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Wirey Spindell

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Wirey Spindell

Released Jan 21, 2000

1h 41m

Comedy

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A young man (Eric Schaeffer) relates his sexual history and why he is no longer interested in the woman he is to marry in nine days.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Long, shapeless, and painfully unfunny, Wirey Spindell confirms its maker's status as one of the most distinctively awful filmmakers of his generation.

Jul 10, 2006

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Variety

...a teen sex comedy for the grown-up arthouse crowd.

Apr 27, 2005

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

To say that this movie is true to life is only to say that it's banal, boring and confusing.

May 21, 2003

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Where writer-director Eric Schaeffer shoots himself in the foot is by succumbing to the narcissistic voice within.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 12, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 24, 2005

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Chris Gore

Film Threat

The first pleasant surprise of 2000.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 8, 2002

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In all honesty, the way the film was paced and the sheer unpredictability of some of its moments kept me tuned in the entire 101 minutes. There is some wittiness in the film's dialogue. Where the film fails is, as mentioned in the NY Times, the film reflects the flaws and self-absorbedness of Wirey, not reflects upon it. As a result, the film comes off as way too rambling and pretentious to be considered substantive.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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I'm a big fan of the dialogue of this film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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My memory is foggy when it comes to this movie but I remember it being extremely risque. Fortunately risque is right up my alley.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Absolutely brilliant writing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Lengthy, but worth it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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One of those hidden Gem flicks that not many have seen. Some really nice dramatic moments with witty dialog.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Wirey Spindell

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Synopsis

A young man (Eric Schaeffer) relates his sexual history and why he is no longer interested in the woman he is to marry in nine days.

Director: Eric Schaeffer
Producer: Dolly Hall, Terence Michael, Lloyd Segan
Screenwriter: Eric Schaeffer
Distributor: Winstar Cinema
Production Co: Five Minutes Before the Miracle, WinStar Cinema, Terence Michael Productions, Wirey Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.8K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Mono

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