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Full Frontal (film)

December 13, 2023

Full Frontal is a 2002 American comedy-drama film by Steven Soderbergh about a day in the life of a handful of characters in Hollywood. It stars Catherine Keener, Blair Underwood, David Duchovny, Julia Roberts, Mary McCormack, Nicky Katt, Brad Pitt, and David Hyde Pierce. The film was shot on digital video using the Canon XL-1s in under a month. The film blurs the line between what is real and what is fiction in its depiction of a film within a film (and possibly within another).

Full Frontal
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteven Soderbergh
Written byColeman Hough
Produced byGregory Jacobs
Scott Kramer
Starring
Edited bySarah Flack
Music byJacques Davidovici
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$3.4 million[1]

Cast edit

Production edit

The film was announced in 2001 and Catherine Keener was the first actor attached to the project, named How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire.[2] It was billed by Miramax as "an unofficial sequel of sorts" to Sex, Lies, and Videotape.[3] In October, Julia Roberts, David Hyde Pierce, and David Duchovny were announced as leads in the project, and after the September 11 attacks, the film title was changed to The Art of Negotiating a Turn.[4]

After a phone call with Harvey Weinstein because he did not like the new movie title, Soderbergh suggested the title Full Frontal.[5] Production on the film began on November 6, 2001.[6]

The character named Harvey (played by Jeff Garlin) is a reference to Weinstein himself.[7]

Release edit

Box office edit

Full Frontal had a limited release in the United States on August 2, 2002, opening in 208 theaters, and earning $739,834 its first weekend.[1] The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2003, and failed to reach the Top 10.[8]

Critical response edit

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 39% based on reviews from 145 critics. The site's consensus reads: "An [sic] confusing movie made worse by the poor camera work."[9]

Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert called Full Frontal "a film so amateurish that only the professionalism of some of the actors makes it watchable".[10] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "When a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer, better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film, that's a bad sign. A very bad sign."[11]

Other critics praised Soderbergh for his experimental approach.[12][13] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave an overall positive review, but wrote, "Full Frontal is a movie about people making movies about movies, and Soderbergh edits so quickly and effortlessly between those layers of reality that a concentrically ordered universe similar to nesting Russian dolls quickly begins to feel more like a hall of mirrors. Watching Full Frontal is a vertiginous, disorienting experience, one that reflects its characters with grotesque, funny and sometimes horrifying exaggeration. No matter how much fun it is to watch – and for hard-core movie fans, it is often enormous fun – there's a certain relief when it stops and we're popped back out to our banal, one-track lives."[14]

USA Today gave the film three out of four stars, recommending it for its "humor and talented cast".[15]

Retrospective reviews edit

In 2016, Lawrence Garcia wrote in an essay for Mubi that the film’s amateurish filming techniques were precisely Soderbergh’s point, saying Full Frontal "is a film about aesthetics, or more specifically the phoniness of it; that is, it’s concerned mainly with the gulf between an object, its presentation, and interpretation, with the L.A. lifestyle (which includes a neighbor that perpetually wears a Dracula costume) providing the perfect backdrop."[16] Garcia did say the film’s "major flaw is that while individual scenes are often amusing, the film as a whole never quite coheres."[16]

