Ed's Next Move (1996)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

John Walsh

Writer:

John Walsh (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

It's the hardest move a guy has to make.

Plot:

Ed lives in Wisconsin, but he's just been dumped by his girlfriend. So he moves to New York City for a big change...

Plot Keywords:

Genetics | Wisconsin | New York City | Diner | Band

Cast

Matt Ross	...	Eddie
Catherine Curtin	...	Anne (as Cathy Curtin)
Timothy Pilato	...	Hospital Kid
Ramon Moses	...	Greedy Roommate
Eric Weiner	...	Sloppy Roommate
Joshua Astrachan	...	Pot-Smoking Roommate
David Pittu	...	Fiche Lock Roommate
Devin Eggleston	...	Beach Blanket Roommate
Robert Margolis	...	Hyper-Wary Tenant
Kevin Carroll	...	Ray
Ramsey Faragallah	...	Dr. Banarjee
Michael Huston	...	Angry Actress
Michael Huston	...	Angry Actress
Voltaire	...	Brush with Happiness Guy
Will Arnett	...	Weather Video Guy

MPAA:

Rated R for a scene of sexuality and some language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Balducci's, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bluehawk Films

Quotes:

[Ed envisions his breakup with translators to help]
Anne, Ed's ex: I'm like a balloon and you're like a rock.
Female Translator: I'm open to change. You're an immovable objest who can't see the benefit of a little risk.
Eddie Brodsky: I think you're wrong.
Male Translator: I'm right, as usual.
Anne, Ed's ex: I just think we need to take some time to rethink what we're doing together, maybe make some things a little less exclusive.
Female Translator: There's a guy at work who makes the zipper on my jeans melt.
Eddie Brodsky: (to translator) No.
Female Translator: Yes.
Eddie Brodsky: I don't think it's healthy for us to see other people.
[...]

Soundtrack:

Lonesome Bus

Nice try Ed, but bad movie...

It was an attempt at a contemporary romantic comedy about a guy who moves to the big city ("the toughest move a guy can make"....huh?). After arriving there, he falls for a girl who sings in a folk act. Wackiness does not ensue. This movie certainly wasn't _bad_, but there was not one original thing about it. Jokes like, "guy doesn't want to wake up, so he throws beeping alarm clock out window to street" have been done a million times before on The Partridge Family and Three's Company. This movie is full of ideas that someone else already came up with. Ed certainly seems like a nice guy, and Matt Ross puts on a decent performance, but the movie is boring and unoriginal. If you want to see a really funny movie with a similar plot situation, see Swingers. But I wouldn't bother with Ed...