Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Josh Becker

Writer:

Josh Becker (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

You have to be a little crazy to fall in love. Hank's downright insane.

Plot:

In the seedy part of Los Angeles, a man who writes poetry has spent six months without leaving his apartment...

Plot Keywords:

Street Gang | Poet | Spider | Telephone | Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ted Raimi	...	Hank Stone (as Theodore Raimi)
Deborah Foreman	...	Nancy
Bruce Campbell	...	Ray
George Aguilar	...	Comet
Brian McCree	...	Presto
Eddy Roumaya	...	Joker
Michelle Stacey	...	Billboard Woman
John Hardy	...	Mr. Jackson
Anna Aycox	...	Mailwoman
Carol Vernon	...	Mrs. Rabinowitz
Josefa Rigial	...	Mrs. Ramiriz
Philip A. Gillis	...	Desk Clerk
Reginald 'Motsi Ski' Abrams	...	Rapper #1
Robert 'M.C.' Lee Walker	...	Rapper #2
Wilbert Lawrence 'Duncan' Hines	...	Rapper #3

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Pontiac Hills, Michigan, USA

Company:

Renaissance Pictures

Trivia:

Shot in 1989, not released until 1991.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in My Name Is Bruce (2007)

Soundtrack:

Strangers in the Night

Worth the search?

Well, if this movie is the "epitome of Sam Raimi films", it's some kind of weird coincidence, because this is not a Sam Raimi film.

Moving on, this movie is probably really only worth watching if you're a hardcore fan of someone who's in it. I saw it for Bruce Campbell. Frankly, there aren't really any redeeming qualities. The actors all do decent jobs with what they're given, but the movie just feels really dull and empty, like it doesn't really warrant a whole movie. It also reeks pretty badly of the early '90s, which is either a reason to watch or avoid, depending on who you are. At any rate, unless your local rental store is pretty amazing, you'll probably be hard-pressed to find this movie save by spending upwards of 70 dollars to buy it online. It's definitely not worth the 70 dollars. Bruce Campbell doesn't really even get to do anything particularly Bruce Campbell-ish. No snappy one-liners or anything.

Anyway, if by any chance your girlfriend buys you this movie for your birthday, you might as well watch it since it came your way. Also watch out for the whole differing religions thing, it might be a problem in another three months.