Lovelife (1997)

Director:

Jon Harmon Feldman

Writer (WGA):

Jon Harmon Feldman (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Plot:

Danny is a student whose girlfriend is writer Zoey. Professor Alan lives with unfocused Molly. Other pairs also don't quite match...

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Professor | Ensemble Cast | Falling In Love | Aspiring Writer

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Saffron Burrows	...	Zoey
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Molly
Carla Gugino	...	Amy
Matt Letscher	...	Danny (as Matthew Letscher)
Jon Tenney	...	Alan
Bruce Davison	...	Bruce
Peter Krause	...	Tim
Tushka Bergen	...	Helene
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laura Cayouette	...	Woman in the Window
Peter Genovese	...	Bar Patron
Butch Hammett	...	Wrong Guy (as George 'Butch' Hammett)

Also Known As:

Friends of Friends (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug content.

Runtime:

96 min | Germany:88 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

D.V. Capital Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Amy gives Danny the book "Goodbye Columbus", he flips through it, and you can see that the pages are blank.

Quotes:

Molly: So, what did you think, did I write it well?
Alan: Yeah... You know, er... It's hard, it's the start, it's 2 pages...
Molly: Come on, tell me, really.
Alan: It's hard to say, it's 2 pages. It's missing the middle and an end, and most of the beginning.
Molly: Wouldn't it be easier just to say you don't like it?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

Soundtrack:

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John Harmon Feldman, the director of this movie that we saw recently on cable, shows he can create a movie in which he has a point of view about modern relationships. In this case, Mr. Feldman concentrates in what appears to be a Los Angeles university. He shows a slice of the campus life as the young people get in love, and then they as they fail mercilessly by their new partners.

The director, who also wrote the screenplay, presents us with a merry go round of relationships that, at the beginning appear to be solid, but obviously, they didn't have a chance to survive and we watch how almost all of them disolve.

The best vignette in the film involves an older professor who likes a young woman that is living with an insufferable bore. Bruce Davidson, as the older man, and Sherilyn Fenn, is the girl who he is trying to win over, although he realizes his limitations. When this young woman is dumped, she realizes her happiness lies with the professor, who is mature enough to share his life with her. Both Mr. Davidson, and Ms. Fenn are a delight to watch.

The rest of the cast is young and attractive. Saffron Burrows, Carla Gugino, John Tenney, Matt Letscher, all make great contributions to the movie.

Although some comments in this forum are negative, the film is much better than other highly praised ones. Give it a chance to win you over.