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Tune in Tomorrow...

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Soap-opera scribe Pedro Carmichael (Peter Falk) has been hired to juice up the scripts at a radio station in 1950s New Orleans. But the station seems to have plenty of scandalous plotlines already brewing in its hallways, notably the taboo liaison between news reporter Martin Loader (Keanu Reeves) and his divorced aunt Julia (Barbara Hershey). Taking inspiration from reality, Pedro incorporates their sultry romance on-air while trying to steer the pair's love affair in real life.

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Janet Maslin New York Times The film begins in a giddy, enjoyable tribute to its own ingenuity, which by its ending has worn thin. Rated: 2.5/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post The movie spends too much time with the Aunt and not enough with the Scriptwriter. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Sometimes we laugh easily, sometimes uncertainly, and sometimes we just look at the screen and wonder why anyone thought that was funny. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Kathi Maio Sojourner Hershey captures her character's brazen insecurity well. And Mr. Reeves... is absolutely charming and surprisingly effective in the role of the innocent, romantic young Martin. Sep 11, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 9, 2005 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Rated: 3/5 Mar 27, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lisa L Any comedy with the line "You're driving like a one-armed Albanian with crabs" is worth checking out. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Even if it's sometimes too fast paced, and Keanu predictably stiff, 'Tune In Tomorrow' is still an enjoyably kooky look at love and radio dramas. Aside from Amiel's energetic direction and a chucklesome script, the film is mainly carried by a wonderfully offbeat Falk as the embodiment of the eccentric writing genius who sometimes go a little too far. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Funny and entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey are fun to look at, but their strange line readings are alienating. Peter Falk's character is supposed to draw everything together, but he only distracts by his odd outfits and blotchy face make up. Many other talented actors in minor parts. I've read the book the movie is based on, and one thing that I remember was that Pedro was anti-Argentine, I think. When this is transposed to Albanians, the racism is defused, since being against Argentines if you're Peruvian is more like being anti-Mexican or anti African American. The movie makes racism into an almost endearing trait, with the albanians being humorless for not being able to take a joke. The film did have a cheerful, sunny quality, and the music by Marsalis and the Neville brothers is beautiful. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This was surprisingly irrevrent and fun - not to mention hilarious. It's an interesting story with some great one-liners and just an overall fun atmosphere. It also has a sensational cast with Peter Falk, Hope Lange, Peter Gallagher, Elizabeth McGovern and Patricia Clarkson, all with great supporting parts. However, the only glaring flaw of the cast is actually its two leads: Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey. Keanu just feels like he doesn't belong in this movie and barely squeeks by with a lackluster performance while Barbara just doesn't seem all that into it. If these two parts had been cast with more appropriate actors, this could have been a real classic. I do think it's a sort of classic as is, but there's room for improvement. Overall, it's definitely enjoyable and should give you a few laughs. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm partial to this film due to the book it's based on, Vargas Llosa's Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, but as with the book the funness of it all gets old as the movie goes along. Three stars may be too generous, but it just does such a nice job of incorporating 1950s radio drama (and subtly bringing up soap opera/ mass media theory) that I feel stingy for giving it less. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Soap-opera scribe Pedro Carmichael (Peter Falk) has been hired to juice up the scripts at a radio station in 1950s New Orleans. But the station seems to have plenty of scandalous plotlines already brewing in its hallways, notably the taboo liaison between news reporter Martin Loader (Keanu Reeves) and his divorced aunt Julia (Barbara Hershey). Taking inspiration from reality, Pedro incorporates their sultry romance on-air while trying to steer the pair's love affair in real life.
Director
Jon Amiel
Producer
John Fiedler, Mark Tarlov
Screenwriter
William Boyd
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround