Sparkler

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Sparkler

R

1999

1h 36m

Comedy

Drama

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A woman (Park Overall) leaves her unfaithful husband, takes a trip to Las Vegas with three guys and meets a former pal (Veronica Cartwright) from high school.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

01/18/2023

Overall and Cartwright are especially winning, and Cartwright makes Dottie appealing in the vulnerability and longing that lurks beneath her hard, painted and bewigged surface. “Sparkler” lives up to its name.

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Brendan Kelly

Variety

01/18/2023

An often funny, always captivating ride through the kitschy underbelly of life on the road to Vegas.

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Cass Clarke

Slashfilm

01/27/2023

"Sparkler" serves us with slice-of-life queer acceptance, camp, and curiosity.

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

01/18/2023

With its heart on its sleeve and not much on its mind, Darren Stein's uneven comedy floats along on a few good laughs and a certain goofy charm.

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Joe Lipsett

Queer.Horror.Movies.

01/16/2023

4/5

Sparkler dazzles thanks to earnest performances, offbeat comedy, and surprisingly complex emotional beats.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/12/2005

1/5

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05/22/2015

I have never understood why this film failed to connect with audiences or critics. This is a great directorial debut that is well acted and carries a twisted heart.

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01/09/2014

A stylish and highly underrated independent film. Park Overall is amazing.

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05/15/2009

I liked the movie.(: I love the 3 guys there's so adorable in this movie. I miss seing them.

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05/15/2008

This movie is so hard to find! It's quite a treasure. A good movie featuring Park Overall and Freddie Prinze Jr. It has a good GLBT theme too. I like it because it shows the rougher side of Vegas and the desert between.

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02/05/2008

hilarious & touching story

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07/13/2007

i love me some PARK OVERALL! yeah, she rocks! plus, jamie kennedy & freddie price jr. are magic, though you wouldn't expect them to be.

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Synopsis

A woman (Park Overall) leaves her unfaithful husband, takes a trip to Las Vegas with three guys and meets a former pal (Veronica Cartwright) from high school.

Director: Darren Stein
Producer: Jennifer Amerine, Kimberly Jacobs
Screenwriter: Catherine Eads, Darren Stein
Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia, TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 19, 1999, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.5K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround