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词条 Hugo Pool
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  1. Plot

  2. Cast

  3. Production

  4. Reception

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox film
| name = Hugo Pool
| image = HugoPool.jpg
| alt = Hugo Pool DVD cover
| caption = Hugo Pool DVD cover
| director = Robert Downey Sr.
| producer = Barbara Ligeti
| writer = {{Unbulleted list| Robert Downey Sr. | Laura Downey}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
  • Patrick Dempsey
  • Robert Downey Jr.
  • Richard Lewis
  • Malcolm McDowell
  • Alyssa Milano
  • Cathy Moriarty
  • Sean Penn}}

| music = Danilo Pérez
| cinematography = Joseph Montgomery
| editing = Joe D'Augustine
| studio = {{Unbulleted list| BMG Independents | Nomadic Pictures}}
| distributor = Northern Arts Entertainment
| released = {{start date|1997|12|12}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $13,330 {{small|(domestic)}}
}}

Hugo Pool (also known as Pool Girl in the UK[1]) is a 1997 American romantic comedy film, directed by Robert Downey Sr., starring Alyssa Milano and Patrick Dempsey.

Plot

Hugo Dugay (Alyssa Milano) runs a small company, Hugo Pool, that cleans swimming pools in Los Angeles. The film covers one day in her life, during which she must clean many pools in the midst of a drought that interferes with her usual water supply. In addition to dealing with several eccentric customers, including mobster Chick Chicalini (Richard Lewis) and filmmaker Franz Mazur (Robert Downey Jr.), Hugo must care for her needy parents Minerva (Cathy Moriarty) and Henry (Malcolm McDowell). Also, Hugo may be falling in love with Floyd Gaylen (Patrick Dempsey), a customer of hers who has ALS.

Cast

  • Alyssa Milano – Hugo Dugay
  • Patrick Dempsey – Floyd Gaylen
  • Cathy Moriarty – Minerva Dugay
  • Robert Downey Jr. – Franz Mazur
  • Richard Lewis – Chick Chicalini
  • Malcolm McDowell – Henry Dugay
  • Sean Penn – Man with blue shoes

Production

The film was written by Robert Downey Sr. and his wife Laura, who died of ALS.[2][3] During the shooting of the film, Robert Downey Jr. was in the midst of a serious drug addiction. He was described as "thin, pale and sickly" and would deliver his lines in bursts of manic energy.[4]

Reception

In an unfavorable review for The Village Voice, Elizabeth Weitzman criticized many of the performances, with the exceptions of Dempsey, for giving an understated performance, Downey Jr., "whose talents cannot be destroyed no matter what horrors he puts them through," and Milano, "whose natural performance appears to have been cut and pasted from another (better) movie," though she "can't turn around without the camera lewdly ogling her."[5] A Variety review states, "the movie seldom achieves the quirky, zany rhythm it strives for"; Hugo Pool is "a comedy that should have been messier and more outrageous." Like The Village Voice, Variety praises the performances of Dempsey, Milano and Downey Jr. above other cast members. The review notes the film's visual accomplishments and production, stating, "Production values are first-rate, including Joe Montgomery's radiant lensing, Lauren Gabor's colorful production design, Danilo Perez's vibrant music and Joe D'Augustine's crisp editing.[6]

In a 2014 interview, Downey Sr. stated that Hugo Pool is "one of my films that I’m not so happy with."[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pool-Girl-DVD-Alyssa-Milano/dp/B0000AM781|title=Pool Girl|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=2010-08-23}}
2. ^Levy, Emanuel. "Hugo Pool." Variety 366 Feb 10/16 (1997): 66.
3. ^Weitzman, Elizabeth. The Village Voice. New York: Dec 16, 1997. Vol. 42, Iss. 50. p. 78
4. ^{{cite book |last1=Watson |first1=Stephanie |title=Robert Downey Jr.: Blockbuster Movie Star|date=2012 |publisher=ABDO |isbn= 978-1-61783-322-9 |pages=57 |url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=LcG34tyN5kMC&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%221997+movie+hugo+pool%22&source=bl&ots=6mVy2TTZ9m&sig=ZJOPtVV764X5uPiy9OHLskt50ks&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivv7PBm6nfAhXKbSsKHVA7CdgQ6AEwBXoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=%221997%20movie%20hugo%20pool%22&f=false}}
5. ^Weitzman, Elizabeth. The Village Voice. New York: Dec 16, 1997. Vol. 42, Iss. 50. p. 78
6. ^Levy, Emanuel. "Hugo Pool." Variety 366 Feb 10/16 (1997): 66.
7. ^https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/truth-and-soul-inc-the-films-of-robert-downey-sr

External links

  • {{Allmovie title|154614}}
  • {{Mojo title|hugopool}}
  • {{IMDb title|0119327}}
  • {{Rotten-tomatoes|hugo_pool}}
  • {{Tcmdb title|443282}}
{{Robert Downey Sr.}}

6 : 1997 films|American romantic comedy films|American films|English-language films|Films directed by Robert Downey Sr.|Screenplays by Robert Downey Sr.

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