- Actors: Michael Parducci, Peter Jacobson, Judy Prescott, Kerr Smith, Hoyt Richards
- Directors: Christopher Livingston
- Writers: Christopher Livingston, Jaffe Cohen
- Producers: Christopher Livingston, Andrew Charas, Chris D'Annibale, Seth Singer
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Ariztical
- Release Date: Sep 24 2002
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00006ADD6
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Alex is an ambitious Italian-Catholic, working class, testosterone-driven young dreamer who fantasizes about making it big as a Hollywood screenwriter. Elliot is everything Alex is not - gay, Jewish, thirty-something, nebbish, intellectual, and TALENTED. Alex has a great title and an awesome concept for a hit film. Hit and Runaway, about a New York cop, who goes undercover as a gun-wielding fashion model. The only problem is, Alex can't write. Determined not to spend the rest of his life washing dishes, Alex begins a rocky collaboration with Elliot who considers the project to be nothing more than a fluff, Elliott agrees to participate only after Alex promises to help him get a date with Joey (Kerr Smith), the cut struggling actor who works with Alex at the cafe. By the end of this heartwarming, laugh-out-loud comedy, Alex and Elliot not only have written a great screenplay - they've rewritten each other's lives.
A dishwasher in a Greenwich Village coffeehouse, Alex Andero (Michael Parducci) loves the movies. He's a big fan of action star Jagger Stevens (Hoyt Richards) and often calls his annoyed uncle in Hollywood to pitch him screenwriting ideas. Alex's script has Jagger discovering a smuggling ring in the fashion industry, then taking out the terrorists in a hail of gunfire and falling bodies, with a gorgeous model at his side. Suddenly, beyond his wildest dreams, Alex gets his shot, but the studio needs writing samples and Alex has never written more than a couple of sentences on a napkin or menu. He begins taking a screenwriting classes, where shy Gwen (Judy Prescott) offers to help. A different kind of help soon arrives through Elliot (Peter Jacobsen), a self-effacing gay playwright who leaves his script at the coffeehouse for waiter Joey (Kerr Smith), a pretty boy with whom Elliot is infatuated. Alex offers to get him a date with Joey if Elliot will help him with his own screenplay, and when Alex comes through on his end of the deal, they begin.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Please see this film!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hit and Runway (DVD)
A wonderful little film -- well-written and (for the most part) well-acted. I won't recount the plotline since many other reviewers have done so, but there are some terrific scenes and great laughs in this gem.It's hard to pick out some of my favorite scenes and write about them because they will give away key elements of the movie, but suffice it to say that a seduction scene involving Yiddish being spoken is genuinely clever, funny, and will remain on my top 20 list for originality in the years to come. Like many smaller films, there are no well-known names here which of course doesn't always equate to lack of acting talent. (In fact I think we all know of at LEAST one or two highly-paid personalities who exhibit little or no acting ability!) Peter Jacobson (Elliott) in particular deserves recognition. He could have gone way over the top with his role as a gay Jewish writer with low self-esteem and high libido, but he manages to bring his character down to earth at just the right moments. All in all a memorable film that deserves to be seen. Support indie films and see/rent/buy this!
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Surprisingly Sweet and Touching Comedy,
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This review is from: Hit and Runway (DVD)
What starts out on the level of "Kiss Me Guido" or "Just One Time" dares to actually go one level deeper. If Woody Alan would ever get in touch with his feminine side, he could have written this screenplay. For film industry people, the plot, and its devices, requires a certain amount of suspension of disbelief at times (or at least the ability to close one eye occasionally), but the little surprises, twists and arcs will touch even the most jaded amongst us. Very commendable performances by both Michael Parducci and Peter Jacobson. Long live the indi film industry!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Comedy Worth Seeing,
By Elizabeth Muller (Long Island, New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hit and Runway (DVD)
This is one of the funneist films I have ever seen. Don't disregard this film becuase of the lack of big hollywood actors, the actors do an excellent job, especially the lead, Michael Parducci. My whole family was involved in the making of this in one way or another. My uncle Jaffe Cohen wrote the script, my grandparents, parents, cousins and uncles were all extras and I had a speaking role, so take it form me this movie is worth watching.
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