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Red Meat [VHS]

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This film was truly underappreciated, most likely due to Miss Boyle's lackluster performance. The screenplay, though underserved by the cast performances and studio marketing, was tailored, precise, and enlightining on the subject of male-femail relationships and the underlying psychology of this important and complicated area. The directing was also noteworthy, particularly for a first-timer.

The men are smart -- the women are sassy... It's a thinkers movie like "Six Degrees of Separation"...

If you liked that -- you'll like this movie...

If you like movies that are about something, you won't be let down.

Once a month, Stefan and Chris meet up with their buddies to go to the gym, eat red meat and talk about girls. They run into Victor, Chris's long-lost friend, and invite him to join in the manly ritual. Each man has had his share of women; loving them, using them, and leaving them. It's the testosterone talking.

Starring: Lara Flynn Boyle . James Frain . Jennifer Gray . Traci Lind . Stephen Mailer . John Slattery

The notion that "Red Meat" is "garbage" is absurd. This is a fantastic film. In a way it reminds me a little of "My Dinner with Andre" except that instead of listening to descriptions of events, you see them happen. The premise is original; the acting is extraordinary; and the ending, specifically the last line of the film, is memorable. It's shocking, irreverent, and very funny. If you are a woman and want to know how the guy sitting across the restaurant table really thinks, this film will give you a significant look behind the curtain. Relationships between men and women are generally NOT like the relationships portrayed in 99% of the fluffy films on the subject. This is a much more raw and real.

I first saw this film on cable way back when and it blew me away. Slattery is fantastic. Given the number of incredibly bad and/or formulaic films on the topic of how men and women see each other being churned out like so much sausage, if you are a film buff who likes offbeat films, do yourself a favor and take a chance on this film. If you liked John Slattery in "Mad Men" you are gonna LOVE him in this. It is a truly remarkable film, one of my all time favorites.

Others have described the content of the movie accurately so I won't belabor that again. But I do want to say that I think Laura Flynn Boyle's acting is superb as with the rest of the cast. It is a sharp contrast of the sensitive side of human nature against the insensitive side and glimpses of the confusion that exits between the two in many people. It is profound in its study of human sexuality and attraction at opposite ends of the spectrum. A seriously ill, somewhat angry and lonely woman on the one end and party animals on the other. The film does not lack for poignant moments and you have to brave through some outrageously chauvinistic elements to enjoy the sublime points in the film when human caring and true affection show up. I actually saw this film years ago and still recall its effect clearly. Great stuff. Enjoy!

Men who love sex eat red meat. Two chauvanist guys meet to share their most recent conquests, with replays of sex scenes. One has a chance to meet a real quality lady but opts out for the easy lay. The third guy is an inexperienced man who goes from visiting a prostitute to finding a fine
lonely lady. They talk. Sadly she tells about dying with cancer. He is moved. He tenderly undresses her and gives a massage, bringing renewed joy to her. After being happily married for a few years she passes away.
The studs are turned off by this mensch. But the waitress, a delightful
fun gal is touched by him and they talk late into the night.
A few reviewers blast Lara Boyle. I disagree. She, the waitress & Susan
all give excellent performances. Some of the lost women are zany but
convincing. I found Frain and Chris also into their roles while Victor
shows sensitivity and a sense of humor. I had the R rated version. There is male and female nudity that fits well. Some will find this movie to be
very good entertainment while others may be turned off. Tastes vary.
I was moved & enjoyed the studs' crude arrogance although annoying.

this movie blows...lara flynn boyle has a tiny little role as a cancer patient in a barrage of cheese-ball scene's that will make you puke out your eyes. AvOiD!