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Play trailer Poster for Star Maps R 1997 1h 26m Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
Star Maps reads like a collision involving three or four scripts in different stages of development. Go to Full Review Bob Satuloff The Advocate 06/01/2022
Written and directed by Miguel Arteta, the film is well-shot, colorfully acted, and thoroughly entertaining. Go to Full Review Michael Atkinson Spin 10/25/2019
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. Go to Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 02/18/2007
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 01/31/2007
C
Representing an uneasy balance of Latino melodrama and arthouse fare, the film tells a lurid story (about a patriarch who's a pimp to his son) in crude manner with occasional lyrical touches; Arteta's next feature will show whether he has real talent Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/15/2005
3/5
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01/25/2014 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. See more 10/18/2009 Talk about a dysfunctional family!!! See more 08/26/2009 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! See more 04/01/2006 [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] See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Miguel Arteta

Director

Douglas Spain

Carlos Amado

Efrain Figueroa

Pepe Amato

Kandeyce Jensen

Actor

Martha Velez

Teresa Amato

Lysa Flores

Maria Amato

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Movie Info

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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