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200 Cigarettes (1999)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:17
Rotten:39
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: A clumsy and scattered comedy with a poorly executed script.
Synopsis: Set in Manhattan on New Year's Eve 1981, this comedy features a revolving cast of characters fumbling their way around the East Village on their way to and from various parties. As the night gets... Set in Manhattan on New Year's Eve 1981, this comedy features a revolving cast of characters fumbling their way around the East Village on their way to and from various parties. As the night gets underway, two girls from suburban Long Island, Val (Christina Ricci) and Stephie (Gaby Hoffman), fall in with a crew of punk rockers, while the bubbly Cindy (Kate Hudson) has a date from hell with the aloof Jack (Jay Mohr). As others are added to the mix, the night only gets weirder. 200 CIGARETTES also stars Janeane Garofalo, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Courtney Love, Dave Chappelle, Paul Rudd, and Martha Plimpton. And watch out for appearances by Elvis Costello and David Johansen. The film's time-capsule soundtrack features Blondie, the Cars, the Go-Go's, Bow Wow Wow, the Ramones, Kool & the Gang, Roxy Music, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, and more! [More]
Starring: Christina Ricci, Kate Hudson, Ben Affleck, Martha Plimpton
Starring: Christina Ricci, Kate Hudson, Ben Affleck, Martha Plimpton, Janeane Garofalo, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Jay Mohr, Paul Rudd, Courtney Love, Guillermo Diaz, Angela Featherstone, Gaby Hoffmann, Brian McCardie, Nicole Parker, Elvis Costello, David Johansen
Director: Risa Bramon Garcia
Director: Risa Bramon Garcia
Screenwriter: Shana Larsen
Producer: Betsy Beers, David Gale, Van Toffler
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh, Robert Mothersbaugh
Reviews for 200 Cigarettes
New Years Eve, 1981. Disco was on its way out, and the "New Wave" was pounding on the shore, bringing in a fresh tide of angst for a new decade . . . good for a laugh
In the hands of director Risa Bramon Garcia and writer Shana Larsen, their predicament is funny, sad and wistful as only young lust can be.
If you find too many of these people boring, inconsequential or annoying, you're going to find the film has the same effect.
Garcia orchestrates her New Wave symphony deftly, making each character distinctive.
There's no sign of the writerly derring-do that is really essential to daisy-chain storytelling.
Like Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the story concludes that love makes fools of us all.
I did laugh a lot, and genuinely was interested in the various storylines, but I wanted them to be more interrelated.
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