Perfect
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German title | Perfect |
Original title | Perfect |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1985 |
length | 115 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 (video version 16) |
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Director | James Bridges |
script |
Aaron Latham James Bridges |
production | James Bridges Jack Larson |
music | Ralph Burns |
camera | Gordon Willis |
cut | Jeff Gourson |
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Perfect is an American drama directed by James Bridges from 1985 .
action
Adam Lawrence works as a reporter for Rolling Stone magazine . He is researching an entrepreneur who is accused of drug trafficking. Later he wants to expose the aerobics schools as disguised sex meeting places in another publication . He wants to interview Jessie who works in one of these schools; however, she says she has had bad experiences with the press. Lawrence and Jessie get to know each other better and fall in love. Lawrence rewrites his article on aerobics schools so that it does not include Jessie. Nevertheless, the editors publish the first version of the article, which is unfavorable for Jessie.
Reviews
Vincent Canby scoffed in the New York Times on June 7, 1985 that the film was the " absolute, idiotic " end of the new subgenre of films about journalism that Alan J. Pakula had justified with The Untouchables . He offers an " unintentionally comical mixture of confused moralizing " and self-expression. The " screen persona " by Jamie Lee Curtis was similarly " strong " as her body ( " Miss Curtis's screen personality is as strong and striking as body forth ").
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film adorned itself " with socially critical motifs from political crime, without consistently maintaining this claim ". He was “ rather simple ” “ despite good camera work and a convincing leading actress ” and practiced “ exactly what he allegedly denounces: the sensational look into the human intimate sphere ”.
Awards
The film was nominated three times for the Golden Raspberry ridiculous award in 1986: John Travolta (worst actor), Marilu Henner (worst supporting actress), Aaron Latham and James Bridges (worst script).
background
The film was shot in California , including in Alabama Hills . It grossed approximately $ 12.9 million in US cinemas at an estimated $ 19 million production cost.
Web links
- Perfect in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Perfect at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Critique by Vincent Canby, accessed on August 20, 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Perfect in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on August 20, 2007
- ^ Filming locations for Perfect, accessed August 20, 2007
- ↑ Box office / business for Perfect, accessed August 20, 2007