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{{short description|1994 American film by Julie Cypher}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Teresa's Tattoo
| name = Teresa's Tattoo
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| director = [[Julie Cypher]]
| director = [[Julie Cypher]]
| producer = Samuel Benedict<br/>[[Lisa M. Hansen]]<br/>[[Philip McKeon]]<br/>[[Marc Rocco]]
| producer = Samuel Benedict<br/>[[Lisa M. Hansen]]<br/>[[Philip McKeon]]<br/>[[Marc Rocco]]
| writer = Georgie Huntington<br/>[[Marc Cushman]] (additional dialogue)
| writer = Georgie Huntington<br/>Marc Cushman (additional dialogue)
| story = Samuel Benedict
| story = Samuel Benedict
| starring = [[C. Thomas Howell]]<br/>[[Adrienne Shelly]]<br/>[[Nancy McKeon]]<br/>[[Lou Diamond Phillips]]
| starring = [[C. Thomas Howell]]<br/>[[Adrienne Shelly]]<br/>[[Nancy McKeon]]<br/>[[Lou Diamond Phillips]]
| music = Andrew Keresztes
| music = Andrew Keresztes
| cinematography = [[Sven Kirsten]]
| cinematography = Sven Kirsten
| editing = [[Christopher Rouse (editor)|Christopher Rouse]]
| editing = [[Christopher Rouse (film editor)|Christopher Rouse]]
| production companies = [[CineTel Films]]<br/>[[Trimark Pictures]]<br/>Yankee Entertainment Group
| production_companies = [[CineTel Films]]<br/>[[Trimark Pictures]]<br/>Yankee Entertainment Group
| distributor = Trimark Pictures
| distributor = Trimark Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1994|03|15}}
| released = {{Film date|1994|03|15}}
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}}
}}


'''''Teresa's Tattoo''''' (also known as '''''Natural Selection''''') is a 1994 American [[action film|action]]-[[comedy film|comedy]]-[[crime film]] directed by [[Julie Cypher]]. The film stars [[C. Thomas Howell]], [[Nancy McKeon]], [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], who also performed songs for the film, [[Casey Siemaszko]], and [[Adrienne Shelly]]. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA.
'''''Teresa's Tattoo''''' (also known as '''''Natural Selection''''') is a 1994 American [[action comedy]]-[[crime film]] directed by [[Julie Cypher]]. The film stars [[C. Thomas Howell]], [[Nancy McKeon]], [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], who also performed songs for the film, [[Casey Siemaszko]], [[Adrienne Shelly]], and [[Majel Barrett]].{{sfn|Luck|1997|page=141}}<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yzPADT7BTRcC&q=was+Majel+Barrett+in+Teresa%27s+Tattoo%3F&pg=PT2463|title=Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide: The Modern Era|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|authorlink=Leonard Maltin|publisher=[[Plume (publisher)|Plume]]|location=[[New York City]]|edition=Original|year=2012|isbn=978-0452298545}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F60TAwAAQBAJ&q=was+Majel+Barrett+in+Teresa%27s+Tattoo%3F&pg=PT2343|title=Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide|edition=Revised|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|authorlink=Leonard Maltin|publisher=[[Plume (publisher)|Plume]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2017|isbn=978-0525536192}}</ref> It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA.


''Teresa's Tattoo'' was produced by [[CineTel Films]], Trimark Pictures, and Yankee Entertainment Group Inc. It was distributed by Trimark Pictures.
''Teresa's Tattoo'' was produced by [[CineTel Films]], Trimark Pictures, and Yankee Entertainment Group Inc. It was distributed by Trimark Pictures.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film starts with Gloria ([[Adrienne Shelly]]), who is being held [[hostage]], bothering her captors in charge of watching her, Mooney ([[Anthony Clark (actor)|Anthony Clark]]) and Titus ([[Matt Adler]]), by changing the channel the two were watching on television and jumping in front of the TV. Titus then scolds and takes the remote from Gloria and suggests she should go take a swim in the pool outside which she subsequently obliges. While playing in the pool, Gloria hauls a trampoline near the edge of the pool and begins to jump on it before slipping and falling in the pool. The film then cuts to a university where Teresa Brigger (also Adrienne Shelly), a mathematician grad student that bears an uncanny resemblance to Gloria, is talking to her friend Bruno, ([[Joe Pantoliano]]) about her plans for the upcoming [[spring break]]. She plans on not celebrating the coming holiday and wants to continue studying math. The film cuts back to the pool where Carl ([[C. Thomas Howell]]), Titus and Mooney's boss, shows up to find their hostage who is supposed to be exchanged later in a ransom deal with Gloria's half-witted brother, Michael ([[Casey Siemaszko]]) and his associate, Wheeler ([[Lou Diamond Phillips]]) for the earrings she is wearing that is secretly holograph plans to a confidential [[NASA]] space program, dead after drowning in the pool. The trio then decide to search for a girl that looks like the deceased Gloria so they can complete the deal. Teresa and Bruno then go to a gathering where she encounters Bruno's friend and her ex love interest, Rick ([[Jonathan Silverman]]).


