Sugar Town Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Allison Anders, Kurt Voss
Genres: Comedy Drama
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Ten years after Allison_Anders and Kurt_Voss collaborated on Border_Radio, a gritty and evocative look at life along the margins of the L.A. punk rock scene, the two have reunited for another look at the California music biz, this time aiming their sights considerably higher up the ladder. Sugar Town follows the interconnected lives of a handful of power brokers, wanna-bes and has-beens. Gwen (Jade_Gordon), a self-centered would-be rock star who will do anything to further her career, is working as an assistant to production designer Liz (Ally_Sheedy), but when Gwen discovers Liz has a date with famous producer Burt (Larry_Klein), any loyalty she has to her boss immediately goes out the window. Burt's latest project is a comeback attempt from three aging Brit-rockers, Nick (Michael_Des_Barres), Clive (John_Taylor), and Jonesy (Martin_Kemp). Clive is married to Eva (Rosanna_Arquette), an actress and one-time sex symbol depressed over her latest job offer -- playing Christina_Ricci's mom. Nick has a dilemma of his own -- the band is strapped for cash, and Jane (Beverly D'Angelo), a potential investor, will write them a check only in exchange for sex with Nick... who unfortunately is only attracted to teenage girls. On the other side of town, Carl (John_Doe) is a session musician with a pregnant wife (Lucinda_Jenney), a flock of kids to support and bills to pay. When he's offered a spot in the touring band of a popular Latina singer, Rosio (Lumi_Cavazos), Carl is torn -- his wife wants him to take the job, but Carl knows Rosio wants him for sex as much as music. Sugar Town, which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, is authentically cast with many real-life rock musicians, including Doe (a member of L.A. punk legends X, and co-star of Border Radio), Taylor (from Duran_Duran), Kemp (ex-Spandau Ballet), Des Barres (who has sung with Silverhead, Chequered Past and The Power Station) and Klein (a bassist and producer who's worked with Peter_Gabriel and Joni_Mitchell). Mark Deming, Rovi
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