
After years of futile struggle on L.A.'s grueling audition circuit, would-be actress PRISCILLA ANDERS is bitterly contemplating a permanent return to her humdrum hometown-until one fateful morning in the diner where she waitresses. When Priscilla overhears seedy regulars discuss a bizarre riddle that hints at hidden loot, she recruits the lovelorn mechanic BENNY to help crack the code that could fund her Hollywood ambitions. But as the pair encounter a host of colorful-but-da... (Full plot summary below)
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After years of futile struggle on L.A.'s grueling audition circuit, would-be actress PRISCILLA ANDERS is bitterly contemplating a permanent return to her humdrum hometown-until one fateful morning in the diner where she waitresses. When Priscilla overhears seedy regulars discuss a bizarre riddle that hints at hidden loot, she recruits the lovelorn mechanic BENNY to help crack the code that could fund her Hollywood ambitions. But as the pair encounter a host of colorful-but-dangerous criminals it becomes clear the loot is hot, hefty, and blood-soaked.
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| VarietyScott TobiasChrisoulakis and screenwriter Guy J. Jackson attempt a violent, moody neo-noir about Tinseltown fringe-dwellers, but their conceit is flimsy and under-realized, grafting a boilerplate heist story onto a bitter commentary about the corrupting forces of the film industry. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe aesthetic is just right, but it's a bit too obtuse, mannered and affected to sink its hooks into you, and it keeps the audience at arms' length. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckTrue to its title, Los Angeles Overnight makes excellent use of its extensive L.A. locations, thankfully foregoing the familiar landmarks that have become cinematic clichés. It's a shame, then, that the film doesn't succeed in its ambition to infuse noir tropes with originality. |
| User ReviewAmanda CI loved the movie. It was great to see a film that was quirky, dark, full of twists and turns. It really reminded me of a modern day Alfred Hitchcock movie. The star for me was Elsa, she was ruthless, firce and full of sass. If you want a movie with that's a different from the norm with plenty of twists and turns, this is the movie for you. |
| User Reviewsteve%20 sI loved watching this beautiful film so much I had to watch it twice! The setting is the gritty side of LA, the characters are great, quirky, interesting, and the settings are not the glamorous LA but the less beautiful LA. The story is told very well. Your taken into the the story, with a Hitchcock feel and one really gets to understand how hard it is to Make It in Hollywood. How awful it is to be turned down by casting directors who control who will make it and who will not. I truly enjoyed the casting director, who I was not familiar with, played superbly by JamieLee Ackerman. She gives you the feel for how mighty, evil, overpowering, overbearing these casting directors can be. She put fear and desperation into the actors trying to get chosen by her. I wish I had seen more of her in the movie. Priscilla, the lead played wonderfully by Arielle Brachfeld, is trying to make it in Hollywood and will stop at nothing. She keeps getting turned down, can't make ends meet at her waitress job and goes way way over the line - don't want to spoil it for you, but she never gives up no mater what. Lin Shay is great in this movie as is Peter Bagdanovich. This film is destined to be a cult classic, I truly enjoyed it. I give it 5 stars! |
| User ReviewLorraine BThis indie film is weird, intense and unusual. It definitely fits into the dark noir category. Starts out as the simple story of an aspiring actress just trying to make ends meet and blossoms into an off-beat kind of crime story thriller. The characters are quirky and unusual. The protagonist, Priscilla, is played by Arielle Brachfeld. She plays an aspiring actress who will literally stop at nothing to get ahead. The casting director, Elsa, is a rude, brutally offensive character and is well played by JamieLee Ackerman. This movie definitely has the right ingredients to become a cult film. |
| User ReviewJoshua SThis movie is crazy, fun, weird and truly defines what it takes to make an indie film. Very inspiring. Reminded me of watching a David Lynch film played backwards. |
| User ReviewHelen PPulls you in to a narrative of working towards hopes and dreams with a surprisingly sinister undercurrent. Beautifully shot and darkly humorous. |
| User ReviewDerry OGreat movie. Loved the way it sways from dark to light style of filming... Really well done, good to see a movie that's different like this again. Some scenes and set designs made me feel like I was watching an Oliver stone movie. Impossible to predict this film and it had me tied to the screen from the very first frame to the very last (not often I find a movie as good as that anymore) |