This insider's view of Tinseltown gets off to a promising start, then devolves into a standard-issue, shaggy dog caper story. Once upon a time, journeyman actor Tom Greener (Tom Berenger) plied his trade steadily and profitably. During his heyday, Tom tried unsuccessfully to sell a screenplay written by his then-wife, Paula (Jacqueline Kim). That was seven years ago, and a lot has changed since Tom blew town. Now thoroughly washed up, Tom returns to Hollywood hoping to interest once-celebrated agent Robbie Kant (Kay E. Kuter) in peddling Paula's script. In the midst of pitching the concept, Tom runs into two contemporaries, Kage Mulligan (Burt Reynolds) and Floyd Ben...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins