200 Cigarettes (1999)
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29% of critics liked it
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53% of users liked it
(31,788 ratings)
On New Year's Eve, no one wants to be alone. On this night in 1981, several different groups of young desperate people begin a journey from around New York City to a big party hosted by Monica (Martha Plimpton) and new friend Hillary (Catherine Kellner). As the hours pass and no one shows,… More On New Year's Eve, no one wants to be alone. On this night in 1981, several different groups of young desperate people begin a journey from around New York City to a big party hosted by Monica (Martha Plimpton) and new friend Hillary (Catherine Kellner). As the hours pass and no one shows, Monica begins to unravel. She must bribe Hilary to stay with the promise of a clear shot at Monica's old boyfriend, Eric (Brian McCardie). Eric, at that moment is drinking in a nightclub with his new girlfriend, Bridget (Nicole Parker) and her friend Caitlyn (Angela Featherstone). When Bridget learns the host of the party is Eric's ex-girlfriend, she moves in on the bartender (Ben Affleck). Another group consists of two teenagers from Long Island, Monica's cousin Val (Christina Ricci) and Stephie (Gaby Hoffmann). The two get lost on the way when they run into a pair of punk rockers, Tom (Casey Affleck) and Dave (Guillermo Diaz). In a nearby diner, Lucy (Courtney Love) commiserates with her best friend Kevin (Paul Rudd) who has just been dumped by performance artist Ellie (Janeane Garofalo) so she could move in with her therapist. As they bar hop it slowly dawns upon the two that they could be more than friends. Elsewhere, new acquaintances Jack (Jay Mohr) and Cindy (Kate Hudson) are celebrating more than the new year. Cindy lost her virginity to Jack the night before, though is afraid Jack is with her out of sense of obligation. Now if only everyone can get to the party by midnight. Linking the different stories is the disco cabbie (Dave Chappelle) in whose cab the party never stops. ~ Ron Wells, Rovi
- Directed By
- Risa Bramon Garcia
- Written By
- Shana Larsen
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 26, 1999 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
There's no sign of the writerly derring-do that is really essential to daisy-chain storytelling.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Hit-and-mostly-miss retro comedy.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
A light comedy, pure and simple (and hardly unfamiliar), but its makers sustain its energy through the unraveling of an intricate plot and bring to it a certain edge through a witty, sharp sense of observation.
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Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
Everybody vamps and preens as if it were amateur night in SoHo, and a few of the performers, such as Kate Hudson, appear ill-used.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Seeing a film like this helps you to realize that actors are empty vessels waiting to be filled with characters and dialogue.
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Cast
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Ben Affleck
as Bartender
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Casey Affleck
as Tom
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Dave Chappelle
as Disco Cabbie
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Guillermo Díaz
as Dave
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Angela Featherstone
as Caitlyn
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Janeane Garofalo
as Ellie
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Gaby Hoffmann
as Stephie
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Kate Hudson
as Cindy
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Catherine Kellner
as Hilary
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Courtney Love
as Lucy
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Brian McCardie
as Eric
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Jay Mohr
as Jack
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Nicole Ari Parker
as Bridget
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Martha Plimpton
as Monica
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Christina Ricci
as Val
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Paul Rudd
as Kevin
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Elvis Costello
as Costello Elvis
