In the Soup (1992)

Director:

Alexandre Rockwell

Writers:

Tim Kissell (writer)
Sollace Mitchell (co-writer)

Release Date:

13 August 1992 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A comedy about getting in over your head.

Plot Keywords:

Feather | Apartment Building | Car Theft | Cha Cha Dancing | Dostoevsky

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Steve Buscemi	...	Aldolpho Rollo
Seymour Cassel	...	Joe
Jennifer Beals	...	Angelica Pena
Pat Moya	...	Dang
Will Patton	...	Skippy
Sully Boyar	...	Old Man
Steven Randazzo	...	Louis Barfardi
Francesco Messina	...	Frank Barfardi
Jim Jarmusch	...	Monty
Carol Kane	...	Barbara
Stanley Tucci	...	Gregoire
Rockets Redglare	...	Guy
Elizabeth Bracco	...	Jackie
Debi Mazar	...	Suzie
Sam Rockwell	...	Pauli

Also Known As:

In the Soup - Alles Kino (Germany)
In the soup - un mare di guai (Italy)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | France | Germany | Japan | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:S | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Trivia:

Originally filmed in color, but released black and white.

Movie Connections:

References Son of Flubber (1963)

Soundtrack:

Ballad

unconventional black and white love story

Photographed in an inner-city urbanscape, it describes the almost comical struggle of a young actor-director. Some neighbors get involved, and other people found on the way. The story is quite unconventional. Not visually stimulating as a color movie, it yet has unusual picture frames (like the view through a keyhole distorted by lens) that make it most interesting. The facial details of the actors are also the highlight of this motion picture.