For the 20th anniversary of the film, writer Craig J. Clark noted "the parallels between [the behavior of the character Gus]…and the accusations leveled at executive producer Harvey Weinstein, one of the handful of sexual predators ensnared by the #MeToo movement whose punishment appears to be sticking. What makes the film especially curious as a cultural artifact is Gus is not its only Weinstein stand-in", referring to Garlin’s character, as well.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Full Frontal (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  2. ^ . The Hollywood Reporter. September 10, 2001. Archived from the original on November 1, 2001. Retrieved September 21, 2019 – via hive4media.com.
  3. ^ "Casting under way for sex, lies and videotape sequel". The Guardian. July 13, 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  4. ^ . October 3, 2001. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Elvis (July 28, 2002). "FILM; Sketching, For a Change, On Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  6. ^ . PR Newswire. Cision. November 14, 2001. Archived from the original on November 15, 2001. Retrieved June 9, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  7. ^ a b Clark, Craig J. (August 1, 2022). "Soderbergh Lets It All Hang Out: Full Frontal at 20". Crooked Marquee. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "UK Weekend Box Office 23rd May 2003 - 25th May 2003". www.25thframe.co.uk. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Full Frontal". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  10. ^ Ebert, Roger (August 2, 2002). "Full Frontal". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  11. ^ Turan, Kenneth (August 2, 2002). "'Full Frontal': Less Overhead, and Drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  12. ^ LaSalle, Mick (August 2, 2002). "Fun, just not profound / Unusual 'Full Frontal' shows Soderbergh's true colors". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Taylor, Ella (August 2, 2002). . LA Weekly. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  14. ^ Hornaday, Ann (August 2, 2002). "'Full Frontal': Modest Takeoff". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  15. ^ Puig, Claudia (August 2, 2002). "Full Frontal exposes humor, not much skin". USA Today. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  16. ^ a b Garcia, Lawrence (September 9, 2016). "Digital Release: Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal"". Mubi. September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