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{Castlist|
*[[C. Thomas Howell]] as Carl
*[[C. Thomas Howell]] as Carl
*[[Nancy McKeon]] as Sara
*[[Nancy McKeon]] as Sara
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* Brian Davila as Elvis
* Brian Davila as Elvis
*[[Jonathan Silverman]] as Rick
*[[Jonathan Silverman]] as Rick
*[[Joe Pantoliano]] as Bruno
*[[Melissa Etheridge]] as the hooker
*[[Melissa Etheridge]] as the hooker
*[[Adrienne Shelly]] as Teresa / Gloria
*[[Adrienne Shelly]] as Teresa Brigger / Gloria
* [[Majel Barrett]] as Henrietta
*[[Anthony Clark (actor)|Anthony Clark]] as Mooney
*[[Anthony Clark (actor)|Anthony Clark]] as Mooney
*[[Tippi Hedren]] as Evelyn Hill
*[[Tippi Hedren]] as Evelyn Hill
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*[[Kiefer Sutherland]] ''(Uncredited)'' as Roadblock Officer
*[[Kiefer Sutherland]] ''(Uncredited)'' as Roadblock Officer
*[[Nanette Fabray]] as Martha Mae
*[[Nanette Fabray]] as Martha Mae
}}


==Availability==
==Home media==
The film was released on [[VHS]] in the U.S. by [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.amazon.com/Teresas-Tattoo-VHS-Thomas-Howell/dp/6303343910|title=Teresa's Tattoo|medium=[[VHS]]|work=[[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]|publisher=[[Lionsgate]]|location=[[Santa Monica, California]]|date=February 28, 1995|accessdate=July 7, 2020|asin=6303343910}}</ref>

The movie was released on VHS in the U.S. by [[Vidmark Entertainment]] and in Canada by [[Malofilm]] Video. The movie has been released on DVD in the UK, but as of December 26, 2009, Lions Gate has not yet announced any plans to release the movie onto a Region 1 DVD, most likely because of music copyrights.


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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*"All American Girl" – Written and Performed by [[Melissa Etheridge]]
*"All American Girl" – Written and Performed by [[Melissa Etheridge]]
*"Do It For The Rush" – Written and Performed by [[Melissa Etheridge]]
*"Do It For The Rush" – Written and Performed by [[Melissa Etheridge]]
*"Save Myself" – Written by [[Melissa Etheridge]] Performed by [[Mare Winningham]]
*"Save Myself" – Written by [[Melissa Etheridge]]; Performed by [[Mare Winningham]]
*"No Strings Attached" – Written by Simone Lazer and Audrey Koz Performed by [[Betty Ball]]
*"No Strings Attached" – Written by Simone Lazer and Audrey Koz; Performed by [[Betty Ball]]
*"When You're Near" – Written and Performed by [[David Adjian]]
*"When You're Near" – Written and Performed by [[David Adjian]]
*"Pool Cue Music" – Written and Performed by [[Richard Friedman (composer)|Richard Friedman]]
*"Pool Cue Music" – Written and Performed by [[Richard Friedman (composer)|Richard Friedman]]
*"All Night Long" – Written by Mark Gast Performed by [[Raging Storm]]
*"All Night Long" – Written by Mark Gast; Performed by [[Raging Storm]]
*"Betrayal of Kings" – Written by Mark Gast Performed by [[Salem's Wych]]
*"Betrayal of Kings" – Written by Mark Gast; Performed by [[Salem's Wych]]
*"Lover Lay Down" – Written and Performed by [[K.O.]]
*"Lover Lay Down" – Written and Performed by [[K.O.]]
*"Alah" – Written and Performed by [[Andrew Kereazies]]
*"Alah" – Written and Performed by [[Andrew Kereazies]]
*"I Feel You" – Written and Performed by [[Andrew Kereazies]]
*"I Feel You" – Written and Performed by [[Andrew Kereazies]]
*"Silver Bullet" – Written by Leigh Lawson & Jack Marsh Performed by [[Leigh Lawson]]
*"Silver Bullet" – Written by Leigh Lawson & Jack Marsh; Performed by [[Leigh Lawson]]
*"Coming Down On Me" – Written by Leigh Lawson & Pete Sadony Performed by [[Leigh Lawson]]
*"Coming Down On Me" – Written by Leigh Lawson & Pete Sadony; Performed by [[Leigh Lawson]]


