Prêt-à-Porter (film)

Prêt-à-Porter / Ready to Wear

American theatrical promotional poster
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Altman
Scott Bushnell
Written by Robert Altman
Barbara Shulgasser
Starring Marcello Mastroianni
Sophia Loren
Anouk Aimée
Rupert Everett
Julia Roberts
Tim Robbins
Kim Basinger
Stephen Rea
Forest Whitaker
Richard E. Grant
Lauren Bacall
Lili Taylor
Sally Kellerman
Tracey Ullman
Linda Hunt
Teri Garr
Danny Aiello
Rossy de Palma
Lyle Lovett
Music by Michel Legrand
Cinematography Jean Lépine
Pierre Mignot
Edited by Geraldine Peroni
Suzy Elmiger
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release dates
  • December 23, 1994
Running time
 133 minutes
Country United States
Language English
French
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Box office $11,300,653[1]

Prêt-à-Porter, released in the US as Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter), is a 1994 American satirical comedy film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman[2] and shot location in Paris, France, Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models and designers. The film may be best known for its many cameo appearances and its final scene which features two minutes of nude female models walking the catwalk.

Cast

As themselves
Designers
Models

Title

Miramax considered that American audiences would not understand a French title, so they released the film in the US as Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter). In other countries, the original title was used. The US DVD and VHS title was Robert Altman's Ready to Wear.

Reception

Prêt-à-Porter received generally negative reviews from critics; it currently holds a 26% 'rotten' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

Box office

The film debuted poorly.[4] By the end of its run, the film grossed $11,300,653 in the domestic box office.[1]

Accolades

National Board of Review 1994
Golden Globes 1995

Soundtrack

  1. Here Comes the Hotstepper (Heartical Mix) - Ini Kamoze
  2. My Girl Josephine - Super Cat
  3. Here We Come - Salt-N-Pepa
  4. Natural Thing - M People
  5. 70's Love Groove - Janet Jackson
  6. Jump On Top of Me - The Rolling Stones
  7. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Sam Phillips
  8. Pretty (Remix) - The Cranberries
  9. Martha - Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez forming the group Deep Forest
  10. Close to You - The Brand New Heavies
  11. Keep Givin' Me Your Love (West End Mix) - Cece Peniston
  12. Get Wild - The New Power Generation
  13. Supermodel Sandwich - Terence Trent D'Arby
  14. Lemon (Perfecto Mix) - U2

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prêt-à-Porter at Box Office Mojo
  2. ↑ Maslin, Janet. "NY Times: Prêt-à-Porter". NY Times.com. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  3. ↑ Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) at Rotten Tomatoes
  4. ↑ "Dumb' Laughs = a Smart Payoff : Box office: Jim Carrey vehicle pulls a 'Gump,' taking in $16.2 million on an otherwise slow film-going weekend.". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

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