In the Soup (1992)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Alexandre Rockwell

Writers:

Tim Kissell (writer)
Sollace Mitchell (co-writer)

Release Date:

13 August 1992 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A comedy about getting in over your head.

Plot Keywords:

Car Theft | Hemophilia | Dostoevsky | Midget | Female Nudity

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Steve Buscemi	...	Aldolpho Rollo
Seymour Cassel	...	Joe
Jennifer Beals	...	Angelica Pena
Pat Moya	...	Dang
Will Patton	...	Skippy
Sully Boyar	...	Old Man
Steven Randazzo	...	Louis Barfardi
Francesco Messina	...	Frank Barfardi
Jim Jarmusch	...	Monty
Carol Kane	...	Barbara
Stanley Tucci	...	Gregoire
Rockets Redglare	...	Guy
Elizabeth Bracco	...	Jackie
Debi Mazar	...	Suzie
Sam Rockwell	...	Pauli

Also Known As:

In the Soup - Alles Kino (Germany)
In the soup - un mare di guai (Italy)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | France | Germany | Japan | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:S | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Trivia:

Originally filmed in color, but released black and white.

Movie Connections:

References Son of Flubber (1963)

Soundtrack:

Roland Alphonso

Best Soup I ever saw

Thanks for Amazon and their: people who bought this... also bought "In the Soup",

I ordered it. I am a fan of Steve Buscemi, so "hey you got no complaints".

What a delightful surprise this movie turned out to be. The lovely Jennifer Beals has aged so gracefully (she looks even better here than in Flashdance; more rounded out character too) and Seymour Cassel should have been nominated for an Oscar in this, I believe, mostly ignored movie. Can't even find a Roger Ebert review of it, and he usually has a nose for unusual, but good movies.

Speaking of noses, Cassel is a delight who delights in existing from day to day, always ready for an adventure, a surprise, or a bit of crime and a bit of a ca-noodle. Poor Buscemi, who is a dreamer with a script for the "great American movie" and hasn't had much of a life, is at first thrilled to meet the potential film financier (Cassel), then becomes a bit frightened of him and in the end realizes he grew as a person and made some friends and possibly can make a more simplified version of his movie after all.

Don't want to give much more away. The lovely black and white vignettes, following each other quickly give you a taste of life in a squalid part of New York. It is European in execution, a bit film-noir-ish, but unique, entertaining, and touching.

The singing rent collectors are a hoot-!

Don't miss it!