- 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.
ROBIN COOK'S INVASION - DVD MovieBob Whipple is a sportswriter who feels his life is going nowhere. When he learns that America's most beloved white rap star has been murdered, he decides to hunt down his killer by becoming...The Whip! Now, a vigilante superhero without any real superhero powers, The Whip flashes through the night rescuing those in need. His escapades lead him to his high-school girlfriend Anne now an animal-rights crusader. When she asks Bob to help her save rabbits, things start looking up. But when Bob finds out that his prime suspect in the murder has kidnapped his ! ex-girlfriend, he must transform into the superhero he really is and save her life.
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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.
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