Belgium / Mar 15, 1985 / Brussels (International Film Festival)
Can a stripper, a pizza-man and a bodybuilder find happiness in L.A.?
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, August, an Austrian bodybuilder, fancies himself the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the pressures of everyday life in LA mount, Jonathan and August vie for May's love.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Paragon | Hugo |
| Cassandra Peterson | Sheri |
| Timothy Carey | Vinnie |
| Martin Suppan | Austrian Consul |
| Robert R. Shafer | Commercial Director |
| Dorothy Dells | Consulate Secretary |
| Yana Nirvana | Woman in Bar |
| Paul Anselmo | Policeman |
| Jesse Aragon | Policeman |
| Robert Cabral | Policeman |
| Peter Drain | Bar Customer |
| John Pochna | Bar Customer |
| Dee Cooper | Man in Park |
| Douglas M. Ford | Biker |
| Stephen Gaines | Desk Sergeant |
| Fred Leaf | Burt Reynolds Look-alike |
| Mary Thompson | Prospective Roommate |
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| Anne Marie Bates | Prospective Roommate |
| Jason Mayall | Prospective Roommate |
| Renee LeBallister | Prospective Roommate |
| Michael Marloe | Partygoer |
| Jim Smith | Partygoer |
| Skip O'Brien | Prisoner |
| Biff Yeager | Jailer |
| Jackie Easton | Girl in Commercial |
| Bob Moss | Birthday Boy |
| Doug Knott | Birthday Man |
| James Helppi | Guest in Elevator |
| George W. Scott | Man with Tip |
| De Schneider | Real Estate Secretary |
| Patti Tippo | Telegram Stripper |
| Max Trumpower | Telegram Stripper |
| Penny Harris | Telegram Stripper |
| Merrill Ward | Telegram Stripper |
| Dana Sue Collins | Telegram Stripper |
| Peter Kent | Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Echo Park |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Austria, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sascha-Verleih, Wien-Film |
| Release date | 5 novembre 1985 |
| Executive producer | Ralph E. Cotta |
| Production | Walter Shenson, Philip B. Epstein |
| Writer | Michael Ventura, Robert Dornhelm |
| Casting | Barbara Hanley, Cathy Henderson |
| Editing | Ingrid Koller |
| Cinematography | Karl Kofler |
| Assistant directors | Carl Manning, Robert Dornhelm |
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| Camera operators | Karl Kofler |
| Additional photography | Karl Kofler |
| Production design | Carol Bosselman, Michael Fischa, Bernt Amadeus Capra |
| Art direction | Michael Fischa, Bernt Amadeus Capra, Carol Bosselman |
| Set decoration | Carol Bosselman, Michael Fischa, Bernt Amadeus Capra |
| Music | David Ricketts, Charlotte Schwarz, Jonathon 'Earl' Stein, Gregory H. Watkins, Stephan von Hase, Karl Schlifelner |
| Sound | Charlotte Schwarz, Jonathon 'Earl' Stein, David Ricketts, Gregory H. Watkins, Stephan von Hase, Karl Schlifelner |
| Costume design | Patti Callicott, Ela Kodrnja, Lizbeth Williamson |
| Makeup | Ela Kodrnja, Lizbeth Williamson, Patti Callicott |
| Hairstyling | Patti Callicott, Ela Kodrnja, Lizbeth Williamson |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Sep 04, 1985 / Venice ("Venezia Giovanni")
Theatrical release
Austria / Nov 05, 1985
United States / Jul 25, 1986 / R
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