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Star Maps (1997) -- Pepe shows up to his daughter's dinner date and embarrasses her.
Star Maps (1997) -- Pepe sends a John to one of his kids selling star maps.
Star Maps (1997) -- Letti gives Carlos instructions on how to deal with customers.
Star Maps (1997) -- Maria leaves her date alone with her perverted brother.
Star Maps (1997) -- Carlos has heard enough from Letti.

Overview

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Director:
Miguel Arteta
Writers:
Miguel Arteta (screenplay)
Miguel Arteta (story)
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Release Date:
23 July 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
In Hollywood every dream has a price. more
Plot:
Carlos wants to be an actor. But his father, Pepe, wants him to work in the family business, that is... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Miguel Arteta to helm 'Youth in Revolt'
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User Comments:
Messy and unfocused even if it does have enough going on to keep it all moving forward (unconvincingly) more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Douglas Spain ... Carlos Amado

Efrain Figueroa ... Pepe Amato
Kandeyce Jorden ... Jennifer
Martha Velez ... Teresa Amato
Lysa Flores ... Maria Amato
Annette Murphy ... Letti, Pepe's Girlfriend

Robin Thomas ... Martin
Vincent Chandler ... Juancito Amato

Al Vicente ... Fred Marin
Herbert Siguenza ... Cantinflas' Ghost
Jeffrey Sanna ... Frank Rivers (as Jeff Sanna)
Jeff Michalski ... Bartender
Zak Penn ... Carmel County Writer
Alejandro Parra ... Star Map Boy
Caesar Garcia ... Star Map Boy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for violence.
Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Messy and unfocused even if it does have enough going on to keep it all moving forward (unconvincingly), 11 August 2005
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

Carlos is a young man with dreams of becoming an actor in Hollywood. However to get money and fill time until he hits it big, Carlos gets drawn back into his father's business which involves lots of young men selling maps to the homes of the stars – or rather using this as a front for acting as male prostitutes. When one of his clients offers him a bit part in her television show, Carlos takes the chance for a few lines to start him off. His father naturally objects and warns him that only him and his prostitution racket are what Carlos will ever have, but Carlos continues with his dream.

Despite having lots of things that it could focus on and therefore quite a bit of potential this film turns out to be rather a messy and unfocused affair that does enough to keep you watching without ever doing enough to grip or truly engage. It does this by simply keeping moving but for my money that was not enough; I wasn't really convinced by the world I was being shown – neither the gigolo world or the opportunities that Carlos got as a result of it. The two didn't sit well together and I didn't think Carlos suited either of them as a character either. Failing to convince me or engage me meant that I never got into the characters or their stories so, no matter what happens in the film, I honestly never cared for any of them enough to stick with it.

The cast try hard but most of them are just left trying without the material to work with. Spain was surprisingly good but his character was unconvincing and there was only so much he could do with it by himself. Figueroa is larger than life but again the material doesn't allow him to be a person. The support cast all have the same problems, all of them are trying hard but the material allows the audience to remain apathetic about them and their fate and their performances are diminished as a result.

Overall this is an interesting enough film but it tries to do too much and succeeds in none of them. The main failure is that it is never convincing enough to engage and, although it never drags, it is certainly difficult to care about all the things that are happening. Distracting then, but certainly not a "good" movie.

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