Ready to Wear (1994)
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26% of critics liked it
(23 reviews) -
25% of users liked it
(6,688 ratings)
This large, sprawling comedy directed by Robert Altman concerns a variety of romantic and personal intrigues that intersect against the backdrop of Paris's annual "Pret-a-Porter" fashion extravaganza. With 31 principal characters and a number of cameos from well known models,… More This large, sprawling comedy directed by Robert Altman concerns a variety of romantic and personal intrigues that intersect against the backdrop of Paris's annual "Pret-a-Porter" fashion extravaganza. With 31 principal characters and a number of cameos from well known models, designers, actors and actresses, there's far too much going on to describe the film in a limited space, but Julia Roberts and Tim Robbins get stuck in a hotel room together, Danny Aiello wears a dress, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni reignite their old passion (or at least try to), Stephen Rea humiliates a number of female journalists, Kim Basinger often looks dumbfounded, and Lyle Lovett plays a Texan (talk about imaginative casting!). Originally called Pret-a-Porter, this underwent a last-minute title change when the distributor discovered very few Americans understood what the French phrase means, with the English translation taking its place. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Altman
- Written By
- Robert Altman, Barbara Shulgasser
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 23, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- Miramax
Critic Reviews
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Though it credits Mr. Altman and Barbara Shulgasser as writers, this film seems practically scriptless, to the point where much of it plays like a first rehearsal.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
The picture is not a social satire. It's a mess.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Altman and his writer, former Chicago Sun-Times reporter Barbara Shulgasser, should have gone further and been meaner; too many of his jokes are generic slapstick, instead of being aimed squarely at industry's targets.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Despite some delicious moments, this sluggish, overlong, halfhearted satire feels like a movie that wanted to go somewhere but never got there.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The spoof goes nowhere and takes a long time in doing so.
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Cast
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Sophia Loren
as Isabella de la Fontaine
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Marcello Mastroianni
as Sergei/Sergio
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Julia Roberts
as Anne Eisenhower
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Tim Robbins
as Joe Flynn
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Kim Basinger
as Kitty Potter
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Stephen Rea
as Milo O'Brannagan
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Anouk Aimée
as Simone Lowenthal
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Lauren Bacall
as Slim Chrysler
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Lili Taylor
as Fiona Ulrich
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Sally Kellerman
as Sissy Wanamaker
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Tracey Ullman
as Nina Scant
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Linda Hunt
as Regina Krumm
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Rupert Everett
as Jack Lowenthal
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Forest Whitaker
as Cy Bianco
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Richard E. Grant
as Cort Romney
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Danny Aiello
as Major Hamilton
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Teri Garr
as Louise Hamilton
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Lyle Lovett
as Clint Lammeraux
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Jean Rochefort
as Inspector Tantpis
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Michel Blanc
as Inspector Forget
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Anne Canovas
as Violetta Romney
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Olivier de la Fontaine
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François Cluzet
as Nina's Assistant
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Kashia Figura
as Vivienne
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Ute Lemper
as Albertine
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Tara Leon
as Kiki Simpson
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Chiara Mastroianni
as Sophie Choiset
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Tom Novembre
as Reggie
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Sam Robards
as Regina's Assistant
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Georgianna Robertson
as Dane Simpson
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Harry Belafonte
as Himself
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Laura Benson
as Milo's Entourage #1
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Naomi Campbell
as Model
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Cher
as Herself
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Rossy de Palma
as Pilar
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Maurice Lamy
as Bell Boy
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Andre Penvern
as Hotel Clerk
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Tapa Sudana
as Kerut
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Alexandra Van Der Noot
as Sky-TV Rreporter
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Jean-Paul Gaultier
as Designer featured with his collection
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Yann Collette
as Coroner
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Björk
as Model
