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Movie Info
Tex (Woody Allen) is a New Mexico butcher who murders his wife after he finds out about her infidelity. He hacks up her body into many parts, but forgets to bury her hand. When a blind woman trips over it and experiences a sudden vision, the hand is deemed a religious item and taken to the town church. Its discovery spawns a series of strange happenings, miraculous events and an investigation by a suspicious cop (Kiefer Sutherland), as Tex tries to evade the authorities.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Alfonso Arau
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Producer: Alfonso Arau, Paul L. Sandberg
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Production Co: Kushner-Locke Company
Cast & Crew

Woody Allen
Tex Cowley

Cheech Marin
Mayor Machado

David Schwimmer
Father Leo Jerome

Kiefer Sutherland
Officer Bobo

Fran Drescher
Sister Frida

Lou Diamond Phillips
Officer Alfonso

Elliott Gould
Father LaCage

Tony Plana
Usher

Richard Edson
Edsel Farkus

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Flaco

Marcus Demian
Ricardo

Eddie Griffin
Sediento

Jackie Guerra
Meche

Jon Huertas
Paulo

Kathy Kinney
Mrs. Tattler

Mía Maestro
Carla

Enrique Castillo
Grasiento

Lupe Ontiveros
Constancia

Dyana Ortelli
Gaga

Alfonso Arau
Director

Alfonso Arau
Producer

Paul L. Sandberg
Producer
Critic Reviews for Picking Up the Pieces
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Nov 04, 2009
The biggest mystery about "PIcking Up the Pieces" is why such a bewildering array of well-known actors signed up for this silly, sacrilegious farce. The cast is like the head table at a celebrity roast: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Kiefer Sutherland, David Schwimmer, Fran Drescher, Elliott Gould, Eddie Griffin, Cheech Marin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Andy Dick and Lou Diamond Phillips are all hamming it up and vying for screen time, but their talents are mostly wasted on broad characterizations and cheap jokes. Sutherland and his ever-nimble toothpick have a ball and come off quite well, but other thankless roles just suggest the acting community really, really loved "Like Water for Chocolate" (also directed by Alfonso Arau). The main allure of "Picking Up the Pieces" is seeing Woody Allen in a rare appearance as a hired actor, though he's playing a nebbish part which he might as well have written himself. Allen portrays a Texas butcher who kills and dismembers his floozy wife (Stone), then trucks across the border to secretly bury her in the titular "pieces." He loses her hand in transport, but a blind woman (literally) stumbles on it and magically regains her sight. This leads to her tiny village enshrining the hand (extended middle finger and all), while an ethically shaky priest (Schwimmer) struggles with his conscience. More and more healing miracles occur, and the town becomes a cash-cow tourist trap. Meanwhile, Allen hears about the lost hand's notoriety and plots to steal back the evidence. The resulting complications are predictable (the sight gags involving enlarged breasts and penises are especially crass), but the film is plenty of fun anyway. Book it along with Alex Cox's "Straight to Hell" for a midnight double feature.
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Jun 05, 2006
It's a nice idea, wonderfully shot with an excellent cast, so it's frustrating that the result is just plain dull.
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