Jimmy Hollywood (1994)

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer (WGA):

Barry Levinson (written by)

Release Date:

30 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

One thing stands between Jimmy and stardom. Reality.

Plot:

Jimmy Alto is an actor wannabe who stumbles into the role of a lifetime. He becomes a vigilante crime-fighter...

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Character Name In Title

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joe Pesci	...	Jimmy Alto
Christian Slater	...	William
Victoria Abril	...	Lorraine de la Peña
Jason Beghe	...	Detective
John Cothran Jr.	...	Detective
Hal Fishman	...	Anchorperson
Jerry Dunphy	...	Anchorperson
Andrea Kutyas	...	Anchorperson
Kerry Kilbride	...	Newscaster
Paula López	...	Newscaster
Paul Dean Jackson	...	Newscaster
Joe Avellar	...	Newscaster
Susan Campos	...	Newscaster
Claudia Haro	...	Newscaster
Audrey Morgan	...	Newscaster

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Baltimore Pictures

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Barry Levinson]Ralph Tabakin (Fan in Hospital) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner (1982) to Liberty Heights (1999).

Quotes:

William: You know what I could never figure out about the Mummy? The Mummy used to walk with one arm out and a leg draggin' behind him, but he was still always able get his victim. I'm thinkin' as a kid, I was pretty fast, I'd just, ya know, put some moves on the Mummy and the Mummy, he'd never get me.
Jimmy: This is what you're thinkin' about?
William: Then I realized, the Mummy never has to sleep. Eventually, I'd get tired of runnin' around the Mummy. That's when he'd get me.

Movie Connections:

References Death Wish (1974)

Soundtrack:

Soap box Preacher

A must-see for any film fan.

"Jimmy Hollywood" is an underrated classic, with Joe Pesci as Jimmy Alto, wanna-be movie star and starry-eyed idealist. Its final scenes and Cinderella ending will leave you with the warm fuzzies, and I could recommend it just for that. But it's a unique tale of failure-turned-victory and any student of film will be able to identify with the likable Jimmy and his associates on the mean streets of the film capital. The supporting cast is well-chosen, and the plotline progresses evenly to its satisfying final wrap. If you liked "Ed Wood", "Jimmy Hollywood" could also be your ticket back to the movies as they were seldom seen by the rest of us.