Sticky Fingers (1988)

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(11 ratings)

This screwball urban comedy is about two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly (Melanie Mayron) and Hattie (Helen Slater), who are asked by an equally spacey, drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend Diane (Loretta Devine) to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of… More This screwball urban comedy is about two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly (Melanie Mayron) and Hattie (Helen Slater), who are asked by an equally spacey, drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend Diane (Loretta Devine) to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of town in order to avoid trouble. Once the money is in their possession, however, temptation proves too much for Lolly and Hattie, who use the ill-gotten cash to pay the rent, buy new instruments, and embark on a shopping spree for earrings, clothes, and shoes. While the girls dig themselves deeper into trouble with every dollar spent, they also encounter a variety of eccentric characters, including a fellow musician (Danitra Vance), their ailing landlady (Eileen Brennan), Lolly's boyfriend (Christopher Guest), and a parking lot attendant (Stephen McHattie). The latter, however, is actually a cop who's keeping surveillance on them from across the street. Mayron co-wrote the script for Sticky Fingers (1988) with actress and first-time director Catlin Adams. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Catlin Adams
Genres: Comedy

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A film that couldn't get to Central Park if it was standing there.

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Cast

            Helen Slater as Hattie

            Melanie Mayron as Lolly

            Danitra Vance as Evanston

            Eileen Brennan as Stella

            Carol Kane as Kitty

            Loretta Devine as Diane

            Christopher Guest as Sam

            Stephen McHattie as Eddie

            Gwen Welles as Marcie

            Shirley Stoler as Reeba

            Francine Beers as Gertie

            Zachary Bennett as Boy

            Jeff Braunstein as Music Salesman

            Chad Burton as Counterman

            George Buza as Policeman

            Paul Calderon as Speed

            Katherine Cortez as Leslie

            Erin Flannery as Moura

            Sylvia Kauders as Francis

            Elizabeth Kemp as Nancy

            Joe Maruzzo as Hood

            Philip Moon as Ike

            Bo Rucker as Cop

            Stuart Rudin as Hippy

            Edward Bianchi as Diamond Johnny

            Richard Blackburn as Dancer

            Paul Brown as Ray

            Paul Hipp as Michael

            David Hurwith as Dancer

            Jim Bearden as Smokestack Sid

            Matt Carlson as Hood

            Stephanie-Antorine Comtois as Dancer

            Hannah Cox as Cop

            Fred Ephraim as Cop

            Mini Friedman as Poo Powell

            Pierre Gautreau as Jake

            Aaron Greenway as Boy

            Bill James as Dancer

            Sonia D'Orleans Juste as Dancer

            Bob Lem as Dealer

            Wendy Lum as Blackjack Dealer

            Gy Mirano as Spanish Woman

            Mung Ling as Tina

            Mari-Jose Paradis as Dancer

            Adam Shaw as Jean-Marc

            T.J. Shimizu as Boy

            Roger Sinha as Dancer

            David Walden as Tortellini Tony

            Henry Yuk as Joey
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