In the Soup

"A comedy about getting in over your head."

Aug 13 1992 R 1h 33m
Comedy, Drama

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

Plot

A neurotic nebbish lives in 2 worlds: the fantasy of winning his dream-girl via a hit movie, and the meager existence he scrapes out from very odd jobs, such as thesping in an arty no-budget flick. His beautiful object is his next-door neighbor Angelica, who's understandably preoccupied with her own life, as an illegal immigrant and single mom. Aldolpho Rollo's writing his unending masterpiece screenplay from a walk-up NYC flat, in-between peering at debtors through his peephole. AR's hopes to win her love take wing via another angel, a shady high-roller who definitely has the self-confidence, and promises the cash Aldolpho craves, to produce the auteur's vision.

Written by

Sollace Mitchell, Alexandre Rockwell

Directed by

Alexandre Rockwell

Production Countries

Spain, United States of America, Japan, Germany, Italy, France

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
4,622
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA