Full Frontal (2002)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Coleman Hough (written by)

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Everybody Needs A Release

Plot:

A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.

Plot Keywords:

Birthday Party | Acting | Hitler | Low Budget Film | Massage

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Bill / Gus
Nicky Katt	...	Hitler
Catherine Keener	...	Lee
Brian Krow	...	Bellboy
Mary McCormack	...	Linda
David Hyde Pierce	...	Carl
Julia Roberts	...	Catherine / Francesca
Blair Underwood	...	Nicholas / Calvin
Enrico Colantoni	...	Arty / Ed
Erika Alexander	...	Lucy
Tracy Vilar	...	Heather
Brandon Keener	...	Francesca's Assistant
Jeff Garlin	...	Harvey, Probably
David Alan Basche	...	Nicholas' Agent
Terence Stamp	...	Man on Plane / Himself

Also Known As:

How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire (USA) (working title)
The Art of Negotiating a Turn (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #38888) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:A | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Beverly Blvd. at Vista, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Steven Soderbergh attached the following list of rules to the screenplay to his low budget ($2 M) film with a huge list of stars: - 1. All sets are practical locations. - 2. You will drive yourself to the set. If you are unable to drive yourself, a driver will pick you up, but you will probably become the subject of ridicule. Either way, you must arrive alone. - 3. There will be no craft service, so you should arrive on set "having had". Meals will vary in quality. - 4. You will pick, provide, and maintain your own wardrobe. - 5. You will create and maintain your own hair and make-up. - 6. There will be no trailers. The company will attempt to provide holding areas near a given location, but don't count on it. If you need to be alone a lot, you're pretty much screwed. - 7. Improvisation will be encouraged. - 8. You will be interviewed about your character. This material may end up in the film. - 9. You will be interviewed about the other characters. This material may end up in the finished film. - 10. You will have fun whether you want to or not. If any of these guidelines are problematic for you, stop reading now and send this screenplay back where it came from.

Goofs:

Continuity: Catherine's black notebook and pen suddenly appear on the airplane armrest between shots, after her tape player clicks.

Quotes:

Catherine: Oh, eww, this arugal is so bitter! It'l like my algebra teacher on my bread!

Movie Connections:

References In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Soundtrack:

Sarah

seems like the movie within a movie DID work

Going into this movie I didn't know what to expect because of the less than ecstatic reviews from papers and imdb, but i was delighted with the movie. I feel that Soderbergh did a great job following each character throughout the movie. The shifting from normal cinema camera work to the fuzzier hand-held showed the difference of 'movie live' and real life. This way of shooting is also used to trick you or leave you wondering, "what part WAS real?". David Hyde Pierce and Nicky Katt were hillarious and i would deffinately recomend this movie to anyone who enjoys independent type cinema.