==Production crew==
==Production crew==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kN03ue54jmIC&q=was+Majel+Barrett+in+Teresa%27s+Tattoo%3F&pg=PA141|title=Melissa Etheridge: Our Little Secret|first=Joyce|last=Luck|publisher=ECW Press|location=[[Toronto]]|year=1997|isbn=978-1550222982|page=141}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0111397|title= Teresa's Tattoo}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0111397|title= Teresa's Tattoo}}
*{{Amg movie|132311|Teresa's Tattoo}}
*{{AllMovie title|132311|Teresa's Tattoo}}
*{{Mojo title|teresastattoo}}
*{{Mojo title|teresastattoo}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|teresas_tattoo}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|teresas_tattoo}}


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Revision as of 00:37, 29 June 2024

Teresa's Tattoo
Directed byJulie Cypher
Written byGeorgie Huntington
Marc Cushman (additional dialogue)
Story bySamuel Benedict
Produced bySamuel Benedict
Lisa M. Hansen
Philip McKeon
Marc Rocco
StarringC. Thomas Howell
Adrienne Shelly
Nancy McKeon
Lou Diamond Phillips
CinematographySven Kirsten
Edited byChristopher Rouse
Music byAndrew Keresztes
Production
companies
CineTel Films
Trimark Pictures
Yankee Entertainment Group
Distributed byTrimark Pictures
Release date
  • March 15, 1994 (1994-03-15)
Running time
88 minutes
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch

Teresa's Tattoo (also known as Natural Selection) is a 1994 American action comedy-crime film directed by Julie Cypher. The film stars C. Thomas Howell, Nancy McKeon, Lou Diamond Phillips, Melissa Etheridge, who also performed songs for the film, Casey Siemaszko, Adrienne Shelly, and Majel Barrett.[1][2][3] It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Teresa's Tattoo was produced by CineTel Films, Trimark Pictures, and Yankee Entertainment Group Inc. It was distributed by Trimark Pictures.

Plot

The film starts with Gloria (Adrienne Shelly), who is being held hostage, bothering her captors in charge of watching her, Mooney (Anthony Clark) and Titus (Matt Adler), by changing the channel the two were watching on television and jumping in front of the TV. Titus then scolds and takes the remote from Gloria and suggests she should go take a swim in the pool outside which she subsequently obliges. While playing in the pool, Gloria hauls a trampoline near the edge of the pool and begins to jump on it before slipping and falling in the pool. The film then cuts to a university where Teresa Brigger (also Adrienne Shelly), a mathematician grad student that bears an uncanny resemblance to Gloria, is talking to her friend Bruno, (Joe Pantoliano) about her plans for the upcoming spring break. She plans on not celebrating the coming holiday and wants to continue studying math. The film cuts back to the pool where Carl (C. Thomas Howell), Titus and Mooney's boss, shows up to find their hostage who is supposed to be exchanged later in a ransom deal with Gloria's half-witted brother, Michael (Casey Siemaszko) and his associate, Wheeler (Lou Diamond Phillips) for the earrings she is wearing that is secretly holograph plans to a confidential NASA space program, dead after drowning in the pool. The trio then decide to search for a girl that looks like the deceased Gloria so they can complete the deal. Teresa and Bruno then go to a gathering where she encounters Bruno's friend and her ex love interest, Rick (Jonathan Silverman).

Cast

Home media

The film was released on VHS in the U.S. by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.[4]

Soundtrack

Production crew

  • Samuel Benedict (producer)
  • Lisa M. Hansen (producer)
  • Philip McKeon (producer)
  • Paul Hertzberg (executive producer)
  • Marc Rocco (executive producer)
  • Georgie Huntington (associate producer)
  • Catalaine Knell (co-producer)
  • Donald C. McKeon (co-producer)
  • Russell D. Markkowitz (line producer)

References

  1. ^ Luck 1997, p. 141.
  2. ^ Maltin, Leonard (2012). Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide: The Modern Era (Original ed.). New York City: Plume. ISBN 978-0452298545.
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard (2017). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide (Revised ed.). New York City: Plume. ISBN 978-0525536192.
  4. ^ Teresa's Tattoo. Lionsgate Home Entertainment (VHS). Santa Monica, California: Lionsgate. February 28, 1995. ASIN 6303343910. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

Sources

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