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Telling You

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
876
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Jennifer Love Hewitt, Peter Facinelli, Dash Mihok, and Gina Philips in Telling You (1998)
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Two college graduates who find themselves stuck behind a pizza-parlor counter while their friends move on struggle to find a new direction for their lives.Two college graduates who find themselves stuck behind a pizza-parlor counter while their friends move on struggle to find a new direction for their lives.Two college graduates who find themselves stuck behind a pizza-parlor counter while their friends move on struggle to find a new direction for their lives.

  • Director
    • Rob DeFranco
  • Writers
    • Denis Flood
    • Marc Palmieri
    • Rob DeFranco
  • Stars
    • Peter Facinelli
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Dash Mihok
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    876
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rob DeFranco
    • Writers
      • Denis Flood
      • Marc Palmieri
      • Rob DeFranco
    • Stars
      • Peter Facinelli
      • Jennifer Love Hewitt
      • Dash Mihok
    • 21User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Peter Facinelli
    Peter Facinelli
    • Phil Fazzulo
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Deb Freidman
    Dash Mihok
    Dash Mihok
    • Dennis Nolan
    Andy Berman
    Andy Berman
    • Howard Gurtler
    Rob DeFranco
    Rob DeFranco
    • Steve Fagan
    Gary Wolf
    Gary Wolf
    • John Foley
    Richard Libertini
    Richard Libertini
    • Mr. P
    Gina Philips
    Gina Philips
    • Kristen Barrett
    Jennifer Jostyn
    Jennifer Jostyn
    • Beth Taylor
    Frank Medrano
    Frank Medrano
    • Sal Lombardo
    Jensen Daggett
    Jensen Daggett
    • Susan
    Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard
    • Adam Ginesberg
    Shanna Moakler
    Shanna Moakler
    • Cheryl Tangeray
    Charlotte Ayanna
    Charlotte Ayanna
    • Allison Fazio
    • (as Charlotte Lopez)
    Marc Bossley
    Marc Bossley
    • Tommy Spahn
    Stephanie Brown
    Stephanie Brown
    • Michelle Itzo
    Gerald Jennke
    • Michelle Itzo's Neighbor
    Richard Markovich
    • Michelle Itzo's Neighbor
    • Director
      • Rob DeFranco
    • Writers
      • Denis Flood
      • Marc Palmieri
      • Rob DeFranco
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    bfranci

    Telling me what?

    This movie is a pathetic waste of time, with a pathetic script, following pathetic characters. The two main characters are recent college graduates who ... are working in a pizza shop? If there was a plot here I didn't see it...basically a bunch of burnouts bumbling through life without a plan. If you're going to see a guilty pleasure high school movie, rent She's all That or Can't Hardly Wait (which, ironically, feature large portions of the cast from this movie). Those are much better done than this drivel.
    kibler@adelphia.net

    TELLING YOU what? Telling you this movie is tedious from the first shot.

    Telling You (1999) Peter Facinelli, Dash Mihok, Gary Wolf, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Matthew Lillard, Gina Phillips, Jennifer Jostyn, Frank Medrano, D: Robert DeFranco. Two brother-like buddies (Facinelli, Mihok) get hard luck running the local pizzeria in this teen-comedy. Not even a good-looking cast can salvage this turkey from being worthless, boring, and plain as the nose on your face. Running Time: 94 minutes and rated R for language and brief sexual content. * ½
    8Zalis

    An unknown gem, to me at least.

    Although everyone else who commented detested this movie, I liked it, a lot. I rented it a few months ago, and decided to buy it cheap last week. I think that the slow movement of it was a positive factor, and that it didn't overload or bombard the viewer. It was a lazy, relaxed, detached attitude; the perfect kind of movie to watch on a Sunday afternoon when feeling down on your luck. I think it might be better suited to interpretation as a play, because the action is more verbal than visual. It does make some attempt at developing characters, within its short runtime. The only part I disliked was the ending--unexpectedly abrupt and brief. I will also say, that this movie holds a "spot in my heart" for having perhaps the saddest moment I have ever seen in a movie. After Howard (the weird, smart, and nice guy of the five) spends much time and effort into interacting with a girl at the bar, he is brushed off in a terrible and heartbreaking manner that hit home because I know I'll be hearing the same line someday. . .
    nevehater

    What is the point of this movie?

    "All money hangin' out like a big ol' pimp!" If you've seen this movie, you'll probably remember this line. I love Matthew Lillard. But this movie was really bad! His parts were pretty funny, but the rest of the movie was just kinda thrown together. I didn't like it at all!
    unpop

    Ground Beef & Onion.

    Potentially misleading - Jennifer Love Hewitt's top billing

    for a minor character - but, appealing nonetheless. A

    pizza store serves as a backdrop for ruminations on life & lost opportunities. Hard to figure whether the film

    embraces or condemns the job as measure of success ethos; count this confusion as a strength. Sad to say,

    Hewitt annoys as a shrill novice fashion-designer - misses "cute" sliding straight into "grating". The opening dog s*** tale's good (minus the punchline) & "Soccer Ball" is the greatest tune The Offspring never

    wrote. What's with the Coleridge reference? Quality Low-Bud effort.

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      Deb Freidman: When people are happy on the outside you know they're gonna be happy on the inside.

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Love Sucks!
    • Filming locations
      • North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Division I Entertainment Inc.
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,735
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,026
      • Mar 14, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,735
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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