Living Out Loud (1998)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Richard LaGravenese

Writer (WGA):

Richard LaGravenese (written by)

Release Date:

30 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Elevator Operator | Information Overload | New York City | Gambler

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Holly Hunter	...	Judith Moore
Danny DeVito	...	Pat Francato
Queen Latifah	...	Liz Bailey
Martin Donovan	...	Robert Nelson
Richard Schiff	...	Phil Francato
Elias Koteas	...	The Kisser
Suzanne Shepherd	...	Mary
Mariangela Pino	...	Donna
Eddie Cibrian	...	The Masseur
Clark Anderson	...	Gary
Ellen McElduff	...	Crying Woman
Ivan Kronenfeld	...	Angry Boyfriend
Fil Formicola	...	Santi's Man
Nick Sandow	...	Santi's Man
Jenette Goldstein	...	Fanny

Also Known As:

The Kiss (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, and for some drug content and sexuality.

Runtime:

100 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario - 2006) | USA:R (certificate #35728) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

The news clip that Judith is watching at the beginning shows a badly damaged apartment building, as we hear the newscaster speaking about possible terrorist bombings. This image was actually from an October 1992 airplane crash, where an El Al 747 cargo jet crashed into an Amsterdam apartment complex, killing 43.

Goofs:

Continuity: Judith is alone in a restaurant, reading a book; she is halfway through the book. In the next scene, she is in bed reading the same book, but she has only read a quarter of it.

Quotes:

Judith Moore: [to Pat after confronting her ex-husband in the elevator] I mean the situation CLEARLY called for me to attack him!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Give Me Something Real

Something for Everyone

I loved this movie...for all of its parts and for the whole of it. Holly is at her finest, Danny's magnificent and Latifah is, as always, gorgeous and honey-like. Whether you're straight or gay, male/female, young or old, frustratedly married or happily co-habitating, there's at least one scene where you're going to say, "Hey, that's me". How refreshing to see a coming of age, angst ridden plot featuring characters that are 40-somethings instead of the usual teen version of same. (Why should kids have all the fun of self-doubt, self-consciousness and self flagellation.) This movie is sensitive to the universal themes of the meaning of life, the need for love and the search for relevance. Try it, I guarantee you'll like it. (Just don't rent it for a boys night in....way too much emotion.)