In the Soup

1992
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

New Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown grothole he calls home.

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New Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown flophou... Read allNew Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown flophouse he calls home.New Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown flophouse he calls home.

Director
- Alexandre Rockwell
Writers
- Sollace Mitchell
- Alexandre Rockwell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Alexandre Rockwell
Writers
- Sollace Mitchell
- Alexandre Rockwell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations

Trivia
The car Aldolfo and Joe are in when Joe is in the Santa suit was Steve Buscemi's own car.

Goofs
61 minutes in, the position of Joe's hands changes entirely between shots as he's talking to Aldolpho.

Quotes
Joe: It's nice here, huh Aldolpho? I love to watch the sunrise by the beach.
Aldolpho Rollo: It's the afternoon, Joe.
Joe: Well, you can't have everything.

Alternate versions
Although intended to be shown in black and white, the film was shot in colour for economic reasons. In the UK, the colour version was released on rental video, but the sell-through version was black and white.

Connections
Featured in Faut que ça danse! (2007)

Soundtracks
Roland Alphonso
Written by Don Cherry
Courtesy of Eternal River Publishing BMI

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Review

Featured review

9/10

A very pleasant surprise

Sometimes you're kind of reluctant to watch a movie because you don't really expect anything of it, but then you end up being so pleasantly surprised! I had that experience with "In the Soup". This film truly is a little gem as mentioned before. This strange, offbeat movie grew on me with every scene I watched. Steve Buscemi is brilliantly funny as script-writer and 'wannabe' director Adolpho. Seymour Cassel is great as well but I definitely shouldn't forget to mention Jennifer Beals.. my god, how this woman made me laugh! She was pitch perfect for her role as Buscemi's cranky Latin-American neighbor Angelica, his secret love interest who he wants to star in his movie. I can highly recommend this movie, if you're a Buscemi fan, it's a "must-see" !