisis among the denizens of Eve’s Lounge and the clientele of "The Love Line,” a call-in radio show for the lovelorn. Geneviève Bujold excels as Dr. Nancy Love, while Rae Dawn Chong, Patrick Bauchau and John Larroquette perfectly contribute to the giddy ambience.
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About the film
Color, 35 mm
Section: | Forum of Independents - Tribute to Alan Rudolph |
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Director: | Alan Rudolph |
Screenplay: | Alan Rudolph |
Dir. of Photography: | Jan Kiesser |
Music: | Teddy Pendergrass |
Editor: | Mia Goldman |
Producer: | Carolyn Pfeiffer, David Blocker |
Production: | Island Alive |
Cast: | Geneviève Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Rae Dawn Chong, John Larroquette |
Contact: | Hollywood Classics |
Guests
Alissa Simon
Festival Organizer
Geraldine Higgins
David Blocker
Producer
Alan Rudolph
Film Director