The City of the One Night Stands.
The lives of a group of Hollywood neurotics intersect over the Christmas holidays. Foremost among them, a songwriter visits Los Angeles to work on a singer's album. The gig, unbeknownst to him, is being bankrolled by his estranged father, a dairy magnate, who hopes to reunite with his son. When the songwriter meets an eccentric housewife who fancies herself a modern-day Garbo, his world of illusions comes crashing down.
Welcome to L.A. (1976) is a romance, drama and music film directed by Alan Rudolph, released on November 12, 1976 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars Keith Carradine, Sally Kellerman, Geraldine Chaplin and Harvey Keitel. Viewers rate it 5.0 out of 10 across 24 ratings.
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Keith Carradine
as Carroll Barber
Sally Kellerman
as Ann Goode
Geraldine Chaplin
as Karen Hood
Harvey Keitel
as Ken Hood
Lauren Hutton
as Nona Bruce
Viveca Lindfors
as Susan Moore
Sissy Spacek
as Linda Murray
Richard Baskin
as Eric Wood
Denver Pyle
as Carl Barber
John Considine
as Jack Goode
Allan F. Nicholls
as David Howard
Cedric Scott
as Faye
Directed by Alan Rudolph, written by Alan Rudolph, produced by Robert Altman.
Average viewer score of 5.0/10 from 24 ratings.
The wealthy “Carl” (Denver Pyle) is reluctantly estranged from his musician son “Carroll” (Keith Carradine) who is, himself, a rather introspective womaniser who has no interest in committing to any of the women who have touched his life as he philanders around Los Angeles. Quite what any of these women could ever see in this man is beyond me, but he seems to have them hooked and that’s the excuse auteur Alan…
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The main cast of Welcome to L.A. (1976) includes Keith Carradine, Sally Kellerman, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel and Lauren Hutton. The film was directed by Alan Rudolph. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Welcome to L.A. was released on November 12, 1976 and runs for 1h 46m.
Welcome to L.A. (1976) holds an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from 24 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance, drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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