Directed by Yabo YablonskyMy rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, Vestron Video)
A filmed experimental theater piece starring Mickey Rooney. He's got Luana Anders tied to a chair in a storage loft filled with costumes and lighting rigs. He goes through various disguises, but mostly wears a fake nose and quotes Cyrano de Bergerac. His long monologues explore his past as a makeup man, his delusions about stardom and his obsession with women. As with many experimental films, it's mostly forced, self-conscious and pretentious, but there is the occasional intriguing idea or disturbing image. One scene has Mickey surrounded by groupies and repeating "love" over and over in slow motion. Another has Luana running through hanging beef in cold storage, with a chamber orchestra waiting inside, also in slow motion. Keenan Wynn makes a brief appearance as a drunk. Electronic soundtrack by Gil Melle is moody in a Logan's Run kind of way, but not his best.
IMDb
(VHS, Vestron Video)
A filmed experimental theater piece starring Mickey Rooney. He's got Luana Anders tied to a chair in a storage loft filled with costumes and lighting rigs. He goes through various disguises, but mostly wears a fake nose and quotes Cyrano de Bergerac. His long monologues explore his past as a makeup man, his delusions about stardom and his obsession with women. As with many experimental films, it's mostly forced, self-conscious and pretentious, but there is the occasional intriguing idea or disturbing image. One scene has Mickey surrounded by groupies and repeating "love" over and over in slow motion. Another has Luana running through hanging beef in cold storage, with a chamber orchestra waiting inside, also in slow motion. Keenan Wynn makes a brief appearance as a drunk. Electronic soundtrack by Gil Melle is moody in a Logan's Run kind of way, but not his best.
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