Homer and Eddie
1989 film by Andrei Konchalovsky
- August 17, 1989 (1989-08-17) (West Germany)
- December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) (United States)
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Homer and Eddie is a 1989 American comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Jim Belushi and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.[1][2]
This was Anne Ramsey's final performance. The film received generally poor reviews from critics.
Plot
A homicidal escaped mental patient with a brain tumor with only a month to live meets a childlike, mentally challenged man, who becomes her traveling companion for a cross-country car trip that brings unexpected meaning to both their lives.
Cast
- Jim Belushi as Homer Lanza
- Whoopi Goldberg as Eddie Cervi
- Karen Black as Belle
- Anne Ramsey as Edna
- Beah Richards as Linda Cervi
- John Waters as Robber
- Mickey Jones as Pizza Chef
- Tad Horino as Mickey
- Vincent Schiavelli as Priest
- Fritz Feld as Mortician (in his last film role)
- Tracey Walter as Tommy Dearly
- Barbara Pilavin as Mrs. Lanza
- Angelo Bertolini as Mr. Lanza
- Nick LaTour as Bar Customer
Soundtrack
| Homer and Eddie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 38:46 |
| Label | Virgin |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Seeds" | John Brannen, Jack Tempchin | Richie Havens | 4:09 |
| 2. | "The Wild One" | Brannen, Danny Tate, Tom Gray | John Brannen | 4:17 |
| 3. | "How Far Can You Go?" | Billy Burnette, David Malloy | Billy Burnette | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Running with the Storm" | Brannen, Doug Gilmore, Bob Jones | John Brannen | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Living in the Jungle" | Mike Piccirillo | Richie Havens | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Night Is the Hunter" | Brannen, Jones, Gray | John Brannen | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Jesus Scared the Hell Out of Me" | Simon Stokes, Harry Garfield | Simon Stokes | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Down Home Jubilee" | Dennis Morgan, Susi Beatty, Spady Brannan | Susi Beatty | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Home" | Piccirillo | Richie Havens | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Silver Lining" | Eduard Artemyev, Billy Joe Walker | Eduard Artemyev & Billy Joe Walker | 4:22 |
| Total length: | 38:46 | |||
Reception
Critical response
Homer and Eddie has an approval rating of 0% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 2.67/10.[3]
References
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ The Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Homer & Eddie". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links
- Homer and Eddie at IMDb
- Homer and Eddie at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films by Andrei Konchalovsky
- The First Teacher (1965)
- The Story of Asya Klyachina (1966)
- A Nest of Gentry (1969)
- Uncle Vanya (1970)
- A Lover's Romance (1974)
- Siberiade (1979)
- Maria's Lovers (1984)
- Runaway Train (1985)
- Duet for One (1986)
- Shy People (1987)
- Homer and Eddie (1989)
- Tango & Cash (1989)
- The Inner Circle (1991)
- Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs (1994)
- House of Fools (2002)
- Gloss (2007)
- The Nutcracker in 3D (2010)
- The Postman's White Nights (2014)
- Paradise (2016)
- Sin (2019)
- Dear Comrades! (2020)
- The Boy and the Dove (1961)
- Lumière and Company (segment; 1995)
- To Each His Own Cinema (segment: "Dans le Noir"; 2007)
- The Odyssey (1997)
- The Lion in Winter (2003)
- The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)
- Andrei Rublev (1966)
- The Seventh Bullet (1972)
- The Ferocious One (1974)
- A Slave of Love (1976)
- Moscow Chill (2007)
- The Demons of St. Petersberg (story; 2008)
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