A loner befriends a local celebrity, Billy Magic, but he soon begins to tell lies in order to maintain the friendship and the newfound status.A loner befriends a local celebrity, Billy Magic, but he soon begins to tell lies in order to maintain the friendship and the newfound status.A loner befriends a local celebrity, Billy Magic, but he soon begins to tell lies in order to maintain the friendship and the newfound status.
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- 1 win
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- TriviaThis is one of the first seven films that the Screen Actors Guild foreclosed on due to non-payment of wages and residuals to SAG members. The rights were sold at auction on July 13, 2004.
- GoofsWhen Karchy picks up his girlfriend from the store where she works, they walk down a wheelchair ramp, which didn't exist in the 1960's.
- Quotes
Kevin Boyle: [Karchy is hidden in a confessionary pretending to be a priest] Bless me, father, for I have sinned. It's been three days since my last confession. The reason I'm here today, father... you know what it is. I just can't stop doing it. I get these thoughts and I can't keep my hands off of it. Father? Are you there, father? I know you said I was gonna go blind, father. I don't wanna go blind. Last night I did it three times. I'm doing so much that it hurts when I touch it. I wanna kill my dad again. I can't take it anymore. I hate him. I hate him, father. I just can't stand him hitting on my mom anymore.
Father Norton: Mr. Jonas! Get out of here. Gimme that! How dare you? Out! Out! You went too far this time. Too far!
- SoundtracksLet's Go Let's Go Let's Go
Performed by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (as Hank Ballard and The Midnighters)
Written by Hank Ballard (as Henry Ballard)
Courtesy of Highland Music
By Arrangement with Source/Q
After reading some of the other reviews here, it seems some people can't be entertained with a good story and good acting. Some movies don't have to resort to the typical Hollywood recipe in order to leave a positive imprint in your mind. Too bad you have such a short attention span.
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $318,809
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,470
- Oct 19, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $318,809
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1