Bagdad Café 1987
- Director: Percy Adlon
- Based on the book: No
- Cast: Marianne Sägerbrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufman, Monica Calhoun, Darron Flagg, George Aguilar, G Smokey Campbell, Apesanahkwat
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- CCH Pounder – Face/Off, Robocop 3. Benny and Joon, Postcards from the Edge, Prizzi’s Honor, TV series
- Jack Palance – Various Old Westerns, I suppose
- G Smokey Campbell – Devil in a Blue Dress
- Why? Enjoyable film
- Seen: Once before. Now 24 May 2022
German tourist Jasmine (Sägerbrecht) leaves
her oaf of a husband and walks down the dessert road to the Bagdad Café where
she finds the owner Brenda (Pounder) weepy and furious. Thus begins one of the unlikelier
friendships in cinema.
With a quirky supporting cast these two
create a bittersweet oasis in the middle of Nowhere Dessert. The competition
between German (could be Swedish as well!) coffee and American (‘brown water!’)
is worth a * of its own. Pounder’s hair is great too.
Sadly, it loses its way towards the end and goes on far too long. I’ve tried to love this film as much as many others do but so far, I can only like it.
3* of 5.
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