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| name = Sweethearts
| name = Sweethearts
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| image = Sweethearts poster.jpg
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| caption = Original release poster
| director = [[Aleks Horvat]]
| director = [[Aleks Horvat]]
| producer = [[Janeane Garofalo]]
| producer = [[Janeane Garofalo]]
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| released = 1997
| released = {{Film date|1997}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = United States
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'''''Sweethearts''''' is a 1997 American [[independent film]] starring [[Janeane Garofalo]] and [[Mitch Rouse]] and written and directed by [[Aleks Horvat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/154887/Sweethearts/overview|title=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref>
'''''Sweethearts''''' is a 1997 American [[independent film]] written and directed by [[Aleks Horvat]] and starring [[Janeane Garofalo]] and [[Mitch Rouse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/154887/Sweethearts/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821220156/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/154887/Sweethearts/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-21|department=Movies & TV Dept.|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|author=Mark Deming|date=2008|title=The New York Times|access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref> The supporting cast features [[Margaret Cho]] and [[Bobcat Goldthwait]] as well as a cameo appearance by singer/guitarist [[Stephen Malkmus]] of the band [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Arliss meets Jasmine on a blind date at a coffee house, but it turns out Jasmine is [[bipolar disorder|bipolar]], carrying a gun and contemplating [[suicide]].
Arliss meets Jasmine on a blind date at a coffeehouse, but it turns out Jasmine is [[bipolar disorder|bipolar]], is carrying a gun, and is contemplating [[suicide]].

Jasmine introduces herself to Arliss as "Emily", a fake character she created to pretend she is not his date. She pretends to be somebody else that went to the same coffee shop.

Eventually Arliss discovers that she is his date pretending to be another person and he gets mad. She forces him to stay by holding a gun in front of his face. Jasmine confesses that the gun is for her, because she is going to commit suicide tomorrow morning on her 31st birthday.

The reason why she wants to commit suicide is because she is a manic bipolar depressive and she feels she can't live any longer with the condition and is suffering psychological pain.

In the middle of the drama, Arliss starts feeling love for Jasmine instead of hating her for pointing a gun at him.

==Cast==
[[Janeane Garofalo]] ...
Jasmine<br>
[[Mitch Rouse]] ...
Arliss<br>
[[Margaret Cho]] ...
Noreen<br>
[[Bobcat Goldthwait]] ...
Charles<br>
Van Quattro ...
Officer Carter<br>
Buckley Norris ...
Asylum patron<br>
Vinnie Bilancio ...
Officer Felliciano<br>
[[Stephen Malkmus]] ...
Coffee House Singer<br>
Debby Barkan ...
Girl in Floral Dress<br>
Patricia Peralta ...
Girl in Shop Window<br>
Dayna West ...
Girl in Black


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0120256|Sweethearts}}
*{{IMDb title|0120256|Sweethearts}}
*Sweethearts at [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1087084-sweethearts/ Rotten Tomatoes]


[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
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[[Category:American romantic drama films]]
[[Category:American drama films]]
[[Category:Films about bipolar disorder]]
[[Category:Bipolar disorder in fiction]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:1997 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Independent films]]
[[Category:1997 independent films]]
[[Category:Romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
[[Category:1990s American films]]
[[Category:English-language romantic drama films]]
[[Category:English-language independent films]]



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Latest revision as of 04:28, 7 May 2024

Sweethearts
Original release poster
Directed byAleks Horvat
Written byAleks Horvat
Produced byJaneane Garofalo
StarringJaneane Garofalo
Mitch Rouse
Margaret Cho
Bobcat Goldthwait
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sweethearts is a 1997 American independent film written and directed by Aleks Horvat and starring Janeane Garofalo and Mitch Rouse.[1] The supporting cast features Margaret Cho and Bobcat Goldthwait as well as a cameo appearance by singer/guitarist Stephen Malkmus of the band Pavement.

Plot

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Arliss meets Jasmine on a blind date at a coffeehouse, but it turns out Jasmine is bipolar, is carrying a gun, and is contemplating suicide.

Jasmine introduces herself to Arliss as "Emily", a fake character she created to pretend she is not his date. She pretends to be somebody else that went to the same coffee shop.

Eventually Arliss discovers that she is his date pretending to be another person and he gets mad. She forces him to stay by holding a gun in front of his face. Jasmine confesses that the gun is for her, because she is going to commit suicide tomorrow morning on her 31st birthday.

The reason why she wants to commit suicide is because she is a manic bipolar depressive and she feels she can't live any longer with the condition and is suffering psychological pain.

In the middle of the drama, Arliss starts feeling love for Jasmine instead of hating her for pointing a gun at him.

Cast

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Janeane Garofalo ... Jasmine
Mitch Rouse ... Arliss
Margaret Cho ... Noreen
Bobcat Goldthwait ... Charles
Van Quattro ... Officer Carter
Buckley Norris ... Asylum patron
Vinnie Bilancio ... Officer Felliciano
Stephen Malkmus ... Coffee House Singer
Debby Barkan ... Girl in Floral Dress
Patricia Peralta ... Girl in Shop Window
Dayna West ... Girl in Black

References

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  1. ^ Mark Deming (2008). "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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