Life in the Fast Lane
by Eleanor Gaver
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Actor: Debi Mazar, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Patrick Dempsey, Téa LeoniDirector: Eleanor Gaver
Brand: Lions Gate
Producer: Téa Leoni
Cinematographer: Pascal Lebègue
Writer: Eleanor Gaver
Editor: Barbara Gies
Producer: H. Michael Heuser
Producer: Jay Firestone
Producer: Terence Michael
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-05-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
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DVD Review: A quirky black (romantic) comedy that does not quite click
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a strange film and perhaps the simplest way to explain that is to say that Fairuza Balk and Debbie Mazur play sisters, which is easily believable given their complementary facial features, but they happen to be blonds. Making either one of them blond strikes me as strange so do it for both of them and you can square the strangeness. If you want more proof that this is a strange film, take into account that "Life in the Fast Lane" is the DVD title. Originally it was "There's No Fish Food in Heaven," which I can tell you actually makes more sense but almost by default since it really applies only to the film's punch-line.
This hybrid of a romantic comedy and a black comedy begins with Mona (Balk) dumping her boyfriend Jeff (Noah Taylor). He wants to get back with her so he comes up with the bright idea of having himself mailed to her in a giant box. What Mona might think about this act of quiet desperation becomes a moot point when Jeff ends up dead. However, this does not stop Jeff from continuing to talk to Mona, who is the only one who can see his spirit. Meanwhile, Mona is enthralled by The Stranger (Patrick Dempsey), who saves her when a gargoyle falls off of a church and almost hits her. The Stranger is devilishly mysterious (hint, hint, hint) and Mona keeps seeing him in the strangest places as he keeps trying to seduce her (on several levels apparently). Now if Mona could just figure out why the things she is painting keep coming true, because this is all starting to freak her out.
While Mona deals with Jeff and The Stranger, she also has to put up with her pregnant sister, Rosie (Mazar), Minister Pete (Jeffrey Jones), a mother who likes to not only do but also spell "decoupage" (Caroline Aaron), a car thief who is into poetry (James LeGros), and a transvestite dentist (K. Todd Freeman) named Stan (or Susie) who likes to seduce serial killers. So there is mondo quirkiness in this film written and directed by Eleanor Gaver ("Slipping Into Darkness") but it does not quite click. Still, I do like the place where this film ends up even if the path there is rather torturous and it becomes impossible to connect all the dots, at least for me. Then again, maybe this film, whatever its name, will click for you, in which case it would go up at least a star because if you are looking for a different independent film this would certainly be in the running.
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Description of Life in the Fast Lane
The drop dead comedy of the year starts off with a bang when mona accidently kills her boyfriend. But when his ghost begins to follow her everywhere she realizes how much she loves him and does the only thing she can to live happily ever after with the love of her life. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Fairuza Balk Patrick Demsey Run time: 93 minutes Rating: RBestsellers in DVD
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