L.A. Twister

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L.A. Twister

Released Aug 13, 2004

1h 32m

Comedy

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Two friends (Zack Ward, Tony Daly) navigate a twisted road through Hollywood as they try to make a film.

Stephen Holden

New York Times

The barely watchable buddy comedy L.A. Twister is so sloppily put together it bungles its recycled movie-within-a-movie conceit.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 9, 2004

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Matt Weitz

Dallas Morning News

Fun and entertaining but ends up lending an air of contrivance that keeps you from taking it too much to heart.

Rated: C+

Sep 2, 2004

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Janice Page

Boston Globe

Pape and Saville-Read are so busy winking and chuckling over their own clever lampooning of Hollywood conventions that they forget to make the rest of us care.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 27, 2004

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Robert W. Butler

Kansas City Star

There are some cute moments here but nothing to write home about. The inside-Hollywood jokes are just that.

Dec 10, 2004

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

The whole thing seems way too self-congratulatory; an indie movie that's all about celebrating people who make indie movies.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 18, 2004

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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone

TheMovieChicks.com

This L.A. story is more like a straight to video kind of movie than one to rush out and see on the big screen.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 3, 2004

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Very funny movie! Zach Ward is Great in it!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

In trying to qualify as mordant satire, charming rom-com, uplifting buddy movie about underdogs trying to stick it to the man and the most meta story ever told, L.A. Twister sprains itself badly.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

Two friends (Zack Ward, Tony Daly) navigate a twisted road through Hollywood as they try to make a film.

Director: Sven Pape
Producer: Sven Pape, Anthony Stoppiello
Screenwriter: Geoffrey Saville-Read
Distributor: Indican Releasing
Production Co: L.A. Twister LLC, Snowdog Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.0K
Runtime: 1h 32m