''Hollywood Seagull'' (initially titled ''American Seagull'') is a 2013 American drama film directed by Michael Guinzburg, starring Biff McGuire, Lara Romanoff, Will Poston, Barbara Williams and Jay Laisne. It is an adaptation of the play ''

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Cast

* Biff McGuire as Bruce Sorensen * Lara Romanoff as Nina Danilov * Will Poston as Travis Del Mar * Barbara Williams as Irene Del Mar * Jay Laisne as Barry Allen Trigger * Blake Lindsley as Mandy Pruitt * Stevie D. White as Melvin Fuller * Time Winters as Frank Pruitt *

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as Dr. Don Dorn * Christopher Callen as Pauline Pruitt

Release

The film received a limited theatrical release on 27 December 2013.

Reception

Ernest Hady of ''

The Village Voice ''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture publication based in Greenwich Village, New York City, known for being the country's first Alternative newspaper, alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf (publisher), Dan Wolf, ...

'' wrote that the film is "full of unintentional humor, high-school-theater level acting, and shoddy writing." Martin Tsai of the ''

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'' wrote that Guizberg "retains all the dots without necessarily connecting them", and that "when a director merely goes through the motions, even Chekhov can be reduced to daytime soap." Dennis Harvey of ''

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'' wrote that "despite retaining the basic narrative architecture of its classic source", the film "too often feels like a trite, sudsy take on privilege, ambition and angst among showbiz players and wannabes — one that seemingly exists mostly to showcase real-life C-listers, aspirants and pals in the tradition of Henry Jaglom’s films."

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, hollywood_seagull, Hollywood Seagull American drama films 2013 drama films 2013 films