Punchline - the bang effect
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Punchline - the bang effect |
| Original title | Punchline |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 122 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Seltzer |
| script | David Seltzer |
| production |
Daniel Melnick , Michael Rachmil |
| music | Charles Gross |
| camera | Reynaldo Villalobos |
| cut | Bruce Green |
| occupation | |
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Punchline - Der Knalleffekt (Original title: Punchline ) is an American comedy film by the director David Seltzer from 1988 . Seltzer also wrote the script. Tom Hanks and Sally Field play the leading roles.
action
Steven Gold is a medical student who makes a living doing stand-up comedy and dreams of a career in the field. As a student he is miserable, as a comedian talented. However, under pressure he collapses. Lilah is a frustrated wife who also has a talent for stand-up comedy.
Steven is under pressure within his family because his father and brother are both medical professionals. Lilah buys jokes with her savings and trains her talent. Steven trains Lilah and teaches her to tell jokes from her everyday life. She develops a talent for it. A friendship develops between the two.
Steven falls in love with Lilah, which she does not return. Several comedians compete against each other in a competition. Lilah and Steven are also among the candidates. Lilah's husband is enthusiastic about his wife and both leave the restaurant happy after their performance. Steven, lovesick because of Lilah, wins the competition. He has a contract with a television station.
production
David Seltzer wrote the first draft for Punchline in 1979 . In 1986, producer Daniel Melnick discovered the script for Punchline in a Columbia Pictures safe along with twelve other scripts. The script was considered toxic because it couldn't be assigned to any proper genre. It eventually got approval to film it on a budget of $ 8 million and without stars. Hanks himself trained appearances in real clubs.
reception
Rotten Tomatoes received 50% positive or negative comments based on 16 reviews. Variety praised Tom Hanks' acting. The Washington Post called the film a comedy that is not funny.
Awards
- 1988: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award : Best Actor for Tom Hanks (also for Big )
Web links
- Punchline - The bang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lawrence Van Gelder: At the Movies: Seltzer's Next Project , New York Times . September 30, 1988.
- ↑ Harmetz, Aljean (25 September, 1988). "Punchline Comes up with the Last Laugh". New York Times.