- Actors: Martin Donovan (II), Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart, Kevin Carroll, Peter Jacobson.
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC.
- Language: English / Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
- Rated R. Run Time: 91 minutes.
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PIPE DREAM - DVD MovieDavid Kulovic (Martin Donovan) seems an affable sort, a New York City plumber with a steady business. Yet one more time he overhears a potential girlfriend mentioning how the relationship can't work because he's just a plumber, like some other--lower--class of individual. One day Jimmy bursts in on a casting session because his friend, the casting director (Kevin Carroll), owes him money. The young actresses immediately think he is someone important, a producer or director. So the idea hatches: fake casting sessions to meet girls. Director John Walsh's film (co-written with Cynthia Kaplan) is never as shallow as the set-up might seem, and to mention more of the plot would spoil the surprises of this gem for romantic-comedy enthusiasts. It's a! superb role for Donovan, a staple of filmmaker Hal Hartley's ! (Trus t) who had his biggest brush with mainstream fame as Al Pacino's partner in Insomnia (released the same year, 2002). Mary-Louise Parker turns in another delightful performance as a neighbor of David's who holds the key to his scheme that quickly snowballs, and Rebecca Gayheart gives her best performance as the object of David's affection. The film has a false note or two, but certainly makes beautiful music. --Doug Thomas