Coming Soon (1999)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Colette Burson

Writers (WGA):

Colette Burson (written by) &
Kate Robin (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

It's All About Feeling Good.

Plot:

The trials and tribulations of wealthy young Manhattanites and their sexual coming of age, a romantic comedy set at an Upper East Side prep school.

Plot Keywords:

Manhattan | Orgasm | Wealthy | Sexual Exploration | Reference To Emilio Estevez

Cast

Bonnie Root	...	Stream Hodsell
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Jenny Simon
Tricia Vessey	...	Nell Kellner
James Roday	...	Chad
Bridget Barkan	...	Polly
Mia Farrow	...	Judy Hodsell
Ramsey Faragallah	...	Wahid
Ellen Pompeo	...	Upset Girl
Dmitry Lipkin	...	Young Teacher
Jared Ryan	...	Petrus
Spalding Gray	...	Mr. Jennings
Ryan Reynolds	...	Henry Lipschitz
Leslie Lyles	...	Vivien Simon
Candy Buckley	...	Madame Aurevoir
Abigail Revasch	...	Renee

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and dialogue involving teens, substance abuse and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Germany:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bandeira Entertainment

Quotes:

Stream Hodsell: Je veux l'orgasme. That means, I want an orgasm.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Real Low Down

Clever script, funny with very dry overtones and not a spot of violence. Direction spot on to match. A good fun watch but not box office stuff.

Finding time to watch movies is a luxury in my abysmal life pattern, so to sit through an accidental light hearted soirée generates a guilt complex, but I am so glad I did as 'Coming Soon' provides a few hearty chuckles. I accidentally hit on this movie while scrolling the sat channels and almost turned it off, save being attracted to the blandly beautiful Stream (Bonnie Root). One is not sure if the intention is indeed taking the Micky, as it takes a few minutes to figure out that this is indeed a comedy as it is so accurately directed to fit the darker side of the humour (English spelling) in this often brilliant script. So to initially think it is a bad 'American Pie' is not unreasonable, but this script is far superior and clever, if you give it chance and see it for what it is. Quite the opposite of the hugely enjoyable American Pie series. There are also many fabulous catch phrase potentials, had this movie been a box office major. Unfortunately, box office it is not; not even remotely, but a great view for a night in with a DVD or on the channels. Perfect casting, beauties but no idiotic glamour, spot on direction and absolutely no violence which is a God send these days. Don't knock it, 'Coming Soon' is clever.