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The Pompatus of Love

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The Pompatus of Love (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 2  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 4.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins 39 secs
Synopsis:
In this literate battle-of-the-sexes comedy, a quartet of clearly confused buddies discuss their ideas on such heady subjects as life, the opposite sex, relationships, and the translation of an obscure lyric in the Steve Miller Band's enduring classic, "The Joker."... [More]
In this literate battle-of-the-sexes comedy, a quartet of clearly confused buddies discuss their ideas on such heady subjects as life, the opposite sex, relationships, and the translation of an obscure lyric in the Steve Miller Band's enduring classic, "The Joker." [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jon Cryer, Adrian Pasdar, Tim Guinee, Mia Sara, Kristin Scott Thomas

Director: Richard Schenkman

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Feb 10, 2001

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Yet another verbose movie about a quartet of white males going through rough transition to maturity and adulthood. Steve Miller's song, The Joker, about the pompatus of love serves as the title for an uninspired tale.

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