Tune in Tomorrow

Tune in Tomorrow is a 1990 comedy film directed by Jon Amiel. It is based on the Mario Vargas Llosa novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, and was released under that name in many countries.[2] Relocated from the novel's setting in 1950s-era Lima, Peru to New Orleans, Louisiana that same decade, it stars Peter Falk, Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey in a story surrounding a radio drama and love. Supporting roles were filled by actors including Elizabeth McGovern, Hope Lange, Henry Gibson, John Larroquette, Buck Henry, Dedee Pfeiffer, Joel Fabiani and the Neville Brothers. Featured Extra roles included female actress Michelle Rutherford-Vincent. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Wynton Marsalis, who makes a cameo appearance with various members of his band.

Tune in Tomorrow
Tune in Tomorrow Promo Poster
Directed byJon Amiel
Produced byJohn Fiedler
Mark Tarlov
Written byMario Vargas Llosa
William Boyd
Starring
Music byWynton Marsalis
Edited byPeter Boyle
Distributed byCinecom Pictures
Release date
  • October 26, 1990 (1990-10-26)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million[1]
Box office$1,794,001

Plot

Martin Loader works at the local radio station, that just hired a new scriptwriter, Pedro Carmichael. Martin's Aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns home after many years away and Martin falls for her. Once Pedro finds out about this romance, he starts incorporating details of it into the script of his daily drama series. Soon, Martin and Julia are not only hearing about their fictional selves over the radio, but they hear about what they are going to do next.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 12 reviews.[3]

Roger Ebert gave the movie 2 and a half stars out of 4, noting that "sometimes we laugh easily, sometimes uncertainly, and sometimes we just look at the screen and wonder why anyone thought that was funny."[4] Desson Thomson of the Washington Post wrote: "The movie spends too much time with the Aunt and not enough with the Scriptwriter."[5] Rita Kempley of the Washington Post was more positive about the film: "A tri-layered tale of love, creative impulses and dial-spinning, it comes and it goes, evocative and a little bit magical, flawed but forgivably so."[6]

References
  1. http://catalog.afi.com/Film/58721-TUNE-IN-TOMORROW
  2. IMDB, Tune in Tomorrow.
  3. "Tune in Tomorrow... (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter) (1990)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  4. Ebert, Roger (November 2, 1990). "Tune In Tomorrow movie review (1990)". Chicago Sun-Times.
  5. Desson Howe (November 2, 1990). "'Tune in Tomorrow' (PG-13)". www.washingtonpost.com.
  6. Rita Kempley (November 2, 1990). "'Tune in Tomorrow' (PG-13)". www.washingtonpost.com.


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