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What Happened Was... (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 17  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7/10

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Runtime: 90 mins

Synopsis: A pair of office acquaintances--an earthy executive assistant from Long Island and a Harvard-educated paralegal--get together for a first date at the woman's apartment. Awkward silences and quiet tension mark their evening as they unexpectedly reveal more about themselves than they... A pair of office acquaintances--an earthy executive assistant from Long Island and a Harvard-educated paralegal--get together for a first date at the woman's apartment. Awkward silences and quiet tension mark their evening as they unexpectedly reveal more about themselves than they ever thought possible. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan

Director: Tom Noonan
Screenwriter: Tom Noonan
Producer: Scott Macaulay, Robin O'Hara

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Release:

Feb 3, 1998

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This intense, mysterious drama about a date between two lonely misfits, is sensitively directed by Tom Noonan, better known as an actor; it was the surprise winner of the Grand Jury Prize of the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.

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Emanuel Levy
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3/5

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Frank Swietek
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3/5

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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
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4/5

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12/28/04
Michael Dequina
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4/5

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06/19/04
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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04/16/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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More like a bad real first date than a movie.

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01/13/04
Dennis Schwartz
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4/5

Absorbing character-based drama that yields plenty of nuances and variations on its simple premise.

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08/17/03
Nick Davis
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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4/5

A darky amusing but sadly poignant look at dating and deception.

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03/14/03
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
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3.5/5

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09/09/02
Alison Macor
Austin Chronicle
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Brilliantly executed psychodrama about all the emotions that come to the fore in dating.

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08/30/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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08/29/02
Philip Martin
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Bill Chambers
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This one really moves and breathes.

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Chris Hicks
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Desson Thomson
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James Berardinelli
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James Brundage
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