The Real Blonde
Joe and Mary live in Manhattan. She's the breadwinner, working as a makeup artist. He's a wannabe actor working as waiter. When a friend gets a soap part ($3600/wk), Joe lowers his standard.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1997
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1997
Storyline
Joe and Mary live in Manhattan. She's the breadwinner, working as a makeup artist. He's a wannabe actor working as waiter. When a friend gets a soap part ($3600/wk), Joe lowers his standard.
Top credits
Matthew Modine — Joe
Catherine Keener — Mary
Daryl Hannah — Kelly
Maxwell Caulfield — Bob
Did you know
• Matthew Modine's character gets excited when he hears a message left on his machine from who he believes to be Madonna about a possible acting gig. In real life, Madonna: Crazy for You (1985) includes footage of Matthew Modine from the movie Vision Quest (1985).
• Buck Henry's character's name, Dr. Leuter, means "Dr. Dick" in Dutch.
• Steve Buscemi reprises his role as Nick the director from Tom DiCillo's previous film Living In Oblivion.
See all trivia →Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $83,488
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $83,488 (1998-03-01)
User reviews
Bizarre but in a good way, and nostalgic too
What's not to like?
What a Cast!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
