The read
A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, Metacritic 48/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
97 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike RuekbergOriginal Music Composer
- Greg PritikinDirector
- Greg PritikinWriter
- Coralina Cataldi-TassoniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Adrien BrodySteven Schoichet
- Milla JovovichFangora "Fanny" Gurkel
- Illeana DouglasHeidi Schoichet
- Vera FarmigaLorena Fanchetti
- Jessica WalterFern Schoichet
- Ron LeibmanLou Schoichet
- Jared HarrisMichael Foulicker
- Helen HanftMrs. Gurkel
- Richmond HoxieSorensen
- Mirabella PisaniBonnie
- Adam LeFevreTheater Director
Stills
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Themes
jewish lifebackground singerventriloquistpuppet masterhobby