Its a tepid comedy about cousinsrichie craig bierko and evan steven weberwho enter into a feud after one borrows two quarters from the other while on a vacation in atlantic city, and then wins a. I absolutely adore both shows, so even though sour grapes was hated by just about everyone roger ebert gave it zero stars, i figured, how bad could it be. Sour grapes stream deutsch, sour grapes kostenlos anschauen, sour grapes kostenlos downloaden sour grapes format. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. Sour grapes 1998 two cousins and friends, richie and evan, go to atlantic city to gamble. The film starts off pretty slow, laughs are few and far between, but steam really starts to pick up once.
Two cousins and friends, richie and evan, go to atlantic city to gamble. Rudy kurniawan created a bull market in wine by paying huge sums for rare bottles. Richie, wyczerpawszy wszystkie przeznaczone na rozrywke w kasynie fundusze, wrzuca ostatnia cwiercdolarowke do automatu, a evan doklada dwie brakujace monety. The seinfeld comparisons are immediate and inevitable, mainly because this film is so reminiscent of davids previous show in both its characters and style. Richie, a sneaker sole designer, and his cousin evan, a brain surgeon, are spending this weekend with their girlfriends in atlantic city. Whether you find it that way depends on your taste for such sour grapes or in this case sour humor that some might find tasty, while others will find completely tasteless. Davids smudgy little fingerprints are all over each scene and every barbed, cranky oneliner. Richie loses all he has at slot machines and asks evan for two more coins for a last attempt.
It is larry david at his most larry davidness, and for the most part it is delightful. Sitcom veteran larry david, the cocreator of tvs seinfeld, made his bigscreen directorial debut with this clever comedy featuring distinct seinfeld overtones. Cousins richie and evan are nearly broke after heavy gambling, when richie asks evan for two final coins. Sour grapes poetry collection, a book of poems by william carlos williams. Its a rehash of previous alien film plots and although i like the elements of david finchers style that shone through, they dont save the incredibly flawed script a fruitless romance, forced arcs, bland side characters, at all. Movie, sour grapes movie,sour grapes trailer,sour grapes 1998, larry david,craig bierko, steven weber, matt keeslar, karen sillas, robyn. The big difference is that david cronenberg, who made crash, knew that people were not turned on by auto accidents. Larry davids first postseinfeld project, sour grapes, remains the only film that hes written and directed to date.
David is an evil little man and i love him for that even if sour grapes fundamentally doesnt work on a number of levels. Aug 21, 2019 in 1998, david wrote and directed the feature film sour grapes, an irreverent look at the pitfalls of wealth and greed. Larry david, who wrote and directed sour grapes, apparently thinks people are amused by cancer, accidental castration, racial stereotypes. Richie bierko wins a bundle on a fruit machine in atlantic city during a weekend excursion with his cousin evan weber and their respective girlfriends. The resulting strife is palpable, and sitcom vet larry david. But seriously folks, im now going to use but seriously folks as my default segue, today im going to be writing about 1998s sour grapes, larry davids illfated, barely released featurelength directorial debut i remember experiencing something close to burning, fiery hatred for sour grapes the first time i saw it, but memory has a way of flattening and blurring experiences and. The story follows a man who is about to spend his last quarter at a slot machine and asks his cousin for two more coins.
Steven webber and craig bierko see their friendship go sour after one wins a slots jackpot with two quarters bummed from the other. Selma maxwell viola harris is the adoring mother of boyish, funloving shoe designer richie craig bierko, who would like to see his moremature cousin evan steven. At first, evan is happy for his cousin, but soon begins to insist that richie owes him at least half of the money. It reminded me of crash, an erotic thriller about things no one finds erotic. With steven weber, craig bierko, jack burns, viola harris. Sour grapes 1998 22023 movieart original film posters. Sour grapes 1998 trailer larry david steven weber youtube. Overview of sour grapes, 1998, directed by larry david, with rande leaman, kari coleman, bruce jarchow, at turner classic movies.
Even though richie uses two quarters from evan to win the progressive jackpot, he sees no connection with that and sharing the jackpot. Sour grapes 1998 larry david synopsis, characteristics. Apr 14, 2017 learn about the origins, history, and true meaning behind the term sour grapes. So its refreshing to see something like sour grapes that, despite its myriad faults, has authorial voice up the wazoo. It was released on april 17, 1998, by columbia pictures. Craig bierko, steven weber, matt keeslar, karen sillas, robyn peterman, official content from warner home video. Like office space 1999, another excellent but ignored late90s comedy from a tv show producer, sour grapes 1998 is a lost gem destined to be rediscovered in subsequent years on ironically television. Cast and crew credits for sour grapes, 1998, directed by larry david, with rande leaman, kari coleman, angelo tiffe, at turner classic movies. This movie was nothing more than an extention of seinfeld, which was cocreated and written by larry david. But, conflict arises when the man and his cousin try to determine who is owed what in terms of the money. Sour grapes is a comedy about things that arent funny. The performances were satisfactory, but again they dont save it. References of the film were made on curb your enthusiasm where his character had a poster of the film in his office, but according. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
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Imagine your best friend hit the jackpot after you had lent him the money to play. Rent sour grapes 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In 1998, david wrote and directed the feature film sour grapes, an irreverent look at the pitfalls of wealth and greed. Sour grapes is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by seriesseinfeld cocreator creatorlarrydavid, starring steven webber weber and craig bierko as cousins evan and richie maxwell. Sour grapes, an expression from the fox and the grapes, one of aesops fablessour grapes, a film by larry david. Even though richie uses two quarters from evan to win the progressive jackpot, he sees no connection with that and sharing the. Sour grapes was released april 17, 1998, only four weeks prior to the last seinfeld episode. Sour grapes is essential viewing for any seinfeld or curb your enthusiasm fan. Even though richie uses two quarters from evan to win the progressive jackpot. I watched this movie because it was written and directed by larry david, the cocreator of seinfeld and the creator of curb your enthusiasm. The film starts off pretty slow, laughs are few and far between, but steam really starts to pick up once the jackpot is won and the plot starts to fold in on itself.
This movie was nothing more than an extention of seinfeld, which was co created and written by larry david. Original columbia pictures one sheet poster 27x41 for the larry david comedy, sour grapes 1998 starring steven weber, craig bierko, jack burns, and jennifer leigh warren. Richie i jego kuzyn evan spedzaja wakacje w atlantic city. Rent sour grapes 1998 starring steven weber and craig bierko on dvd and bluray. Vostfr sour grapes 1998 streaming vf hd film complet. Sour grapes 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sour grapes is a comedic film written by larry david. The film was the last castle rock entertainment production to be released by columbia pictures until 2004. Learn about the origins, history, and true meaning behind the term sour grapes. A dizzying chronicle of excess and deception dissects a fascinating case of finewine fraud and the con man who cheated investors out of millions. There is a rip in the shrink wrapping on the bottom. Sour grapes 1998 the bond between best friends steven weber, craig bierko is tested when one wins a fortune with the others money at atlantic city.
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