Club Life (1987 film) explained

Club Life
Director:Norman Thaddeus Vane
Producer:Norman Thaddeus Vane
Story:Norman Thaddeus Vane
Bleu Mckenzie
Starring:Tom Parsekian
Michael Parks
Jamie Barrett
Tony Curtis
Dee Wallace
Music:Jack Conrad
Cinematography:Dennon Rawles
Editing:David Kern
Studio:
  • Cineworld Enterprises Corp
  • Tiger Productions
Distributor:Troma Entertainment
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Club Life is a 1987 American action thriller drama film directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane and starring Tom Parsekian, Michael Parks, Jamie Barrett, Tony Curtis and Dee Wallace.

Cast

Release

The film was released theatrically in New York City on April 3, 1987.[1]

Reception

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "manages to bring freshness and warmth to the oft-told tale of youthful innocents adrift in Bad Old Hollywood."[2]

Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The film is too loud and busy to establish this in terms of character or conversation, so it concentrates strictly on the visual set, which is garish but attention-getting. The acting consists mostly of unfocused posturing, in a succession of scenes that could easily have been rearranged without losing any of their dramatic focus. Only Mr. Curtis is any better than the material, with a world-weary gravity that seems, in this context, like the last word in maturity."[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Maslin. Janet. FILM: 'CLUB LIFE'. April 3, 1987. The New York Times. April 21, 2022. Club Life, which opens today at the Cine 1, was written, directed and produced by Norman Thaddeus Vane, whose chief interest is in the club setting..
  2. News: Thomas. Kevin. MOVIE REVIEW : 'CLUB LIFE': THIS JOINT IS REALLY JUMPIN'. March 3, 1986. Los Angeles Times. April 21, 2022.