Never Met Picasso

1996 American film
  • Patrick Cunningham
  • Stephen Kijak
Starring
  • Alexis Arquette
  • Margot Kidder
  • Georgia Ragsdale
CinematographyDavid TamesEdited byAngelica BriskMusic by
  • Kristin Hersh
  • Bill Lee
Distributed byTurbulent Arts[1]
Release dates
  • November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09) (Reeling Chicago Gay Lesbian Film Festival)
  • November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28)
Running time
101 minutes[1]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Never Met Picasso is a 1996 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Kijak and starring Alexis Arquette and Margot Kidder.[2] Its plot follows a thirty-year-old gay man who attempts to get his life in order while living with his actress mother in Boston.

Cast

  • Alexis Arquette as Andrew Magnus
  • Margot Kidder as Genna Magnus
  • Georgia Ragsdale as Lucy
  • Don McKellar as Jerry
  • Keith David as Larry
  • Alvin Epstein as Uncle Alfred

Reception

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Arquette and Kidder given the chance to come across as quite appealing" in their roles.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Never Met Picasso". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Never Met Picasso". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Thomas, Kevin (November 28, 1997). "'Never Met Picasso': Comedy of Behaviors". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
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  • Never Met Picasso (1996)
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  • Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006)
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  • Jaco (2014)
  • Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015)
  • We Are X (2016)
  • Shoplifters of the World (2021)
  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)


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