The Pickle (1993)
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20% of critics liked it
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17% of users liked it
(93 ratings)
Paul Mazursky directed this comedy, which blends a broad satire of the film industry with a thoughtful tale of a middle-aged man looking back on his life's failures. Harry Stone (Danny Aiello) is a film director who desperately needs a hit -- so desperately that he gets talked into directing an… More Paul Mazursky directed this comedy, which blends a broad satire of the film industry with a thoughtful tale of a middle-aged man looking back on his life's failures. Harry Stone (Danny Aiello) is a film director who desperately needs a hit -- so desperately that he gets talked into directing an inane sci-fi film about a group of farm kids (led by Ally Sheedy) who grow an enormous pickle that they turn into a spaceship, allowing them to visit the planet Cleveland (ruled by Little Richard and his right hand man, Griffin Dunne) where everyone eats nothing but meat. Convinced that the film will flop, Harry is in a state of panic as he returns to New York with his Parisian girlfriend Francoise (Clotilde Courau), a mere 20 years his junior, and visits his ex-wife Ellen (Dyan Cannon); his mother Yetta (Shelley Winters); and his son Gregory (Chris Penn). Meanwhile Harry flashes back on his childhood and the film he could have made of it, and pitches his dream film (a historical epic about the life of Montezuma) to studio executives, who instead want him to make a movie kids can relate to. The Pickle was filmed in 1991, but only received a token theatrical release two years later. Actually, the sci-fi story with Little Richard as the undisputed ruler of Cleveland looks like it might have been an ideal vehicle for Edward D. Wood Jr.. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Mazursky
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 30, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Paul Mazursky's worst film.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
What the hell is this thing? Whatever it is, it's not very good
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Cast
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Danny Aiello
as Harry Stone
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Dyan Cannon
as Ellen Stone
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Clotilde Courau
as Francoise
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Shelley Winters
as Yetta
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Barry Miller
as Ronnie Liebowitz
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Jerry Stiller
as Phil Hirsch
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Chris Penn
as Gregory Stone
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Jodi Long
as Yakimoto Yakimura
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Rebecca Miller
as Carrie
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Stephen Tobolowsky
as Mike Krakower
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Caroline Aaron
as Nancy Osborne
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Linda Carlson
as Bernadette
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Ally Sheedy
as Molly-Girl
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Spalding Gray
as Dr. Spalding
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Paul Mazursky
as Butch Levine
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Griffin Dunne
as Planet Cleveland Man
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Isabella Rossellini
as Planet Cleveland Woman
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Dudley Moore
as Planet Cleveland Man
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Elya Baskin
as Russian Cab Driver
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Paul Bates
as Kareem
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Geoffrey Blake
as Clem
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Twink Caplan
as Crying Woman
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Robert Cicchini
as Electronics Store Clerk
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Steve Cody
as Tractor Man
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Caris Corfman
as Young Yetta
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J.D. Daniels
as Young Harry
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Ben Diskin
as Little Boy 1945
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Fyvush Finkel
as Mr. Shacknoff
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Arthur French
as Car Man
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Sol Frieder
as Grandfather
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Michael Greene
as Mission Control Farmer
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Castulo Guerra
as Jose Martinez
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Brent Hinkley
as Farm Boy
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Billy Jaye
as FX Man
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Rita Karin
as Grandmother
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Erik King
as Man with Beer
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Hap Lawrence
as Gothic Man
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Betsy Mazursky
as Pharmacy Clerk
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Davenia McFadden
as Woman in Window
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Andre Philippe
as Mr. Aaronwitz
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Patricia Place
as Gothic Woman
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Stephen Polk
as Farm Boy
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Sergio Premoli
as Alberto
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Sharrieff Pugh
as Boy Who Also Stopped
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John Rothman
as Chauffeur
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Michael Shulman
as Young Butch
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Brooke Smith
as 1st A.D.
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Tony Conforti
as Crying Man in Candy Store
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Michael Harris
as David
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Waldemar Kalinowski
as Crying Man
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Jill Mazursky Cody
as Tractor Woman
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Joe Pecoraro
as Doorman
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Arthur Taxier
as Father
- Shani Ginsberg
- Carrie Frazier
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Eric Edwards
as Farm Boy
