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      Bam Bam and Celeste

      2005 1h 24m Comedy List
      Reviews 52% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Midwestern misfit Celeste (Margaret Cho) and her childhood best friend, Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels), travel to New York City to make an appearance on a makeover reality television show after booking agent Eugene (Alan Cumming) thinks they'll be the perfect contestants. Their hopes of hitting the big time are in jeopardy, however, when they discover that their old high school rivals, led by Jackie (Elaine Hendrix), are now reputed beauty salon experts and in charge of the makeovers. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Margaret Cho never disappoints. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member You've really gotta like margaret cho to be into this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Dreadful. A ham-fisted attempt at poking fun at racism and bigotry while simultaneously promoting that true beauty lies within. Everything in this film falls flat, especially Margaret Cho, whose performance is awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Largely unsuccessful attempt to turn Cho's stand-up routines (particularly "Notorious C.H.O.") into a narrative. There's just no chemistry to speak of among the cast, and the jokes have lost their punch. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Just saw this on Logo. It's very cute and retro. Alan Cummings is great in it! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I am in love with this movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Harvey Variety Comedian Margaret Cho calls her first non-concert feature as writer-star "a fag and fag-hag 'Thelma and Louise,'" a description that's funnier than anything in Bam Bam and Celeste. Oct 14, 2005 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Light and inoffensive but lacks the depth and revolutionary bite of Cho's best stand-up material. Rated: B Oct 5, 2007 Full Review Don Willmott Filmcritic.com you'll have to be a lifetime member of the loyal Cho army to enjoy this low-rent road picture. Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 9, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Midwestern misfit Celeste (Margaret Cho) and her childhood best friend, Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels), travel to New York City to make an appearance on a makeover reality television show after booking agent Eugene (Alan Cumming) thinks they'll be the perfect contestants. Their hopes of hitting the big time are in jeopardy, however, when they discover that their old high school rivals, led by Jackie (Elaine Hendrix), are now reputed beauty salon experts and in charge of the makeovers.
      Director
      Lorene Machado
      Screenwriter
      Margaret Cho
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      May 6, 2008
      Runtime
      1h 24m