Slam Dance

In director Wayne Wang's SLAM DANCE, C.C. Drood (Tom Hulce) is a cartoonist whose wacky sense of humor is good for his job but a disaster in his personal life. He's divorced and behind at work, and he comes home to find his apartment has been ransacked. After a beating by a thug named Buddy (Don Opper) who demands something Drood knows nothing about, he goes to the police, only to discover he's a suspect in a murder. Yolanda (Virginia Madsen), a beautiful, mysterious blonde whom he had an affair with, was killed. After setting up this Hitchcocklike plot--the common man thrown into a dangerous situation--the twists keep coming. The police are no help; they may even be part of a conspiracy against him. Drood's ex-wife, Helen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), with whom he'd like to get back together, doesn't believe anything he says, and his best friend is even worse. When another dead body turns up, this one in his apartment, he decides that he must investigate for himself. Hulce, who starred as the even wac...

Key Information
Stars		Tom Hulce
Available Formats		DVD: Widescreen & Full Frame
Actors		Virginia Madsen
Directors		Wayne Wang
UPC		086162385636
Genre		Action/Adventure
Subgenre		Suspense • Justice • Murder • Film Noir • Thriller
MPAA Rating		R (MPAA)
Release Date		1987
Running Time		1hr 39min
DVD Editions
		DVD: Widescreen & Full Frame1hr 40min20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentJune 03, 2003Not Rated027616886644Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Stereo
VHS Editions
		VHS1hr 40minFacets VideoNot Rated
Professional Reviews
		(10/01/1987, p.C1, Michael Wilmington): "...SLAMDANCE has a great look -- vibrantly colorful, sharply contemporary..."