Soup for One

1982

Comedy

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 332 332

manhattan, new york city

Plot summary

A neurotic young New Yorker believes he has found his perfect match and desperately tries to win her over.

Director

Jonathan Kaufer Photo
Jonathan Kaufer

Top cast

Richard Libertini Photo
Richard Libertini as Angelo
Joanna Merlin Photo
Joanna Merlin as Allan's Mother
Hilary Shepard Photo
Hilary Shepard as Girl #4
Anna Deavere Smith Photo
Anna Deavere Smith as Deborah
720p.WEB
775.17 MB
1280*718
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 26

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 5 / 10

looking for Woody

New Yorker Allan Martin (Saul Rubinek) is struggling with his singledom. His best friend Brian Reed (Gerrit Graham) breaks up with his girlfriend. They run a little-seen local cable news program. Allan is desperately looking for the one. He even goes to the police to do a missing person sketch. He meets his dream girl, Maria Giannini (Marcia Strassman), and she promptly tells him to F off.I've never heard of this movie. I'm surprised to see a few familiar faces. Andrea Martin and Christine Baranski have a couple of fun scenes. I get the attempts at humor although they're not making me laugh. Saul Rubinek is not really a funny leading man. He's trying to be Woody Allen, but he's not the same. He has since become a great support actor.
Reviewed by mollytinkers 6 / 10

Post-Woody Allen; pre-Adam Sandler

In short, this film is a romcom revolving around issues with commitment, specifically marriage. It gets its MPAA rating from obligatory bare female breasts, a gimmick overly utilized by the film industry at the time to lure pubescent and post-pubescent boys into the theater. Surprisingly, it's actually a bit touching emotionally.The best part of this movie for me is the bit-part players. There's Anrea Martin of SCTV fame giving a scene-stealing performance. Teddy Pendergrass sings songs produced and/or cowritten by Nile Rodgers during his Chic affiliation. Even Christine Baranski shows up at some point.If you're a fan of Adam Sandler movies, and perhaps Woody Allen movies, you'll probably appreciate this somewhat throwaway of a gem.
Reviewed by D_Blackthorn 6 / 10

Very dated but worth a watch and it comes with a killer soundtrack.

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