The Clapper
Eddie Krumble works as a paid audience member for infomercials. But soon, Eddie's life is turned upside down when talk-show host Jayme takes an interest in Eddie, launching a citywide media craze to uncover his true identity.
10 November 1968, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
23 May 1978, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
15 June 1970, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
18 November 1939, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
31 July 1958, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
28 February 1980, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
5 April 1970, Northbrook, Illinois, USA
1 September 1955, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
29 September 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25 April 1964, Israel
January 25, 2018
There's zero real humor in The Clapper-at least not the kind we've come to expect from its stars.
January 25, 2018
Montiel treats his story's happily unsung oddballs with sincere affection. He doesn't hold them up to ridicule, or insist that they snap out of their quirkiness and conform. But he doesn't quite know what to do with them.
January 23, 2018
Mostly it's a quiet salute to classic romantic comedy - and to a star who, frankly, is far nicer than the times he was born to work in.
January 25, 2018
The screenplay is uneven, but the exceptionally strong cast makes it watchable.
January 26, 2018
Though it's not exactly brilliant, this indie romcom is passably charming, and it finds offbeat atmosphere in an uncharted corner of Hollywood: scuzzy places where the glamorous would fear to tread.
January 26, 2018
If it's supposed to be a comedy, it's not funny. If it's supposed to be a satire, it doesn't know what it's satirizing.
January 25, 2018
It's an interesting premise, but The Clapper doesn't live up to its namesake.
January 25, 2018
The movie is a less assured version of Shira Piven's Welcome to Me, in which she and Kristen Wiig unleash the full neurotic potential of the "15 minutes of fame" expression. The Clapper only pays lip service to it.
January 21, 2018
The Clapper hints at the psychological roots of Eddie's peculiar personality, but in the end it isn't at all interested in understanding the man. And that's because it's too busy making fun of him.
January 25, 2018
Even at a time of year when movie companies typically unload their dross, the sheer awfulness of Dito Montiel's "The Clapper" stands out.
January 25, 2018
A small movie with a big, generous heart, it never makes fun of its characters, even the guy who trots around Hollywood in a diaper, or the dude dressed up like a big baked potato.
January 25, 2018
It may be early in the year, but it's a good bet "The Clapper" will land among 2018's worst films.
