Sunset Strip

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"Sunset Strip" is a weak film, an independent cinema from 2000. It is currently available on NetFlix Instant Download Streaming. The director is Adam Collis. The writer is Randall Jahnson for both the story and the screenplay. The actors include Simon Baker, Anna Friel, Nick Stahl, Rory Cochrane, Adam Goldberg, Tommy Flanagan, Darren E. Burrows, John Randolph, Stephanie Romanov, Jared Leto, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Maurice Chasse, Mike Rad, Josh Richman, Sebastian Robertson, Don Brenner, Krista Allen, Mathew Frauman, Justin Ashforth, Robin Moxey, Rainbow Borden, Maques Johnson, Ande Roberson and Dave Lafa. The story revolves around the lives of various rock band members, their sex lives, drug habits and it is sprinkled with some modicum of comedy. I gave it only 3 stars. Dale Haufrect

Sunset Strip is an okay movie, but it is not a good representation of director Adam Collis' work. He is a brilliant director. The evidence of this can be found in his short film Mad Boy I'll Blow Your Blues Away. Be Mine. This film is one of the best short films I have ever seen. If you want to see the kind of movie hollywood wishes it could make, see Mad Boy. Trust me. You will not regret it.

We picked this movie up at St Vincent De Paul store for $1.49 and at that price it was over priced! About 40 minutes into the movie we became painfully aware that the story line and acting was more that of a pilot for a Fox show. Clearly this was not intended as a stand alone cinema release, but a hastily repackaged pilot episode. It was interesting to see an early Simon Baker, however it looks as if he has since had a nose job. Still like his hair. The characters reactions were more those one expects on TV vs film. Bad bad bad you just stopped caring about the characters.

Adam Collis is a man of exceptional vision,unparalleled tenderness and a fresh directorial style that hasn't been since the likes of eisenstein(?).I advise any one who sees this to buy Mr.Collis' movie 'Mad Boy'-a movie of such warmth and skill one would have to be a Mad Boy (the author is not unwholly hesitant to point out his own sharp wit here) not to buy it.The characterization is flawless,and the as for the visuals-well,the juxtapositioning of the decadent backdrops with the hostile plots and dialogue is startling and inspired.i await with a foaming mouth Mr.Collis' next piece of work-for in all seriousness he is a very fine director as far as i can tell,and i have enjoyed and been deeply moved by all his movies-and what more can one ask of a film?

I, like most probably watched this film because the striking Anna Friel was in it and it was not even worth enduring this awful film to catch sight of her. Poor Friel either gets bad parts in bad movies (An Everlasting Peace) or gets bad parts in terrible movies (Mad Cows.) Albeit a leading role, "Sunset Strip" is more of the same. The film progresses a 70s wannabe rock band trying to get a break and whilst the film is tedious Friel is actually fairly good, there are a few descent scenes and the Ali G (UK) look-alike is funny. But as I write this I feel I am being too generous after looking at Friel her not wearing a bra for most of the film Before you ask - no we do not see anyone strip nor are there any notable dirty moments. The closest we get is seeing half of Anna Friel's breast. - Only a mega Anna Friel fan is going to be able endure the whole 90 minutes.

I caught this film on cable the other night, and I totally mystified me. Los Angeles in 1972 was one of the most influential periods in the history of rock music. The Eagles, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and the best session people in the country were located here. David Geffen was starting Asylum records. Tom Waits was playing in the local clubs. They ended up dominating the 70's in both critical acclaim and record sales. That would make an interesting movie. Or if you wanted to make a film about groupies and English rockers (who wouldn't be playing at the Whiskey for crying out loud) then why not make a film about Rodney Bingenheimer's English Acid where cute underage Valley girls hooked up with stoned out limey superstars. Again - the possibilities are endless. Unfortunately the makers of Sunset Strip decided to make a somewhat racy version of Love American Style - complete with the kinds of characters and clothes that would have fit easily in a Barnaby Jones episode from the time. They could have easily set the film in today's Hollywood and then at least the film might have been more marketable, and the retro music might have made more sense. (The film's English superstar band sounded a lot more like the Psychedelic Furs then Led Zeppelin.) One more thing - the only film I want to see that features the clap in a prominent role is something for ninth grade health class or the the Fatty Arbuckle story.

I really enjoyed this movie. It starts of with a musician waking up and taking a piece of paper off some tin foil and then trips into the opening credits. It offers a photographers perspective of the music scene as he works along side his costume designer. They try to keep the musicians egos at bay, and get there work done no matter the consequences. There is also a very trippy wardrobe scene that almost demands applause once completed.

Done in the style of Crash and Boogie Nights, Sunset Strip falls far short of those two recent classics. It's main problem is lack of a coherent story, but even more than that it lacks for the most part characters you could really care about. Mainly because these two were an exception to some of the self indulgent rockstars and wannabes, Sunset Strip was best when it focused on the relationship of Nick Stahl and John Randolph. The eager young kid from the sticks and the oldtimer who once played in the orchestra that scored Gone With The Wind had a real nice poignant resonance to it. The other people there, I never really cared about, there comings and goings and how they all interconnected with one another over a course of 24 hours during a summer day of 1972. I'd see the film for those Stahl and Randolph and go for a pop and popcorn break during the rest.