Wild Palms
- TV Mini Series
- 1993
- 1h
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7.0/10
2.5K
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A multi-national corporation attempts to take over America while small pockets of resistance hold out against rampant technology.A multi-national corporation attempts to take over America while small pockets of resistance hold out against rampant technology.A multi-national corporation attempts to take over America while small pockets of resistance hold out against rampant technology.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 4 nominations total
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- TriviaJim Belushi admitted during publicity for this miniseries that he had absolutely no idea what the story was about. After reading the script several times and still failing to understand the plot, he simply showed up for filming each day and recited his lines.
- GoofsThe rear-view mirror in Harry's corvette appears and disappears from scene to scene.
- ConnectionsFeatures Animal Crackers (1930)
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WP has a rating of 7 here and that is what it merits. I saw some of the series back in 93, but have just re-watched it all. The quality of the cinematography is excellent and in that area the series holds up well. However, there are some major downsides to WP. One and the most important, some of the acting is incredibly bad, to start with, that of Belushi. The Trivia section says he had no idea what the story was about, so he simply recited his lines. One has the impression, most of the time, that he did just that. Loggia is Loggia, another Type A, overacted performance. Catrall starts off weak, but gets better. Angie is the real disappointment. She looks great and is perfect for the part, her clothes are fine, her scenes some of the most intense, but her acting is often wooden. I find Delany the best and most consistent, though other reviewers don't like her. The music is overblown and the one good piece, the background music to the most intense scene, the ending of Hungry Ghosts, is obviously influenced by P Glass's music. The series shows its influences clearly: 60's counter-culture, Scientology, and perhaps a little less obviously, Meet John Doe. In fact, for me, the latter is the main thrust of the series. However, the way the story is handled leaves something to be desired. It is too neat and clean, not open ended. However, the series obviously had some major influence itself. Those are easily seen in the Matrix series, in Caprica, and most obviously and essentially in Inception. Nolan would probably deny it, but half of Inception is lifted from WP. So, kudos for an idea that has had some mileage. Also, the series has been compared to Twin Peaks, but there is little to compare really. As said, the acting of WP is not esp thrilling whereas I find not a single character is weak in TP. The music for Badalamenti is far superior to that of Sakamoto. Both series look excellent. One area where WP beats TP is that WP is a closed story, a true miniseries. TP got out of control and thus lost some of its power. However, for me, TP is still a series I could re-watch without problem. So, finally, at the end of this long-winded review, WP is good, but not great. It would a great choice for some sort of re-imagined series à la Battlestar Galactica.
- jef-frisone-1
- May 21, 2012
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