The Pickle

R

1993

1 hr. 43 min.

Comedy

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20%

5 Reviews

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22%

100+ Ratings

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An unsuccessful director (Danny Aiello) creates a melancholy mess while in New York to preview his science-fiction schlocker.

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Harry Stone (Danny Aiello) is a well-known director who has built his reputation on doing films of depth and biting satire. When he finds himself in a financial bind, however, the lure of a big check seduces him into compromising his artistic values and directing a script that no self-respecting professional would associate his name with. The Pickle (the movie- within-the-movie) is a terrible story about a giant cucumber that's actually a space ship. As the film's premiere approaches, Harry goes through twenty-four hours of intense anxiety. Paul Mazursky's The Pickle is in the tradition of The Big Picture and The Player, and, like those films, elements of this quirky, satirical farce are not ideal for general consumption. However, for those who like to laugh, The Pickle offers plenty of opportunities. (Great early 90s comedy-satire).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Yeah, it IS his worst film but even in this turkey there is a lot of charm. I just don't think he could help it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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(**): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] The cast is good, but the film is too silly/predictable to recommend it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Funny and weird characters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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loved aiello in this movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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What happened? Decent director. What a cast, a great array of actors. But it's a stupid movie. It goes to extreme on it's satyrical view of Hollywood, so much so it comes across as ridiculous rather than biting and interesting. A waste.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Paul Mazursky

Director

Danny Aiello

Harry Stone

Dyan Cannon

Ellen Stone

Clotilde Courau

Françoise

Shelley Winters

Yetta

Barry Miller

Ronnie Liebowitz

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The Pickle is a very confused film, and many of its problems are symbolized by Mazursky's decision to include footage from the fictitious Pickle in his film. The film-within-a-film is not only unbelievably bad, but bad in an unfunny way.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Paul Mazursky's worst film.

Rated: D

Jul 24, 2011

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

What the hell is this thing? Whatever it is, it's not very good

Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2002

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2002

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Synopsis

An unsuccessful director (Danny Aiello) creates a melancholy mess while in New York to preview his science-fiction schlocker.

Director: Paul Mazursky
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.6K
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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