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Two Idiots in Hollywood

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Two Idiots in Hollywood
VHS cover
Directed byStephen Tobolowsky
Written byStephen Tobolowsky
Produced byDavid Lancaster
Starring
CinematographyRobert Brinkmann
Edited byAndy Blumenthal
Music byStephen Tobolowsky
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 October 1988 (1988-10-01)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Two Idiots in Hollywood is a 1988 comedy film written and directed by actor Stephen Tobolowsky, based on his stage play of the same name. It stars Jim McGrath and Jeff Doucette.

Premise

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Taylor and Murphy leave their small town existence in Ohio for the glamour of Hollywood. Taylor, completely without talent, becomes a successful television producer, while Murphy is tried for a murder he didn't commit.

Principal cast

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Critical reception

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The film was critically panned. From Chris Willman of The Los Angeles Times:

Possibly the worst film of this festival, or any festival of repute, ever. Director Stephen Tobolowsky and writer J. Barry Armstrong will no doubt take that passing hyperbole as a compliment, so heartily have they endeavored to make an awful camp classic, and how one wants to deny them even that satisfaction. Based on an equity-waiver revue, this foul-mouthed, free-wheeling, laughless comedy about two misogynist slobs trying to make it in show-biz is mostly for those who would like Sam Kinison if only he weren't such a heady guy.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Capsule Reviews of Today's AFI Film Fest - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1989-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
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