Viva Las Nowhere

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Viva Las Nowhere

R

2001

1h 38m

Comedy

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Jaded small-town motel owner Frank Jacobs (Daniel Stern) lives an unhappy life with his unpleasant wife, Helen (Patricia Richardson), and dreams of becoming a country singer. He meets fellow aspiring musician Julie (Lacey Kohl), who is abandoned by her husband, washed-up singer Roy (James Caan). After Frank takes her in, he argues with Helen, who is accidentally shot. Panicking, Frank and Julie bury Helen, and soon are faced with an angry Roy and Helen's suspicious twin sister, Wanda.

Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2005

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Wesley Lovell

Apollo Guide

Great things come in small packages and this treat of a movie definitely comes in the smallest of cinematic packages.

Rated: 81/100

Sep 28, 2001

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

An amusing time

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2001

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Audience Member

It's actually alot better than you might think. Frankly it was a little predictable for me, but I guess the average viewer could enjoy it more.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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I love this movie it's very hard to find and purchase

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Really delightful. A great shame this film isn't noticed more. Not only do the actors give attracting performances and bring these horrid characters to life in front of you. It is also well directed too by Jason Bloom. The best way I can describe this film is it's like the Coen Brothers directed a film written by David Lynch. If there is a movie restaurant where the server asks: "What do you want?" My reply would be: "More of this movie, please."

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Good Movie!! Very kinky. But good!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

A simple and reasonably entertaining little dark comedy with enough twists and titters to make it an enjoyable ride.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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This is a movie my boss helped produce while he was with Minds Eye Pictures. Daniel Stern does a great job acting in it though James Caan look generally uninspired. The cinematography and direction is good although this is a very Canadian movie - it doesn't suck you in.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Jason Bloom

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Daniel Stern

Frank Jacobs

Patricia Richardson

Helen

James Caan

Roy Baker

Sherry Stringfield

Marguerite

Lacey Kohl

Julie Mitchell

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Synopsis

Jaded small-town motel owner Frank Jacobs (Daniel Stern) lives an unhappy life with his unpleasant wife, Helen (Patricia Richardson), and dreams of becoming a country singer. He meets fellow aspiring musician Julie (Lacey Kohl), who is abandoned by her husband, washed-up singer Roy (James Caan). After Frank takes her in, he argues with Helen, who is accidentally shot. Panicking, Frank and Julie bury Helen, and soon are faced with an angry Roy and Helen's suspicious twin sister, Wanda.

Director: Jason Bloom
Screenwriter: Richard Uhlig, Steve Seitz
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 38m