Underplayed Gems

Samantha (1992)

Samantha poster
Directed by
Stephen La Rocque
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A young woman named Samantha navigates life and love. She deals with family and romantic entanglements in a small-town setting.

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What happens

Samantha is a 1991 American film starring actress Martha Plimpton. Though at the time Plimpton was already a film actress for nearly ten years, this was the first vehicle in which she was the star. The film co-starred Dermot Mulroney, Hector Elizondo, Mary Kay Place and Ione Skye. It was a commercial failure, with mixed critical reviews. The film was released in the fall and promoted as a romance blockbuster. A soundtrack/score album was released in anticipation of success that never came. The film featured cameo appearances by Robert Picardo and Maryedith Burrell. Burrell had previously played the character of Helen Buckman, mother to Julie Buckman in the television version of the film Parenthood; in the film version, Julie was played by Martha Plimpton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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