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Hacks (1997 film)

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Hacks
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGary Rosen
Written byGary Rosen
Produced byMatt Salinger
Starring
CinematographyRalf D. Bode
Edited byMark Fitzgerald
Music byAnthony Marinelli
Production
company
Shoreline Entertainment
Release date
  • September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hacks (a.k.a. Sink or Swim and The Big Twist) is a 1997 American comedy film written and directed by Gary Rosen.[1] The film premiered at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival.[2]

Plot

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Brian is a television writer-producer who is working on creating a 22-episode show, but has writer's block and needs inspiration. He teams up with a group of writer friends to write about a sexual encounter he watches on a balcony.

He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of a hotel near his flat and decides to write scripts with his writer friends based on what he saw.

Cast

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Reception

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Leonard Klady of Variety magazine called it "a flip, intermittently amusing satire" and praised the cast but wrote: "the picture has little to offer in the way of insight or reflection and therefore won't translate outside of a small, insider crowd."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ritter: A hack writer in his new film". Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Newspapers.com). November 6, 1997.
  2. ^ Stewart, Bhob. "Sink or Swim > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  3. ^ Klady, Leonard (9 November 1997). "Hacks". Variety.
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