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      Candy Mountain

      R 1987 1h 31m Drama List
      100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A failed rock star (Kevin J. O'Connor) leaves New York for Canada, paid to locate an elusive guitar maker (Harris Yulin). Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Robert Frank's delectably offbeat road movie is a treat thanks to its beautiful cinematography and a cast that's basically a who's-who of alt-music icons. Some may argue that the film's loose narrative results in a formless product, but it's just as logical to ascertain that those critics simply don't-get-it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Intriguing and unusual. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Quirky and Nuanced road movie tells the story of looking for a reclusive guitar maker. Its wroth seeking out Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review eric b "Candy Mountain" is a shaggy-dog story about an underachieving hipster (Kevin J. O'Connor, sort of a John Mellencamp type) taking a road trip to find a legendary, reclusive guitar-maker. The premise doesn't matter much -- his chance encounters do. Tom Waits, Dr. John, Bulle Ogier, Leon Redbone, Laurie Metcalf, David Johansen, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Rockets Redglare are among the cameos, and where else can you see Arto Lindsay jamming with Joe Strummer? Unfortunately, the climactic meeting with the guitar man is a letdown -- considering the guest stars who turn up earlier, one expects someone epic. Instead, it's just a familiar character actor. Perhaps director Robert Frank (Cocksucker Blues, Pull My Daisy) decided the part called for a trained pro with skills. The movie's low-budget production values aren't a problem, but it does have that passive, overcast blandness so often found in Canadian film. None of the scenes have any real bite. If the unusual cast doesn't attract you, you'll have no reason to sit through this. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member un film de portrait pour un portraitiste hors pair, le dernier film de R. Franck, un testament désabusé sur la quète de soi : la route n'est que la route, elle n'enseigne rien... fin d'un mythe! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member it became slow but become a good road movie after all Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      J. Hoberman Village Voice In a way, this shaggy-dog hipster road film is Frank's ultimate work -- evoking the end of the road and even the end of Endsville-but he has persevered. Nov 5, 2008 Full Review Hal Hinson Washington Post Watching Candy Mountain, we're lulled into a mood of uncertain but pleasurable anticipation. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post You get sweeter on Candy with every passing mile. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Enjoyably weird quintessential road movie. Rated: A- Dec 20, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Sep 26, 2005 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Rated: 3/5 Sep 2, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A failed rock star (Kevin J. O'Connor) leaves New York for Canada, paid to locate an elusive guitar maker (Harris Yulin).
      Director
      Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 31m