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Kicked in the Head

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Twenty-something Redmond (Kevin Corrigan) lives aimlessly in New York City, working fruitlessly on a poetry collection. When he runs out of money, his uncle Sam (James Woods) offers him cash in return for making a drop-off delivery at a subway station. The package turns out to contain cocaine, and the transaction goes wrong. Now on the run from hit man Jack (Burt Young), Redmond tries to take refuge with his friend Stretch (Michael Rapaport), an ambitious but shady beer distributor.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
1.5/4
Kicked in the Head is one of those movies where you wish the story was about the supporting characters. Go to Full Review
Michael Atkinson Spin 10/25/2019
Kicked in the Head is a giggly bender of a movie, staggering like a rummy with a bellyful of hootch through its paranoid landscape. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 12/20/2006
C
A sophomore jinx, this is a disappointing follow up to Matthew Harris's striking debut, Rhythm Thief; the acting, though, is good. Go to Full Review
Susan Tavernetti Palo Alto Weekly 05/20/2003
1.5/4
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@Ollie1972 09/11/2018 Redmond (Kevin Corrigan) is a young guy who can't find what to do with his life. When his uncle Sam (James Woods) gives him a bag to deliver to some uptown connection he fails to do so and it gets them in trouble with Jack (Burt Young), a low-key criminal. While Redmond is trying to avoid Jack and his uncle, his crazy friend Stretch (Michael Rapaport) wants Redmond to take part in his illegal beer business, and at the same time he bumps into the beautiful flight attendant Megan (Linda Fiorentino). Redmond just needs to get his priorities straight in life... "Kicked in the head" is an uninspired low budget 90s indie film that´s not that funny nor interesting while the New York backdrop feels more solid. The script is wobbly and the dialogue as well. Kevin Corrigan´s Redmond is just annyoing and so is Michael Rapaport´s character. The only plus in "Kicked in the head" is the magical and lovely Linda Fiorentino. With other words this is an indie film you can be without. See more 02/23/2014 I think this is a great little comng of age tale that deserves a lot more attention than it received. Although it doesn't have resolve. It's still a great movie for young adolescents or early twenty somethings to see See more 10/19/2009 To be honest, I didn't pay attention throughout the entire film, but the parts I did watch were hilarious. "Sometime I do wacky things. Thats why they call me Wacky Jack." "P as in 'phenomenon'...G as in 'phlegm'..." Also, great soundtrack; how often do you hear The Cramps in the movies these days? See more 08/29/2008 I liked this, but I remember so very little of it. I remember James Woods being a shitty uncle to Kevin Corrigan and always taking his money to "keep it in the family" See more 08/17/2008 the dog pulling the shopping cart everywhere was the only entertainment this brought. Oh, and the years of jokes we've had that this was the worst movie ever. See more 01/08/2008 A delightfully plotless wonder with an awesome cast. (I love the pairing of Corrigan and Rappaport so much that I will even overlook the presence of Linda Fiorentino.) See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Twenty-something Redmond (Kevin Corrigan) lives aimlessly in New York City, working fruitlessly on a poetry collection. When he runs out of money, his uncle Sam (James Woods) offers him cash in return for making a drop-off delivery at a subway station. The package turns out to contain cocaine, and the transaction goes wrong. Now on the run from hit man Jack (Burt Young), Redmond tries to take refuge with his friend Stretch (Michael Rapaport), an ambitious but shady beer distributor.
Director
Matthew Harrison
Producer
Barbara De Fina
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$102.7K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround