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Star Maps (1997)

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Reviews Counted:14

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Average Rating:5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: After spending two years with relatives in Mexico, a young man with grand visions of stardom returns to Hollywood, only to have his sadistic, world-weary father force him into the family business:... After spending two years with relatives in Mexico, a young man with grand visions of stardom returns to Hollywood, only to have his sadistic, world-weary father force him into the family business: he becomes a male prostitute posing as a vendor of maps to the stars' homes. While resignedly turning tricks (both male and female), he never loses sight of his dream, despite the turmoil surrounding him. A bold, alternately comic and tragic debut from writer-director Miguel Arteta. [More]

Starring: Douglas Spain, Efrain Figueroa, Kandeyce Jorden, Martha Velez

Starring: Douglas Spain, Efrain Figueroa, Kandeyce Jorden, Martha Velez, Lysa Flores, Annette Murphy, Robin Thomas, Vincent Chandler, Al Vincente, Herbert Siguenza, Jeff Michalski, Joshua Fardon, Rachel Winfree

Director: Miguel Arteta

Director: Miguel Arteta
Producer: Matthew Greenfield
Screenwriter: Miguel Arteta
Story: Matthew Greenfield, Miguel Arteta

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Jake Euker
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F5 (Wichita, KS)

Representing an uneasy balance of Latino melodrama and arthouse fare, the film tells a lurid story (about a patriarch who's a pimp to his son) in crude manner with occasional lyrical touches; Arteta's next feature will show whether he has real talent

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Frank Swietek
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muddled film that never seems to be sure where it's heading

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Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

Still Arteta's best film, with odd touches of magic realism and some great nude scenes by Kandeyce Jordan.

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Simply isn't tightly enough written or plotted to be satisfying, despite some notable performances.

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