The New Age (film)

The New Age
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Tolkin
Written by	Michael Tolkin
Produced by	Keith Addis Nick Wechsler
Starring	Peter Weller Judy Davis Patrick Bauchau Rachel Rosenthal Adam West Corbin Bernsen Patricia Heaton Samuel L. Jackson
Cinematography	John J. Campbell
Edited by	Suzanne Fenn
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Production companies	Regency Enterprises Alcor Films Ixtlan
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	September 13, 1994 (1994-09-13) (Toronto Film Festival) September 16, 1994 (1994-09-16)
Running time	112 minutes
Language	English
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

• Peter Weller as Peter Witner
• Judy Davis as Katherine Witner
• Patrick Bauchau as Jean Levy
• Rachel Rosenthal as Sarah Friedberg
• Adam West as Jeff Witner
• Paula Marshall as Alison Gale
• Bruce Ramsay as Misha
• Tanya Pohlkotte as Bettina
• Susan Traylor as Ellen Saltonstall
• Patricia Heaton as Anna
• John Diehl as Lyle
• Maureen Mueller as Laura
• Sandra Seacat as Mary Netter
• Samuel L. Jackson as Dale Deveaux
• Audra Lindley as Sandi Rego
• Corbin Bernsen as Kevin Bulasky
• Jonathan Hadary as Paul Hartmann
• Lily Mariye as Sue
• Kimberley Kates as Other Catherine
• Maria Ellingsen as Hilly
• Kelly Miracco as Carol (as Kelly Miller)
• Dana Hollowell as Emily
• Rebecca Staab as Woman Customer
• Mary Kane as Tina Bulasky
• Patrick Dollaghan as Chet
• Jeff Celentano as Tab (as Jeff Weston)
• Victoria Baker as Victoria
• Bob Flanagan as himself
• Nicole Nagel as Rich German
• Dana Kaminski as Andrea

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, 67% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.^[6] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three and a half out of four stars.^[7]

Year-end lists

• 5th – Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times^[8]
• 9th – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times^[9]
• Honorable mention – Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News^[10]

References

1. "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.

External links

• The New Age at IMDb
• The New Age at the TCM Movie Database
• The New Age at Rotten Tomatoes