Sparkler

"If you can't live someplace nice, the next best thing is to live on the way"

1997 1h 36m EN

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4.2

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★4.2TMDB · 4

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Melba is a Californian trailer-park girl who is told to look for three kings by a phone psychic, and when she meets three guys - Trent, Brad and Joel traveling to Las Vegas, she decides they are those kings and joins them on their trip.

“If you can't live someplace nice, the next best thing is to live on the way”

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Cast

Park Overall
Melba May
Veronica Cartwright
Dottie Delgato
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Brad
Don Harvey
Flint
Jamie Kennedy
Trent
Steven Petrarca
Joel
Grace Zabriskie
Sherri
Octavia Spencer
Wanda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Darren Stein
Writers: Darren Stein, Catherine Eads
Languages: English

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Darren Stein, shot by Rodney Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David E. Russo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

ERA

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Park Overall and Veronica Cartwright and Freddie Prinze Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you can't live someplace nice, the next best thing is to live on the way".

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0124137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

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The take

Darren Stein directs. Rodney Taylor behind the camera. David E. Russo scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Darren Stein, shot by Rodney Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by David E. Russo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Park Overall and Veronica Cartwright and Freddie Prinze Jr. carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "If you can't live someplace nice, the next best thing is to live on the way".
6IMDB entry: tt0124137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "trailer park", "drag queen", "stripper", "las vegas".