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2009 filmsEnglish-language filmsAmerican films2000s drama filmsAmerican drama filmsFilms set in Los AngelesTransgender in filmHyperlink films
drama filmensemble castTimothy Linh BuiPatrick SwayzeLos AngelesChristmas Evepre-op trans womanJonathan SelaRotten Tomatoes
| Powder Blue | |
|---|---|
 Promotional film poster | |
| Directed by | Timothy Linh Bui |
| Produced by | Timothy Linh Bui Forest Whitaker Ross M. Dinerstein g Tracee Stanley-Newell |
| Screenplay by | Timothy Linh Bui |
| Story by | Timothy Linh Bui Stephane Gauger |
| Starring | Jessica Biel Forest Whitaker Patrick Swayze Ray Liotta Eddie Redmayne Kris Kristofferson |
| Music by | Didier Rachou |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Sela |
| Edited by | Leo Trombetta Jamie Selkirk |
Production company | New Line Cinema Focus Features |
| Distributed by | Speakeasy Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Powder Blue is a 2009 American drama film with an ensemble cast featuring several interconnected story arcs. It was written and directed by Timothy Linh Bui, and features Patrick Swayze's last film role before his death in September that year. The film saw only limited theatrical release in the United States and was ultimately released principally on DVD in May 2009. The film was subsequently released in Kazakhstan and Russia and on US cable television premium movie channels in late 2009.
Contents
1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links
Synopsis
Several Los Angeles residents meet on Christmas Eve through chance, tragedy, loss and divine intervention.
Velvet Larry is the head of a corporate crime organization. He owns a sleazy strip club where Rose-Johnny, a single mother whose young son is in a coma, dances. Qwerty Doolittle is a young mortician who falls in love with her. Velvet Larry tries to convince Jack Doheny, his former employee, not to seek vengeance on his co-workers. Doheny later reveals to Rose-Johnny that he is her father. Charlie is a suicidal ex-priest. Lexus is a pre-op trans woman prostitute who shares an unexpected emotional bond with the priest.[2]
Cast
The cast includes the following:[3]
Jessica Biel as Rose-Johnny
Eddie Redmayne as Qwerty Doolittle
Forest Whitaker as Charlie
Ray Liotta as Jack Doheny
Lisa Kudrow as Sally
Patrick Swayze as Velvet Larry
Kris Kristofferson as Randall- Alejandro Romero as Lexus
Sanaa Lathan as Diana
Chandler Canterbury as Billy- Jeffrey Adam Baker as Slim
Ravi Patel as Sanjay
Don Swayze as Bouncer
L. Scott Caldwell as Nurse Gomez
Riki Lindhome as Nicole
Reception
According to Variety magazine, "the heartstring-pulling contrivances of the film, set during Christmastime, go way over the top... Biel often overacts even more than her role requires."[4] The magazine calls director Bui's "trumpeting of the power of love in the city of lonely hearts ... both ear-splittingly loud and tone-deaf at the same time" with "Jonathan Sela's color palette of nightmarish reds and blues and blinding whites, simply enforc[ing] the pic's borderline hysteria."
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 25% rating from eight critic reviews with an average rating of 3.7 out of 10."[5]
References
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^ "Powder Blue (2009) - Plot summary". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^ "Powder Blue (2009) - Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^ Anderson, Melissa (May 8, 2009). "Powder Blue". Variety. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ "Powder Blue". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved Feb 17, 2017.
External links
Powder Blue on IMDb
Powder Blue at AllMovie
Powder Blue at the TCM Movie Database
2000s drama films, 2009 films, American drama films, American films, English-language films, Films set in Los Angeles, Hyperlink films, Transgender in filmUncategorized
