Floundering Movie Review 1994

Misguided satire uses the 1992 L.A. riots as a backdrop to tell the saga of unemployed James Boyz (LeGros), whose life is a walking disaster. He owes the IRS, his unemployment compensation has run out, his brother (Hawke) has fled from a drug rehab clinic, and he finds his girlfriend (Zane) in bed with another man. John drags himself among the city's downtrodden as he fantasizes about life. Drag pretty much sums up the film despite good performances by LeGros and Hawke.

Distribution

A-PIX Entertainment Inc., 200 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (206)284-4700, Fax: (206)286-4433

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Satire & Parody, Generation X

Screenplay

Peter McCarthy

Cast

James LeGros, Ethan Hawke, Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, Lisa Zane, Sy Richardson, Jeremy Piven, Billy Bob Thornton

Cinematography

Denis Maloney

Director

Peter McCarthy

Music

Pray for Rain

Other

Peter McCarthy, Dody Dorn

Producer

Peter McCarthy