Margarita Happy Hour

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Margarita Happy Hour

Released Mar 22, 2002

1h 38m

Drama

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Set against the backdrop of the underground music and art scenes in New York, "Margarita Happy Hour" is a film about life after the party. Five disreputable young women meet in the late afternoon hours of half-price drink specials and jabber uninhibitedly about life, libidos, and lactation. The heroine of this real life "Sex and the City" quintet is Zelda (Eleanor Hutchins), an artist and unwed mother struggling to hold on to her persona as sexy, rock star-seducing siren.

Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

The strength of Hutchins' performance and the open-endedness of Chaiken's film keep Zelda vivid long after the fade-out.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 1, 2002

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Effective in all its aspects, Margarita Happy Hour represents an auspicious feature debut for Chaiken.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 5, 2002

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

With its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters ... Margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.

Rated: 3/5

May 17, 2002

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 26, 2005

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Merle Bertrand

Film Threat

Highly uneven and inconsistent ... Margarita Happy Hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 8, 2002

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Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of the underground music and art scenes in New York, "Margarita Happy Hour" is a film about life after the party. Five disreputable young women meet in the late afternoon hours of half-price drink specials and jabber uninhibitedly about life, libidos, and lactation. The heroine of this real life "Sex and the City" quintet is Zelda (Eleanor Hutchins), an artist and unwed mother struggling to hold on to her persona as sexy, rock star-seducing siren.

Director: Ilya Chaiken
Producer: Michael Ellenbogen, Susan Leber
Screenwriter: Ilya Chaiken
Distributor: Passport Pictures
Production Co: Passport Pictures, Susie Q Productions [us], Little Z Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2002, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.5K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)