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Full Frontal is a 2002 American comedy drama film by Steven Soderbergh about a day in the life of a handful of characters in Hollywood It stars Catherine Keener Blair Underwood David Duchovny Julia Roberts Mary McCormack Nicky Katt Brad Pitt and David Hyde Pierce The film was shot on digital video using the Canon XL 1s in under a month The film blurs the line between what is real and what is fiction in its depiction of a film within a film and possibly within another Full FrontalTheatrical release posterDirected bySteven SoderberghWritten byColeman HoughProduced byGregory JacobsScott KramerStarringDavid Duchovny Nicky Katt Catherine Keener Mary McCormack David Hyde Pierce Julia Roberts Blair UnderwoodEdited bySarah FlackMusic byJacques DavidoviciDistributed byMiramax FilmsRelease dateAugust 2 2002 2002 08 02 Running time101 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 2 million 1 Box office 3 4 million 1 Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Release 3 1 Box office 3 2 Critical response 3 2 1 Retrospective reviews 4 References 5 External linksCast editDavid Duchovny as Gus Enrico Colantoni as Arty Nicky Katt as Hitler Catherine Keener as Lee Mary McCormack as Linda David Hyde Pierce as Carl Julia Roberts as Francesca Catherine Blair Underwood as Calvin Nicholas Jeff Garlin as Harvey David Alan Basche as Nicholas s Agent Terence Stamp as Man On Plane Himself David Fincher as Film Director Jerry Weintraub as Jerry Brad Pitt as Himself Rainn Wilson Eddie McClintock Dina Waters and Sandra Oh as Fired Employees January Jones as Tracy Patrick Fischler as Harvey s AssistantProduction editThe film was announced in 2001 and Catherine Keener was the first actor attached to the project named How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire 2 It was billed by Miramax as an unofficial sequel of sorts to Sex Lies and Videotape 3 In October Julia Roberts David Hyde Pierce and David Duchovny were announced as leads in the project and after the September 11 attacks the film title was changed to The Art of Negotiating a Turn 4 After a phone call with Harvey Weinstein because he did not like the new movie title Soderbergh suggested the title Full Frontal 5 Production on the film began on November 6 2001 6 The character named Harvey played by Jeff Garlin is a reference to Weinstein himself 7 Release editBox office edit Full Frontal had a limited release in the United States on August 2 2002 opening in 208 theaters and earning 739 834 its first weekend 1 The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 23 2003 and failed to reach the Top 10 8 Critical response edit Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 39 based on reviews from 145 critics The site s consensus reads An sic confusing movie made worse by the poor camera work 9 Writing for the Chicago Sun Times Roger Ebert called Full Frontal a film so amateurish that only the professionalism of some of the actors makes it watchable 10 Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote When a set of pre shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film that s a bad sign A very bad sign 11 Other critics praised Soderbergh for his experimental approach 12 13 Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave an overall positive review but wrote Full Frontal is a movie about people making movies about movies and Soderbergh edits so quickly and effortlessly between those layers of reality that a concentrically ordered universe similar to nesting Russian dolls quickly begins to feel more like a hall of mirrors Watching Full Frontal is a vertiginous disorienting experience one that reflects its characters with grotesque funny and sometimes horrifying exaggeration No matter how much fun it is to watch and for hard core movie fans it is often enormous fun there s a certain relief when it stops and we re popped back out to our banal one track lives 14 USA Today gave the film three out of four stars recommending it for its humor and talented cast 15 Retrospective reviews edit In 2016 Lawrence Garcia wrote in an essay for Mubi that the film s amateurish filming techniques were precisely Soderbergh s point saying Full Frontal is a film about aesthetics or more specifically the phoniness of it that is it s concerned mainly with the gulf between an object its presentation and interpretation with the L A lifestyle which includes a neighbor that perpetually wears a Dracula costume providing the perfect backdrop 16 Garcia did say the film s major flaw is that while individual scenes are often amusing the film as a whole never quite coheres 16 For the 20th anniversary of the film writer Craig J Clark noted the parallels between the behavior of the character Gus and the accusations leveled at executive producer Harvey Weinstein one of the handful of sexual predators ensnared by the MeToo movement whose punishment appears to be sticking What makes the film especially curious as a cultural artifact is Gus is not its only Weinstein stand in referring to Garlin s character as well 7 References edit a b c Full Frontal 2002 Box Office Mojo Retrieved June 10 2009 Duchovny May Join Julia Roberts in Soderbergh s How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire The Hollywood Reporter September 10 2001 Archived from the original on November 1 2001 Retrieved September 21 2019 via hive4media com Casting under way for sex lies and videotape sequel The Guardian July 13 2001 Retrieved November 7 2017 Film Entitled How To Survive A Hotel Room Fire May Be Changed October 3 2001 Archived from the original on November 7 2017 Retrieved November 7 2017 Mitchell Elvis July 28 2002 FILM Sketching For a Change On Screen The New York Times Retrieved November 7 2017 Steven Soderbergh Begins Production on Full Frontal A Contemporary Comedy for Miramax Films PR Newswire Cision November 14 2001 Archived from the original on November 15 2001 Retrieved June 9 2019 via Yahoo com a b Clark Craig J August 1 2022 Soderbergh Lets It All Hang Out Full Frontal at 20 Crooked Marquee Retrieved October 22 2022 UK Weekend Box Office 23rd May 2003 25th May 2003 www 25thframe co uk Retrieved December 8 2018 Full Frontal Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved August 27 2017 Ebert Roger August 2 2002 Full Frontal Chicago Sun Times Retrieved June 10 2009 Turan Kenneth August 2 2002 Full Frontal Less Overhead and Drama Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 22 2022 LaSalle Mick August 2 2002 Fun just not profound Unusual Full Frontal shows Soderbergh s true colors San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved October 22 2022 Taylor Ella August 2 2002 Lost and Found LA Weekly Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved October 22 2022 Hornaday Ann August 2 2002 Full Frontal Modest Takeoff The Washington Post Retrieved October 22 2022 Puig Claudia August 2 2002 Full Frontal exposes humor not much skin USA Today Retrieved June 10 2009 a b Garcia Lawrence September 9 2016 Digital Release Steven Soderbergh s Full Frontal Mubi September 9 2016 Retrieved October 22 2022 External links editFull Frontal at IMDb Full Frontal at Rotten Tomatoes Full Frontal at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Full Frontal film amp oldid 1187597523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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