Pacific Palisades (film)
Encyclopedia
Pacific Palisades is a 1990 French-American comedy film directed by Bernard Schmitt
, and starring Sophie Marceau
in her American film debut, Adam Coleman Howard
, and Anne E. Curry. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles, California
.
after being promised a job. When she arrives, however, she learns that she is a victim to a hoax. Unable to return to France
, Bernadette looks for work while staying with her close friend Shirley (Anne Curry), an actress looking for her big break. Their friendship is challenged when Bernadette finds herself falling in love with Shirley's boyfriend.
Bernard Schmitt
Bernard Schmitt is a French economist, founder of the school of economic thought known as quantum economics.After its doctoral dissertation he continues his studies at the University of Cambridge , under the supervision of Piero Sraffa and Dennis Robertson...
, and starring Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
in her American film debut, Adam Coleman Howard
Adam Coleman Howard
-Actor:* Quiet Cool - Joshua Greer* Slaves of New York - Stash* The Equalizer ** Suicide Squad - Willie Halsey...
, and Anne E. Curry. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Plot
A woman from Paris, Bernadette, comes to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
after being promised a job. When she arrives, however, she learns that she is a victim to a hoax. Unable to return to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Bernadette looks for work while staying with her close friend Shirley (Anne Curry), an actress looking for her big break. Their friendship is challenged when Bernadette finds herself falling in love with Shirley's boyfriend.
Cast
- Sophie MarceauSophie MarceauSophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
as Bernardette - Adam Coleman HowardAdam Coleman Howard-Actor:* Quiet Cool - Joshua Greer* Slaves of New York - Stash* The Equalizer ** Suicide Squad - Willie Halsey...
as Ben - Anne E. Curry as Liza
- Toni BasilToni BasilAntonia Christina Basilotta , better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker, film director, choreographer, and dancer, best known for her multi-million-selling worldwide #1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.-Early life:Basil was born Antonia Christina...
as Désirée - Virginia Capers as Shirley
- Virgil Frye as L'homme à la casquette
- Diana Barton as Jill
- Sydney Lassick as Mr. Beer
- André Weinfeld as The Frenchie
- Caroline Grimm as Marion
- Maaike Jansen as Maman
- Farida Khelfa as Julie
- Isabelle Mergault as Sandrine
- Valérie Moureaux as Mimi
- Gérard Surugue as Rémi
- Michel Amphoux as Le portier