SummaryTwo lifelong friends hear a rumor that a childhood buddy with whom they've lost touch over the years, has been sighted, apparently insane, actually living out at the amusement park on Coney Island. Dubious at first, but looking for a reason to skip out on work, they decide that the only way to know for sure is to go and find him. (Phaedra Cinema... Read More
Directed By:Richard Schenkman
Written By:Jon Cryer, Richard Schenkman
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
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29% Positive
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57% Mixed
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80
Not only does this film have the coolest title ever, but this bittersweet, multi-layered comparison of life's realities versus life's potential is as compelling as it is deeply resonant.
63
A vast improvement over Schenkman's previous effort, "The Pompatus of Love."
60
You find Went to Coney Island sticking with you long after it's over.
50
Ambles to a surprisingly affecting conclusion, almost despite itself.
40
Never quite comes to dramatic or comic life.
40
Though intermittently engaging and decently acted, the movie suffers from a repetitive format, with too many shifts in time that prove disruptive.
30
Consistently undermined by a script that swings between the duller side of quirky and facile sentiment.
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Production Company:
- Evenmore Entertainment
Release Date:Aug 25, 2000
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:R
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Awards
Rhode Island International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
WorldFest Flagstaff
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Austin Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
