"Wild Palms" (1993) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Kathryn Bigelow
Keith Gordon

Writer:

Bruce Wagner (writer)

Release Date:

16 May 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A multi-national corporation attempts to take over America while small pockets of resistance hold out against rampant technology.

Plot Keywords:

Virtual Reality | Refrigerator | Rhinoceros | Tattoo | Corporation

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Cast

James Belushi	...	Harry Wyckoff
Dana Delany	...	Grace Wyckoff
Robert Loggia	...	Sen. Anton Kreutzer
Kim Cattrall	...	Paige Katz
Angie Dickinson	...	Josie Ito
Ernie Hudson	...	Tommy Lazlo
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Tabba Schwartzkopf
Nick Mancuso	...	Tully Woiwode
Charles Hallahan	...	Gavin Whitehope
Robert Morse	...	Chap Starfall
David Warner	...	Eli Levitt
Ben Savage	...	Coty Wyckoff
Bob Gunton	...	Dr. Tobias Schenkl
Brad Dourif	...	Chickie Levitt
Aaron Michael Metchik	...	Peter

Runtime:

300 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Based on the full page comic strip, written by Bruce Wagner and illustrated by Julian Allen, published in Details magazine from 1990-1993.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The rear-view mirror in Harry's corvette appears and disappears from scene to scene.

Quotes:

Harry Wyckoff: [upon recognizing "Running To Paradise"] That's Keats!
Sen. Anton Kreutzer: Harry, you'll make me fall in love with you!

Movie Connections:

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

A cool piece of futuristic TV

I loved this series when it came out and thought it was quite daring. James Belushi acted and never looked better in his life and Kim Cattral was really cool. The idea of this TV religion was an amusing way of perhaps making fun of the banal Scientology movement (just my opinion!)

Brad Dourf was also exceptionally good at playing the confused space cadet (he's always so fantastic at playing weird people isn't he?) and the computer graphics used at the time was pretty ground breaking.

My favourite moment from the series was Kim in her red wedding dress. I recommend this Series as it had a weird but unique storyline.

Check this series out for yourself and make up your own mind.