Koolhoven & Simons: One Night Only
mythical place
Jeff Goldblum steps outside his suburban comfort zone for a nocturnal trip through Los Angeles. At the airport, he meets a mysterious jewel thief, played by the ever magnificent Michelle Pfeiffer, who takes him on a wild ride through the city.
With only a modest plot but with immoderate pleasure, John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places, Twilight Zone: The Movie, the Thriller video clip) made use of spots in Los Angeles, yachts in Marina Del Rey, past Rodeo Drive to Marion Davies”s mansion in Beverly Hills.
The run-on commentary in old films and TV commercials turns Los Angeles into the mythical place the city so much wants to be. Numerous major filmmakers appear in cameo performances: watch out for David Cronenberg, Roger Vadim, Paul Bartel, Jonathan Demme and Don Siegel, and especially David Bowie as a British hitman.
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