Rotten
Long, shapeless, and painfully unfunny, Wirey Spindell confirms its maker's status as one of the most distinctively awful filmmakers of his generation.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Wirey Spindell
He's having more second thoughts than he's had second dates
2000 · 1h 41m · Not Rated Comedy
Overview
On the eve of his wedding, a Manhattanite takes a whimsical look back at his formative years and sexuality.
Director and cast
- Eric Schaeffer as Wirey Spindell
- Eric Mabius as Wirey, age 17
- Callie Thorne as Tabitha
- Samantha Buck as Samantha
- Peggy Gormley as Wirey's Mom, Mature
- Gideon Jacobs as Wirey, Age 10 (voice)
- Bryan Callen as Robby, present day
- Michelle Hurst as Arlene
- Gerry Rosenthal as Mike Johnson
- Erica Bergsmeds Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
20%
Tomatometer
Fresh
...a teen sex comedy for the grown-up arthouse crowd.
Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety
Rotten
To say that this movie is true to life is only to say that it's banal, boring and confusing.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
Wirey Spindell is as idiosyncratic as the name of its hero, which gives this surprisingly affecting film its title.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Ambiguously autobiographical (and, per usual, sooty-lensed.
Jessica Winter, Village Voice
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