Sink or Swim Movie Review 1997

TV writer/producer Brian (a suitably hangdog Rea) is suffering from creative burnout and depression. His agent, Danny (Arnold), has just landed Brian a new job writing a TV series that he's dreading. His weekly poker buddies (and fellow writers) offer possible scenarios, amidst their backstabbing, but Brian may have reignited his creative spark after witnessing a romantic encounter between two silhouetted figures in a hotel window. He thinks the woman may be Georgia (Douglas), whom he meets in a bar, and Brian wants her story--at practically any price.

Distribution

Studio Home Entertainment, 11846 Ventura Blvd., 3rd Fl., Studio City, CA 91604, Phone: (818)762-0005, Fax: (818)762-0006, Email: SterlingHE@aol.com, URL: http://www.studiohomeentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Writers, L.A., Showbiz Comedies, Look Ma! I'm on TV!, Poker

Screenplay

Gary Rosen

Cast

Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, Tom Arnold, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind, Ryan O'Neal, Ricky Jay, Jason Priestley, Olivia D'Abo, Bob Odenkirk

Cinematography

Ralf Bode

Director

Gary Rosen

Music

Anthony Marinelli