Picking Up the Pieces (film)
| Picking Up the Pieces | |
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| Directed by | Alfonso Arau |
| Produced by | The Kushner-Locke Company |
| Written by | Bill Wilson |
| Starring |
Woody Allen David Schwimmer Kiefer Sutherland Maria Grazia Cucinotta Cheech Marin |
| Music by | Ruy Folguera |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Edited by | Michael R. Miller |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Picking Up the Pieces is a 2000 black comedy film directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Woody Allen, David Schwimmer, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Cheech Marin, and Sharon Stone.
Plot
Tex (Woody Allen), a butcher who kills his unfaithful wife Candy (Sharon Stone). After cutting up the body, Tex buries most of her body parts in the desert in New Mexico. A blind woman accidentally trips over Candy's hand, which has not been buried. Picking it up, her sight is restored, and she proclaims the hand to be the "Hand of the Virgin Mary." The hand then becomes the talk of the village and people flock there to heal themselves. This ranges from a crippled man growing new legs, a teenager being relieved of his acne and a midget having his manhood enlarged. Tex hears of these miracles, and attempts to retrieve the hand without being caught.
Cast
- Woody Allen as Tex Cowley
- David Schwimmer as Father Leo Jerome
- Kiefer Sutherland as Officer Bobo
- Cheech Marin as Mayor Machado
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Desi
- Elliott Gould as Father LaCage
- Sharon Stone as Candy Cowley
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Flaco
- Angélica Aragón as Dolores
- Andy Dick as Father Buñuel
- Alfonso Arau as Dr. Amado
- Mia Maestro as Carla
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Officer Alfonso
Production
In an interview, Cheech Marin said that he agreed to make the film because Woody Allen was part of the cast.[1]
Reception
Although the film has many movie stars, including Woody's close friend, Elliott Gould, Marin still called Picking Up the Pieces the worst film he had ever starred in.[1]
References
External links
- Picking Up The Pieces at the Internet Movie Database
- Picking Up the Pieces at Rotten Tomatoes
- Picking Up the Pieces at AllMovie