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Echo Park (1985)

Can a stripper, a pizza-man and a bodybuilder find happiness in L.A.?

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Robert Dornhelm
Writer : Michael Ventura

Synopsis

In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, August, an Austrian bodybuilder, fancies himself the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the pressures of everyday life in LA mount, Jonathan and August vie for May's love.

Actors

Susan Dey
Susan Dey
May
Tom Hulce
Tom Hulce
Jonathan
Michael Bowen
Michael Bowen
August
Christopher Walker
Christopher Walker
Henry
Shirley Jo Finney
Shirley Jo Finney
Gloria
Heinrich Schweiger
Heinrich Schweiger
August's Father
Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
Syd
John Paragon
John Paragon
Hugo
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson
Sheri
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
Vinnie
Martin Suppan
Martin Suppan
Austrian Consul
Robert R. Shafer
Robert R. Shafer
Commercial Director
Dorothy Dells
Dorothy Dells
Consulate Secretary
Yana Nirvana
Yana Nirvana
Woman in Bar
Paul Anselmo
Paul Anselmo
Policeman
Jesse Aragon
Jesse Aragon
Policeman
Robert Cabral
Robert Cabral
Policeman
Peter Drain
Peter Drain
Bar Customer
John Pochna
John Pochna
Bar Customer
Dee Cooper
Dee Cooper
Man in Park
Douglas M. Ford
Douglas M. Ford
Biker
Stephen Gaines
Stephen Gaines
Desk Sergeant
Fred Leaf
Fred Leaf
Burt Reynolds Look-alike
Mary Thompson
Mary Thompson
Prospective Roommate
Anne Marie Bates
Anne Marie Bates
Prospective Roommate
Jason Mayall
Jason Mayall
Prospective Roommate
Renee LeBallister
Renee LeBallister
Prospective Roommate
Michael Marloe
Michael Marloe
Partygoer
Jim Smith
Jim Smith
Partygoer
Skip O'Brien
Skip O'Brien
Prisoner
Biff Yeager
Biff Yeager
Jailer
Jackie Easton
Jackie Easton
Girl in Commercial
Bob Moss
Bob Moss
Birthday Boy
Doug Knott
Doug Knott
Birthday Man
James Helppi
James Helppi
Guest in Elevator
George W. Scott
George W. Scott
Man with Tip
De Schneider
De Schneider
Real Estate Secretary
Patti Tippo
Patti Tippo
Telegram Stripper
Max Trumpower
Max Trumpower
Telegram Stripper
Penny Harris
Penny Harris
Telegram Stripper
Merrill Ward
Merrill Ward
Telegram Stripper
Dana Sue Collins
Dana Sue Collins
Telegram Stripper
Peter Kent
Peter Kent
Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)

Crews

Robert Dornhelm
Robert Dornhelm
Director
Michael Ventura
Michael Ventura
Screenplay
Robert Dornhelm
Robert Dornhelm
Writer
Karl Kofler
Karl Kofler
Director of Photography
Ingrid Koller
Ingrid Koller
Editor
Bernt Amadeus Capra
Bernt Amadeus Capra
Art Direction
Karl Schlifelner
Karl Schlifelner
Sound Mixer
Ralph E. Cotta
Ralph E. Cotta
Executive Producer
Philip B. Epstein
Philip B. Epstein
Associate Producer
Walter Shenson
Walter Shenson
Producer
David Ricketts
David Ricketts
Original Music Composer
Patti Callicott
Patti Callicott
Costume Design
Barbara Hanley
Barbara Hanley
Casting
Cathy Henderson
Cathy Henderson
Casting
Ela Kodrnja
Ela Kodrnja
Makeup Artist
Lizbeth Williamson
Lizbeth Williamson
Makeup Artist
Jamie Beardsley
Jamie Beardsley
Unit Production Manager
Louie Lawless
Louie Lawless
Production Manager
Carl Manning
Carl Manning
Assistant Director
Carol Bosselman
Carol Bosselman
Props
Michael Fischa
Michael Fischa
Assistant Art Director
Charlotte Schwarz
Charlotte Schwarz
Sound Editor
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein
Sound Mixer
Stephan von Hase
Stephan von Hase
Sound
Gregory H. Watkins
Gregory H. Watkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Trailers and other movies

Echo Park (1986) Premiere Home Entertainment Video Australia Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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