Echo Park (1985)
Echo Park (1985)
Can a stripper, a pizza-man and a bodybuilder find happiness in L.A.?
In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, August, an Austrian bodybuilder, fancies himself the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the pressures of everyday life in LA mount, Jonathan and August vie for May's love.

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Cast

Susan Dey Susan Dey As: May
Tom Hulce Tom Hulce As: Jonathan
Michael Bowen Michael Bowen As: August
Christopher Walker Christopher Walker As: Henry
Shirley Jo Finney Shirley Jo Finney As: Gloria
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Storyline

In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, August, an Austrian bodybuilder, fancies himself the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the pressures of everyday life in LA mount, Jonathan and August vie for May's love.


Tagline: Can a stripper, a pizza-man and a bodybuilder find happiness in L.A.?
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 05 November 1985

Country: AT, US

Runtime: 88m

Company Credits

Company: Sascha-Verleih, Wien-Film

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Cast

Susan Dey

Susan Dey

May

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Jonathan

Michael Bowen

Michael Bowen

August

Christopher Walker

Christopher Walker

Henry

Shirley Jo Finney

Shirley Jo Finney

Gloria

Heinrich Schweiger

Heinrich Schweiger

August's Father

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Syd

John Paragon

John Paragon

Hugo

Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson

Sheri

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

Vinnie

Martin Suppan

Martin Suppan

Austrian Consul

Robert R. Shafer

Robert R. Shafer

Commercial Director

Dorothy Dells

Dorothy Dells

Consulate Secretary

Yana Nirvana

Yana Nirvana

Woman in Bar

Paul Anselmo

Paul Anselmo

Policeman

Jesse Aragon

Jesse Aragon

Policeman

Robert Cabral

Robert Cabral

Policeman

Peter Drain

Peter Drain

Bar Customer

John Pochna

John Pochna

Bar Customer

Dee Cooper

Dee Cooper

Man in Park

Douglas M. Ford

Douglas M. Ford

Biker

Stephen Gaines

Stephen Gaines

Desk Sergeant

Fred Leaf

Fred Leaf

Burt Reynolds Look-alike

Mary Thompson

Mary Thompson

Prospective Roommate

Anne Marie Bates

Anne Marie Bates

Prospective Roommate

Jason Mayall

Jason Mayall

Prospective Roommate

Renee LeBallister

Renee LeBallister

Prospective Roommate

Michael Marloe

Michael Marloe

Partygoer

Jim Smith

Jim Smith

Partygoer

Skip O'Brien

Skip O'Brien

Prisoner

Biff Yeager

Biff Yeager

Jailer

Jackie Easton

Jackie Easton

Girl in Commercial

Bob Moss

Bob Moss

Birthday Boy

Doug Knott

Doug Knott

Birthday Man

James Helppi

James Helppi

Guest in Elevator

George W. Scott

George W. Scott

Man with Tip

De Schneider

De Schneider

Real Estate Secretary

Patti Tippo

Patti Tippo

Telegram Stripper

Max Trumpower

Max Trumpower

Telegram Stripper

Penny Harris

Penny Harris

Telegram Stripper

Merrill Ward

Merrill Ward

Telegram Stripper

Dana Sue Collins

Dana Sue Collins

Telegram Stripper

Peter Kent

Peter Kent

Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)

Directed By

Robert Dornhelm

Robert Dornhelm

Director

Carl Manning

Carl Manning

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Walter Shenson

Walter Shenson

Producer

Louie Lawless

Louie Lawless

Production Manager

Jamie Beardsley

Jamie Beardsley

Unit Production Manager

Ralph E. Cotta

Ralph E. Cotta

Executive Producer

Philip B. Epstein

Philip B. Epstein

Associate Producer

Barbara Hanley

Barbara Hanley

Casting

Cathy Henderson

Cathy Henderson

Casting

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Patti Callicott

Patti Callicott

Costume Design

Ela Kodrnja

Ela Kodrnja

Makeup Artist

Lizbeth Williamson

Lizbeth Williamson

Makeup Artist

Sound

Charlotte Schwarz

Charlotte Schwarz

Sound Editor

Jonathon 'Earl' Stein

Jonathon 'Earl' Stein

Sound Mixer

David Ricketts

David Ricketts

Original Music Composer

Gregory H. Watkins

Gregory H. Watkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Stephan von Hase

Stephan von Hase

Sound

Karl Schlifelner

Karl Schlifelner

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Karl Kofler

Karl Kofler

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Carol Bosselman

Carol Bosselman

Props

Michael Fischa

Michael Fischa

Assistant Art Director

Bernt Amadeus Capra

Bernt Amadeus Capra

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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