Choose Me

"In the middle of the night, when there's no one else..."

1984 1h 46m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 46

RomanceComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.

“In the middle of the night, when there's no one else...”

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Cast

Geneviève Bujold
Nancy
Keith Carradine
Mickey
Lesley Ann Warren
Eve
Patrick Bauchau
Zack Antoine
Rae Dawn Chong
Pearl Antoine
John Larroquette
Billy Ace
Edward Ruscha
Ralph Chomsky
Gailard Sartain
Mueller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Rudolph
Writers: Alan Rudolph
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Rudolph, shot by Jan Kiesser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Mia Goldman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Geneviève Bujold and Keith Carradine and Lesley Ann Warren carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the middle of the night, when there's no one else...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alan Rudolph directs. Jan Kiesser behind the camera. Mia Goldman cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Directed by Alan Rudolph, shot by Jan Kiesser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mia Goldman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Geneviève Bujold and Keith Carradine and Lesley Ann Warren carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In the middle of the night, when there's no one else...".
8IMDB entry: tt0087054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "radio station", "radio presenter", "roommates", "conversation".