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The Pick-Up Artist

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Original title

The Pick-Up Artist

Year

1987

Running time

81 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Toback

Screenwriter

James Toback

Cast

Music

Georges Delerue

Cinematography

Gordon Willis

Producer

20th Century Fox

Genre

Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy. Teen Comedy. Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

Lady's man Jack Jericho goes through life without a care in the world, seducing one woman after another. Then he meets indifferent museum guide Randy Jensen, who consents to a one-night stand but won't give him her phone number. Intrigued, Jack continues to pursue Randy, in the process helping free her alcoholic father from the huge gambling debt he owes the mob.

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Critics' reviews

"The first hour of Toback's movie bounces and sparkles like a stone skipping on water. Downey is such an ingenuous con man it's impossible not to smile at his chutzpah"

David Ansen: Newsweek
"It's bright and blithe, like the sound of the 60s girl groups on the track; the flimsy plot hardly matters."

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"Toback has devised an interesting premise that draws parallels between risking one's heart and one's wallet, but the picture itself risks little"

TV Guide
"pleasant and nice-looking (...) The charm of the film (and it does have an effective degree) ultimately seems as synthetic as Jack's."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"This is an appallingly silly movie, from its juvenile comic overture to its dreadfully sincere conclusion"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"It's too thin to be satisfying. It consistently sparkles and moves along gracefully, but at a mere 81 minutes it leaves you unsatisfied."

Variety Staff: Variety

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