Jimmy Hollywood
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Produced by | Lori Jo Nemhauser |
| Written by | Barry Levinson |
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| Music by | |
| Cinematography | Peter Sova |
| Edited by | Jay Rabinowitz |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.8 million[1] |
Jimmy Hollywood is a 1994 American comedy film written and directed by Barry Levinson and starring Joe Pesci and Christian Slater. It was released on April 1, 1994 and was a box office bomb, grossing just $3 million against its $30 million budget.
Plot
Jimmy Alto (Pesci) is a failing actor living in Los Angeles. After increasing frustration with his career going nowhere and with crime in the city, Jimmy, along with his "spaced-out" best friend William (Slater), decides to take the law into his own hands.
After losing his job as a waiter, Jimmy transforms himself into "Jericho," leader of a mock-vigilante group that videotapes criminals and then turns them over to the police. Jimmy enjoys the free publicity, anonymously, but eventually the police begin to close in on him, resulting in a tense standoff at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.
Cast
- Joe Pesci as Jimmy Alto/Jericho
- Christian Slater as William
- Victoria Abril as Lorraine de la Pena
- Jason Beghe as a Detective
- Barry Levinson as the director of "Life Story"
- Harrison Ford as Himself (uncredited)
Music
Robbie Robertson created music for the film and produced the soundtrack, with Howard Drossin providing additional music.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes give the film a 14% rating from a sample of 21 reviews. Produced on a budget of $30 million, the film made less than $4 million in ticket sales.
References
- 1 2 "Jimmy Hollywood (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 29, 2017.