The New Age (film)

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The New Age
New age.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Tolkin
Written byMichael Tolkin
Produced byKeith Addis
Nick Wechsler
Starring
CinematographyJohn J. Campbell
Edited bySuzanne Fenn
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
Running time
112 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$245,217[1]

The New Age is a 1994 comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Tolkin and starring Peter Weller and Judy Davis.[2][3]

Plot[]

Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions.

Cast[]

Release[]

The New Age opened on September 16, 1994 on 3 screens in New York (Village East Cinema and Sony Tower East) and Los Angeles and grossed $35,797 for the weekend.[4][5] It expanded to 12 screens and grossed a total of $245,217.[1]

Reception[]

The New Age holds a rating of 64% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews.[6][7]

Year-end lists[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The New Age (1994)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (September 16, 1994). "The New Age (1994) FILM REVIEW; An Age of Wisdom, or Is It Foolishness?". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Dutka, Elaine (April 25, 1993). "MOVIES : ON LOCATION : Concept: The Player Loses His Job : Michael Tolkin, who wrote the book on Hollywood with 'The Player,' turns to recession, death of an L.A. dream and the '90s. (But wait, 'The New Age' is supposed to be funny too.)". The Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Greene, Jay (September 20, 1994). "'Timecop' collars auds". Daily Variety. p. 4.
  5. ^ Evans, Greg (September 20, 1994). "'Nostradamus' bows bright spot in gloomy exclu week". Daily Variety. p. 4.
  6. ^ "The New Age (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ Ebert, Roger (September 23, 1994). "The New Age Movie Review & Film Summary (1994)". Chicago Sun-Times.
  8. ^ Turan, Kenneth (December 25, 1994). "1994: YEAR IN REVIEW : No Weddings, No Lions, No Gumps". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Ebert, Roger. "The Best 10 Movies of 1994 | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  10. ^ Simon, Jeff (January 1, 1995). "Movies: Once More, with Feeling". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

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