''Forever, Lulu'' is a 1987 West German-American

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starring

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, Deborah Harry, and

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, in his film debut. The film also features

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(Dr. Ruth) cast as herself,

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, and director

Amos Kollek Amos Kollek ( he, עמוס קולק; born September 15, 1947) is an Israeli film director, writer and actor. Biography Amos Kollek was born in Jerusalem. He is the son of Teddy Kollek, the long-time mayor of Jerusalem. Kollek studied psychology a ...

. This was the last film of both

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and R. L. Ryan.

Plot

The film centers on a German woman, Elaine Hines (

), living in New York City with aspirations of becoming a novelist. Reality settles in when Elaine loses her secretary job at a toilet seat company. Her agent calls her manuscript unsellable and not sexy enough before dropping her as a client. As if life couldn't get more unbearable for Elaine, her unexpected blind date turns disastrous. She runs out in the rain, waving a gun in the air in a mental breakdown. A couple sees her in the rain, assuming she has some violent tendencies. Afraid for their lives, they give Elaine their coats. Inside one of the coats' pockets is a picture of a blonde woman ( Deborah Harry) she previously encountered, signed "Forever, Lulu" and an address. From this point, Elaine's life takes a crazy turn that involves gangsters, money, drugs, a handsome cop (

) and the mystery blonde in the photograph.

Box office information

According to

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, ''Forever, Lulu'' grossed $36,786 in its brief North American theatrical run.

Home media

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video released ''Forever, Lulu'' on VHS in late 1987.

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(successor to RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video) officially released this on DVD in 2005. It was released by other home entertainment distributors under the alternate title, ''Crazy Streets''. Some DVD copies portrayed either Alec Baldwin or Deborah Harry on the cover, even though they are featured in supporting roles.

References

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* * 1987 films 1987 comedy films 1980s black comedy films 1980s comedy mystery films West German films American black comedy films American comedy mystery films 1980s English-language films English-language German films Films directed by Amos Kollek Films scored by Paul Chihara Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City TriStar Pictures films 1980s American films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub