Welcome to L.A. (1976)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Writer:

Alan Rudolph (writer)

Release Date:

28 April 1978 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

City of the One Night Stands.

Plot:

The lives and romantic entanglements of a group of young adults who have achieved "overnight" success in Los Angeles.

Plot Keywords:

Nudity | Christmas | Alienation | Telephone | Female Frontal Nudity

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Keith Carradine	...	Carroll Barber
Sally Kellerman	...	Ann Goode
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Karen Hood
Harvey Keitel	...	Ken Hood
Lauren Hutton	...	Nona Bruce
Viveca Lindfors	...	Susan Moore
Sissy Spacek	...	Linda Murray
Denver Pyle	...	Carl Barber
John Considine	...	Jack Goode
Richard Baskin	...	Eric Wood
Allan F. Nicholls	...	David Howard
Cedric Scott	...	Faye
Mike Kaplan	...	Russell Linden (as Mike E. Kaplan)
Diahnne Abbott	...	Jeannette Ross

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

John Wayne was originally going to play the part of Carl Barber. However, due to budget overruns and delays, Wayne had to be replaced by Denver Pyle.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

God is the Greatest Temptation of All

It has great wallpaper and Sissy Spacek.

It seemed a bit dark in '77, but today it may even cheer you up! It takes at least a half-hour to understand what's going on in this movie so here's a head start:

The guy with the hat and goatee (Carroll) is a song-writer/playboy and son of a millionaire. Watch him because he wants to sleep with most of the women in the movie. The crazy woman in the taxi is married to... is that really Harvey Keitel? Yes. You'll never believe it! He is the employee of the millionaire who is, incidentally, Uncle Jessie from the Dukes of Hazard.

If I were Carroll I would have gone for Sissy Spacek, who likes to clean house topless throughout the movie. But he still makes enough tracks to be considered a hero of the sexual revolution.

The music throughout the movie sounds a little like Dan Hill, but it gets you in a good 70's mood so that you can enjoy the atmosphere this movie creates. Look for Sissy Spacek's pants that match the wallpaper and definitely check out Harvey Keitel's pipe!