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Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Matthew Modine

Tom DiCillo's love-go-round stars Matthew Modine and Catherine Keener as an unmarried, New York City couple whose relationship has stalled: should they get married? Have a kid? What's certain is that...( read more  read more... ) Modine's character, Joe, is an aspiring actor with no prospects and Keener's character, Mary, is a photographer's assistant with little joy. Joe leads us to Bob (Maxwell Caulfield), a soap opera star on a fetishistic search for a non-bottle blonde. Bob's quest is briefly satisfied by a costar (Daryl Hannah), but it is another lover, a model named Sahara (Bridgette Wilson), for whom he may have repressed feelings beneath his gruff exterior. Sahara, a favorite subject for Mary's shutterbug employer (Marlo Thomas), brings us full circle to Joe's girl again. The net portrait is of a couple of men who burn up a lot of energy diverting true passion toward junk causes (Bob's Freudian hang-up, Joe's knee-jerk politics) and a couple of women who struggle to say what they want. Typical of DiCillo, the film has its own internal distractions and strained credibility: is it necessary, for instance, to have every important male in Mary's life betray her with a come-on? But despite such minor problems, The Real Blonde is a rare New York relationship film that is neither twinkly nor cruel. --Tom Keogh

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R, 105 min.

Directed by: Tom DiCillo

Release Date: February 27, 1998

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DVD Release Date: January 26, 1999

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  • dreamfaeries
    September 22, 2008
    dreamfaeries
    Eh...
  • Camus123
    July 17, 2007
    Camus123
    As happens so often with ensemble cast films it seems they try to supplement the lack of plot with the number of big names they can fit into the credits. At times this film can be fun to watch, but it tries so hard to deliver a message regarding the world being phony and pretenti...( read more)ous and obsessed with physical beauty that it becomes what it is trying to parody. It is also too obvious (to go as far as putting the word "facade" on a poster during a particularly 'poignant' scene). This movie misses the mark in so many ways. I adore so many of the actors in this movie (though this was really the worst performance I have ever seen Matthew Modine give...unless that was another point the film was trying to smash you over the head with) and some of the moments were very funny and really did hit home, but that only accounted for about 20% of the film. The rest of it was cliché and trite. It is watchable and there are some real gem scenes and messages, but it could have been done so much better. It was trying to be an art house film and so it arrived as a Hollywood flop. Rent it for a lark or to see some of your long lost movie pals, but don't put to much money down on it coming in first in your movie ranks.
  • nuheart
    January 6, 2007
    nuheart
    Disappointing, considering I enjoyed DiCillo's LIVING IN OBLIVION.
  • jimrin
    October 14, 2009
    jimrin
    The whole movie seemed as surreal as Joe's view of the world. Even though there were a lot of big name stars in the movie, I don't know why... I am not sure how we're supposed to care about a guy who whines all the time. I guess the low point of the movie is the end where neither...( read more) Joe or Mary do not improve themselves. Not that there's any problems with them having faults. Noone is perfect. Mary even went to have counseling, and yes, while he turned out to be creepy, she couldn't see that her frustration was with a guy who complained about paying rent each month, complained about having to have protected sex, was so conceited that he believed he was called by Madonna, etc., etc.. And the "happy" ending is that she lets Joe have unprotected sex with her?
  • MeVsMyself
    May 11, 2007
    MeVsMyself
    Let me put it this way... This was the only time I got out of a theater's room before the movie session was over. And this is how bad it was. Need I say more?... Please, do yourselves a huge favour and avoid this piece of crap. Trust me on this one. You do not really want to spen...( read more)d 105 minutes of your precious time looking at a guy searching for a woman with yellow pubic hair.
  • VukMaster
    August 23, 2006
    VukMaster
    lol the fart scene is the best
  • SCARFACE41
    July 17, 2006
    SCARFACE41
    nice concept.. as bad as little man
  • TiCu14
    July 17, 2006
    TiCu14
    stai crisement platte
  • arleenserrano
    July 17, 2006
    arleenserrano
    Esta mas o menos... Esa es Madonna??? jejeje

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