Pie in the Sky (1995)

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This comedy chronicles the romantic exploits of a rather stodgy young man with a traffic fetish. Even as a child Charlie Dunlap was totally fixated by freeway traffic. Charlie's biggest idol is Alan Davenport, a radio traffic reporter. As a young man, Charlie falls in love with the lively,… More This comedy chronicles the romantic exploits of a rather stodgy young man with a traffic fetish. Even as a child Charlie Dunlap was totally fixated by freeway traffic. Charlie's biggest idol is Alan Davenport, a radio traffic reporter. As a young man, Charlie falls in love with the lively, free-spirited Amy and they become lovers the night before she leaves for college. Their relationship disintegrates during her absence and Charlie ends up moving to LA to be near the great freeways. Even his rundown apartment overlooks the freeway. Single-minded Charlie is determined to get a job working for Alan Davenport, but his efforts to get hired at Metro Traffic are thwarted by an officious employee. He goes to a neighboring cafe and there discovers Amy working as a waitress. When not working, she performs with an experimental dance troupe that stages its productions at toxic-waste dump sites. Though he wants to start up their relationship again, she tells him she has found another. Charlie ends up having a passionate affair with his landlady. Later he meets Davenport and manages to achieve his dream and become his assistant. Through it all he still longs for Amy and in the end the two do indeed come together. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Bryan Gordon
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 9, 1996 Wide
On DVD: Dec 30, 2003

Critic Reviews

Clint Morris, Moviehole
Sexy, Funny and ultimately satisfying

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Red L

Only two things are important to Charlie - traffic and Amy (Anne Heche). Somehow these two things are at loggerheads with each other, and Charlie keeps losing Amy. All in all, the story is not that entertaining.
Leigh R

It was okay.
Keysha H

I don't know why, but I love this movie. Boy loves traffic, girl loves dance. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. Girl movies away and joins expiramental dance troupe. Boy follows his passion for congestion until he stumbles across girl. Ahh..the simple times = )