Living Out Loud (1998)
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58% of critics liked it
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58% of users liked it
(3,498 ratings)
Noted screenwriter Richard LaGravenese made his directorial debut with this dramatic comedy about two unlikely people who find each other while looking for love. Judith Nelson (Holly Hunter) is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor (Martin Donovan), has… More Noted screenwriter Richard LaGravenese made his directorial debut with this dramatic comedy about two unlikely people who find each other while looking for love. Judith Nelson (Holly Hunter) is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor (Martin Donovan), has been having an affair with a younger woman. Judith stews, plans, plots and fantasizes, but she can't decide what to do with her life until she goes out to a night club to see singer Liz Bailey (Queen Latifah), who is full of advice on life and love. While out on the town, Judith is suddenly kissed by a total stranger, which opens her eyes to new possibilities ... which is when she notices Pat (Danny De Vito), the elevator operator in her building. Pat's life is in even worse shape than Judith's; his wife has thrown him out for gambling, he's in debt to loan sharks, he's sleeping on the couch of his more successful brother, and his daughter is dying. At first Pat borrows money from Judith, but when the two start talking, they realize they have more in common than they imagined. LaGravenese based his screenplay on a pair of short stories by Anton Chekhov. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard LaGravenese
- Written By
- Richard LaGravenese, Lynzee Klingman
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 30, 1998 Wide
- Studio
- New Line Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety
This feminist comedy shot through with fantasies about the travails of newly single womanhood strikes some rich chords, but doesn't quite put together a complete tune.
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Sean Axmaker, Seattle Weekly
... made up of magical moments of revelation that are the film's strength as well as its ultimate weakness.
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Maria Garcia, Film Journal International
If you live in Manhattan, you know women like Judith (Holly Hunter), the 40-something, Upper East Side divorce who put her ex-husband through medical school.
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
... there is always a market for these kid of sleek, superficial movies about the redemptive power of being true to your own nature
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Cast
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Holly Hunter
as Judith
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Danny DeVito
as Pat
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Queen Latifah
as Liz Bailey
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Martin Donovan
as Bob Nelson
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Richard Schiff
as Philly
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Elias Koteas
as The Kisser
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Fred Scialla
as Stand-In (Danny DeVito)
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Eddie Cibrian
as The Masseur

