Fresh
Wood's bargain-basement aesthetic is impossible to parody. That this mime show works better than it should is, in a sense, the ultimate dis.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · 1h 30m · N/A
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Aris Iliopulos
Overview
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!
Director and cast
- Aris Iliopulos Director
- Billy Zane as The Thief
- Tippi Hedren as Maylinda Austed
- Ron Perlman as Cemetery Caretaker
- Sandra Bernhard as Sandy Sands
- Michael Greene as Tom Harris
- Christina Ricci as Teenage Hooker
- Andrew McCarthy as Cemetery Cop
- Ann Magnuson as Loan Secretary
- Bud Cort as Shopkeeper
- Taylor Negron as Loan Office Cop
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's sad and misguided and boring. Pretending to make a pathetically amateurish movie isn't nearly as effective as accidentally making one because you don't know any better.
Anita Gates, New York Times
Rotten
I can recommend three more enjoyable alternatives: counting the number of hairs on the back of your forearm, practicing breaking a cinder block in half with your bare hand, or submitting to a colonoscopy.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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