The New Age
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Tolkin
Written byMichael Tolkin
Produced byKeith Addis
Nick Wechsler
Starring
CinematographyJohn J. Campbell
Edited bySuzanne Fenn
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
Running time
112 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$245,217[1]

The New Age is a 1994 comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Tolkin, and starring Peter Weller and Judy Davis.[2][3]

Plot

Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions.

Cast

Release

The film opened on September 16, 1994 in New York (Village East Cinema and Sony Tower East) and Los Angeles, and grossed $35,797 for the weekend.[4][5] It expanded to 12 screens and grossed a total of $245,217.[1]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 64% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10.[6] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three and a half out of four stars.[7]

Year-end lists

References

  1. ^ a b "The New Age (1994)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (September 16, 1994). "The New Age (1994) FILM REVIEW; An Age of Wisdom, or Is It Foolishness?". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Dutka, Elaine (April 25, 1993). "MOVIES : ON LOCATION : Concept: The Player Loses His Job : Michael Tolkin, who wrote the book on Hollywood with 'The Player,' turns to recession, death of an L.A. dream and the '90s. (But wait, 'The New Age' is supposed to be funny too.)". The Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Greene, Jay (September 20, 1994). "'Timecop' collars auds". Daily Variety. p. 4.
  5. ^ Evans, Greg (September 20, 1994). "'Nostradamus' bows bright spot in gloomy exclu week". Daily Variety. p. 4.
  6. ^ "The New Age". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ Ebert, Roger (September 23, 1994). "The New Age". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Turan, Kenneth (December 25, 1994). "1994: YEAR IN REVIEW : No Weddings, No Lions, No Gumps". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Ebert, Roger. "The Best 10 Movies of 1994 | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  10. ^ Simon, Jeff (January 1, 1995). "Movies: Once More, with Feeling". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

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