Star Maps

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Star Maps

R

Released Jul 23, 1997

1h 26m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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Carlos (Douglas Spain) dreams of becoming an actor, but Pepe, his old man (Efrain Figueroa), won't have it. Instead of pursuing his dreams, Carlos will work in the more practical family business: male prostitution. Carlos joins the ranks of hustlers on the streets of Los Angeles, pretending to sell maps to the stars' homes. After a soap opera actress hires him for his services, she persuades the show's producers to allow Carlos a small role. Then Carlos watches his dream become a nightmare.

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Star Maps reads like a collision involving three or four scripts in different stages of development.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Bob Satuloff

The Advocate

Written and directed by Miguel Arteta, the film is well-shot, colorfully acted, and thoroughly entertaining.

Jun 1, 2022

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Michael Atkinson

Spin

One of this year's requisite Sundance buzz-magnets. Star Maps has a queasy way of snowballing into dizzy psychodrama, and a knack for eluding cliches that is smart and sometimes amazing.

Oct 25, 2019

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Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS)

Rated: 3/5

Feb 18, 2007

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So SOOO terrible in every way. There was one nice shot however, but does ONE shot make a film good? No, no it doesn't.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Talk about a dysfunctional family!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Douglas Spain plays a guy living in LA that "sells" Star Maps to anybody "willing to pay." This is a VERY common practice here in Hollywood...but they aren't really selling "star maps." The movie explores the sexual good & bad of living in California. Spain is an excellent actor!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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[size=2]I'm beginning the rather lengthy task of entering into the database every film I have seen, at least those I have a decent memory of. Some may have the briefest of reviews while many will just have a number. Those films that I consider personal favorites and/or those that have some historical signficance I will add later when I have time for more lengthy reviews. [b]Star Maps[/b], directed by Miguel Arteta, is the story of male prostitutes who work in Los Angeles under the guise of "map sellers" of Hollywood stars homes. [b]What About Bob[/b], directed by Frank Oz, stars Bill Murray as a neurotic man obsessed with phobias. Richard Dreyfuss plays his psychologist. [b]When A Man Loves A Woman[/b], directed by Luis Mandoki, stars Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia as a married couple wrecked by her alcholism. [b]Fled[/b], directed by Kevin Hooks, stars Lawrence Fishburn and Stephen Baldwin as escaping convicts who hate each other. [/size]

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

Carlos (Douglas Spain) dreams of becoming an actor, but Pepe, his old man (Efrain Figueroa), won't have it. Instead of pursuing his dreams, Carlos will work in the more practical family business: male prostitution. Carlos joins the ranks of hustlers on the streets of Los Angeles, pretending to sell maps to the stars' homes. After a soap opera actress hires him for his services, she persuades the show's producers to allow Carlos a small role. Then Carlos watches his dream become a nightmare.

Director: Miguel Arteta
Producer: Matthew Greenfield
Screenwriter: Miguel Arteta, Matthew Greenfield
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co: Flan de Coco Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 23, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $647.9K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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