Pipe Dream

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Pipe Dream

R

2002

1h 33m

Romance

Comedy

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A plumber (Martin Donovan) pretends to be a filmmaker and holds fake auditions in order to meet women.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

10/17/2002

3.5/5

A smart, sweet and playful romantic comedy.

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John Anderson

Newsday

10/04/2002

3.5/4

What bubbles up out of John C. Walsh's Pipe Dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

10/04/2002

The quirky and recessive charms of co-stars Martin Donovan and Mary-Louise Parker help overcome the problematic script.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

01/31/2008

2.5/4

...primarily comes off as an affable romantic comedy that boasts expectedly terrific performances...

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

08/11/2005

2/5

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

03/07/2004

B-

Manages to plug all leaks and tell an implausible story that still made some sense.

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04/17/2014

A movie as dull as Martin Donovan's screen presence.

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10/10/2012

Another romantic comedy that does not feel right.

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06/22/2011

A romantic comedy version of "The Producers". Plumber David Kulovic (Martin Donovan) teams with his childhood friend R.J. (Kevin Carroll) and aspiring writer Toni (Mary-Louise Parker) to build a sham production to improve David's sex appeal. Not only does the casting call drum up dozens of eager actresses, but the project gets funding. Soon Toni is feeding her direction to David, and the shoot is off and running. While it's a good premise, Walsh's directing and script (co-written by Cynthia Kaplan) are never quite convincing. The industry satire feels a bit soft, and the characters vacillate erratically from sympathetic to unpleasant.

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08/24/2010

Wow. This was a little slow sometimes but a real gem! I enjoyed it a lot. And yes, you can say, that it's because I'm a super die hard Martin Donovan fan. But more than that, this was quirky, light, fun and entertaining. Thumbs up!

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09/16/2009

Fun and enjoyable romantic comedy, with a very engaging cast. Martin Donovan and Mary-Louise Parker are terrific and have a good rapport together. Good dialogue, great pace, the scenes are well set up together, the film flows well.

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08/09/2009

Nice little low budget movie about a plumber (Martin Donovan) who pretends to be a movie director to impress a girl (Rebecca Gayheart). His neighbour (Mary Louise Parker) has written a script, and it seems like this movie just may get made after all... I put off watching this one for ages. Have picked it up several times at the video store, (dating back probably to when it actually was on video. haha). Saw it going out as an ex-rental for $1.95, decided what the hell, how bad could it be compared to some of the stuff I have sat through lately?! It was actually pretty good! Nice little story and very well acted.

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Martin Donovan

David Kulovic

Mary-Louise Parker

Toni Edelman

Kevin Carroll

RJ Martling

Rebecca Gayheart

Marliss Funt

Peter Jacobson

Arnie Hufflitz

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Synopsis

A plumber (Martin Donovan) pretends to be a filmmaker and holds fake auditions in order to meet women.

Director: John Walsh
Producer: Mike Curb, Carole Curb Nemoy, Sally Roy
Screenwriter: Cynthia Kaplan, John Walsh
Production Co: Curb Entertainment
Rating: R (Sex Scene)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Surround

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