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200 Cigarettes

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Original title

200 Cigarettes

Year

1999

Running time

101 min.

Country

United States

Director

Risa Bramon Garcia

Screenwriter

Shana Larsen

Cast

Music

Robert Mothersbaugh, Mark Mothersbaugh

Cinematography

Frank Prinzi

Producer

Lakeshore Entertainment, MTV Films

Genre

Comedy | Teen/coming-of-age. Ensemble Film. New Year's Eve

Synopsis

Set in Manhattan on New Year's Eve 1981, this comedy features a revolving cast of characters fumbling their way around the East Village on their way to and from various parties. As the night gets underway, two girls from suburban Long Island, Val (Christina Ricci) and Stephie (Gaby Hoffman), fall in with a crew of punk rockers, while the bubbly Cindy (Kate Hudson) has a date from hell with the aloof Jack (Jay Mohr). As others are added to the mix, the night only gets weirder. 200 CIGARETTES also stars Janeane Garofalo, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Courtney Love, Dave Chappelle, Paul Rudd, and Martha Plimpton. And watch out for appearances by Elvis Costello and David Johansen. The film's time-capsule soundtrack features Blondie, the Cars, the Go-Go's, Bow Wow Wow, the Ramones, Kool & the Gang, Roxy Music, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, and more!

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Critics' reviews

"As forgettable as a puff off a generic-brand butt: filtered, flavored, and ultimately unsatisfying."

Steve Davis: Austin Chronicle
"'200 Cigarettes' doesn't have a bad scene or a false note. The picture is a succession of pointed little moments, nicely written by Shana Larsen and acted with comic assurance and sensitivity."

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"Gathers a partyful of young players and barely gives them enough of a story line to puff on, but it gets by on personality anyhow."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"A light comedy, pure and simple, but its makers sustain its energy through the unraveling of an intricate plot and bring to it a certain edge through a witty, sharp sense of observation."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"A tepid affair, distinguished by bland character development, uninspired and insipid dialogue, and a nonexistent plot."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"Very much a looking-back movie; its most obvious model is 'American Graffiti.' But if you know that particular slice of early '80s Manhattan, you may be as amused as I was."

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"While the film comes to a mildly clever conclusion, it feels like a bottle of vintage champagne that never gets to pop its cork at midnight. All that fizz potential wasted"

Susan Wloszczyna: USA Today
"Ridiculous haircuts and clothes can't compensate for the absence of real characters, which consigns much of the cast to cameo-like performances."

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