Pipe Dream (2002)
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72% of critics liked it
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29% of users liked it
(876 ratings)
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,… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anthony Arkin, Guinevere Turner
- Written By
- Cynthia Kaplan, John Walsh
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Castle Hill Productions
Critic Reviews
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
A smart, sweet and playful romantic comedy.
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John Anderson, Newsday
What bubbles up out of John C. Walsh's Pipe Dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
One of the funniest films I've seen this year.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
The quirky and recessive charms of co-stars Martin Donovan and Mary-Louise Parker help overcome the problematic script.
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Megan Turner, New York Post
The smug, oily demeanor that Donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named Pipe Dream is just repulsive.
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Cast
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Martin Donovan
as David Kulovic
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Mary-Louise Parker
as Toni Edelman
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Kevin Carroll
as R. J. Martling
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Rebecca Gayheart
as Marliss Funt
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Peter Jacobson
as Arnie Hufflitz
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Cynthia Kaplan
as Charlotte
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Tim Hopper
as Mitch Farkas
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Guinevere Turner
as Diane Beltrami
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Jack Merrill
as Rich Glover
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Marla Sucharetza
as Lorna Hufflitz
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Kevin Sussman
as James
- Jonathan M. Woodward
- Jim Simpson
- Anthony Arkin
- Jill Hennessy
- Joel Horwitz
