Fast Sofa

Director: Salome Breziner Salome Breziner

Overview

"Salome Breziner's road movie Fast Sofa comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a trailer. This is a fine release from Studio Home Entertainment."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/2002
UPC:	0658149794627
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	R
Source:	Lions Gate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Letterbox]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00
Sales rank:	46,113

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Adam Goldberg	Jack
Jake Busey	Rick
Natasha Lyonne	Tamara
Jennifer Tilly	Ginger
Bijou Phillips	Traci
Crispin Glover	Jules
Ginger Kinison	Mandy
Darling Narita	Iona
Eric Roberts	Ginger's Husband
Ron Jeremy	Hyatt Restaurant Manager
Lee Ving	Leather Jacket Guy
Glenn Shadix	Apartment Manager
Danny Comden	Brad
Gabriel Byer	Jim
Tina Marie Clifford	April
R. Scott Loughran	Bird Store Manager

Technical Credits

Salome Breziner

Peter Chase

Salome Breziner	Director,Screenwriter
Peter Chase	Screenwriter
Steven J. Wolfe	Producer
Christopher Figg	Producer
H. Michael Heuser	Executive Producer
Linda Francis	Casting
Robert G. Goodwin	Stunts
David Waine	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Largely a character study of Rick (Jake Busey), a deranged, sex-obsessed, small-time drug dealer (he looks like he even smells bad), this fast-moving, quirky road saga is the cinematic equivalent of a cheap paperback that you can't put down. Rick is disgusting, vile, and foul -- a verbal assault on a pair of cops is particularly uncomfortable -- but he's as exciting as he is despicable. Papa (that is, Gary Busey) would be proud. The other stars -- Jennifer Tilly and Crispin Glover particularly -- are bizarrely captivating, and Eric Roberts turns up out of left field near the end in yet another inexplicably weird hairstyle to provide menace. Glover is at the top of his form -- he hasn't been in this much control since The Orkly Kid -- as the bird-like virgin confronted with Rick's extroverted lifestyle. The laughs are rough ones, and the film doesn't have what's considered a big finish (although it is thoughtful, which doesn't quite jive with the proceedings), but it's a heck of a ride nonetheless.