Star-Packed Full Frontal a Box-Office Dud ** A Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt moview **

FOXNews.com ^ | Friday, August 16, 2002 | Roger Friedman

[NEWwoman]

Star-Packed Full Frontal a Box-Office Dud

Did you ever think Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt would make a movie and everyone would ignore it? Well, that's the case with Steven Soderbergh's unintelligible Full Frontal.

Last weekend, in a little over 200 theaters, it made less than $400,000. Its total so far is a million bucks. That isn't even enough to pay Julia's annual hairstyling bill.

What happened? ...

[NEWwoman]

I wonder if this has anything to do with Julia Roberts saying Republicans are in the dictionary between reptiles and repugant? (Sorry if I managled the quote.)

[Paul Atreides]

Not a thing. This author was gushing over Rosie O'Donnel financing a play, featuring Boy George. He was ecstatic over her magazine, which is tanking. He sounded very swishy.

[Paul Atreides]

What happened? ...

This happened...

[chiefqc]

I wonder if this has anything to do with Julia Roberts saying Republicans are in the dictionary between reptiles and repugant?

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Somebody should remind julia that at her age she is between an IS and a WAS.

A couple more movies like Full Frontal (Barf) and she will reach the point of a WAS.

[geaux]

It was reptile and Republican.

Wasn't she the one who stood on stage gushing, "They love me!! They really, really love me!!"?

[RoughDobermann]

"The last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a hook in it!"

[RoughDobermann]

Wasn't she the one who stood on stage gushing, "They love me!! They really, really love me!!"?

I think that was Sally Fields.

[Paul Atreides]

I think that was Sally Fields.

LOL! And, look at her now!

[Paul Atreides]

"The last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a hook in it!"

Or, a President....

[jalisco555]

Did you ever think Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt would make a movie and everyone would ignore it?

After seeing them in The Mexican I'm not surprised that their few remaining fans ignored this piece of...work.

[sonserae]

My fiance and I saw "Full Frontal" and we both loved it. BUT...we both live in Los Angeles and are both in the film/entertainment biz. We can totally relate to the wackiness of the story/stories. For someone not living in L.A. or in the film industry, I can see how this movie wouldn't make any sense. It wasn't supposed to be for the masses. He was making fun of the industry and his viewing audience was for the people in the industry. It cost only $2 million dollars to produce the film and it was shot in only 18 days. It accomplished what it set out to do.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Republicans are in the dictionary between reptiles and repugant?

That shows how bright Julia Roberts is. Being close to something does not equate you with it. I'm surrounded by liberals here in Connecticut. That doesn't make me one.

"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you."

[A2J]

Did you ever think Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt would make a movie and everyone would ignore it? Well, that's the case with Steven Soderbergh's unintelligible Full Frontal.

This news brings me to borrow Ms. Roberts' disgusting panderous speech when presenting Denzel Washington this year's Oscar in expressing my joy:

"My life is good!"

[Xenalyte]

"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you."

I love Stealer's Wheel - and I love that they had the guts to let Tarantino use their song in that particular scene. Although I think Brak had a good take on it:

Corned beef to the left a me
Corned beef to the right a me . . . wait a minute, no . . .

Corned beef to the left a me
Sauerkraut to the right a me
Rye bread in front a me
Cheese comin' from behind
And then everybody . . . ate . . . a sandwich!

[A2J]

Did you ever think Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt would make a movie and everyone would ignore it?

Yeah, it's called "The Mexican."

Memo to Brad: next time Julia calls, hang up fast.

[HELLRAISER II]

Nope, I distinctly remember seeing the mouth in Jaws.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

ALL HAIL BRAK!!!!

Actually, my fave Brak song is the poignant, tender "Baloney Sandwich" - "I'm sorry sandwich!".

[tacticalogic]

I love Stealer's Wheel

Ever heard of The Humblebums?

[70times7]

Sorry, that was Sally Field ("You love me...") after an best actress oscar for Norma Rae, I think. I remember seeing her "speech"; It was quite an ugly sight to me even though I had significantly less judgement and discretion then. (Why else would one be watching those idiots gushing over each other?)

[gdani]

Last weekend, in a little over 200 theaters, it made less than $400,000. Its total so far is a million bucks.... What happened? ...

Look, I'm no fan of Julia Roberts (Brad Pitt has done some good stuff) but why is this a story?

It's only in 200 theaters. It's probably only playing in NYC and LA right now. Plenty of movies open very slowly this way. There hasn't even been a big advertising blitz yet.

That said, it might still do crappy at the box office but, again, the fact that it's only on 200 screens says it all.