Slamdance

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Slamdance

R

1987

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

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6 Reviews

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Cartoonist C.C. Drood (Tom Hulce) is estranged from his wife, Helen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), and involved with Yolanda Caldwell (Virginia Madsen), a high-class call girl. After Yolanda is murdered, Drood becomes the prime suspect in the killing. Determined to clear his name, Drood investigates Yolanda's death on his own and discovers a shady conspiracy that extends all the way to the police force, but this revelation may cost the inquisitive man not just his freedom but his life too.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The plot of this movie is a little infuriating, because it gets in the way of the people.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Juan Carlos Coto

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Slam Dance's advertisement proclaims, "It's NOT about dancing." In the end, it's not about much else, either.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 19, 2021

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Apr 22, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Oughtta come with a decoder ring.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 3, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Dec 18, 2004

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Sarah Chauncey

Reel.com

Terrible movie, but so much fun to watch

Rated: 2/5

Jun 10, 2004

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Glenn

I've watched this movie three times over the years and learn something new each time

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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Scott E

Good enough to watch. The ending was a little hard to swallow.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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Savannah W

Flashdance But Even Worse With A Cartoonist Literally Played By Mozart (Tom Hulce)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/18/23

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Audience Member

Watchable neo-noir that I picked up on the recommendation of a friend - was a decent little afternoon of entertainment, and something that I hadn't been aware of before so that was kinda cool. Worth a rental if you have the chance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

i loiked this stylish off beat comedy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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(***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] An interesting mystery.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Wayne Wang

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C.C. Drood

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Synopsis

Cartoonist C.C. Drood (Tom Hulce) is estranged from his wife, Helen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), and involved with Yolanda Caldwell (Virginia Madsen), a high-class call girl. After Yolanda is murdered, Drood becomes the prime suspect in the killing. Determined to clear his name, Drood investigates Yolanda's death on his own and discovers a shady conspiracy that extends all the way to the police force, but this revelation may cost the inquisitive man not just his freedom but his life too.

Director: Wayne Wang
Producer: Rupert Harvey, Barry Opper
Screenwriter: Don Opper
Production Co: Island Pictures, Sho Films, Zenith Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $125.3K
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround

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