Wings of Fame
Seen it?1990 | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for fans of a good revenge story and anyone who wants a laugh. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. If you loved A Man Called Otto or Code 3, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
After several attempts to approach film star Cesar Valentin, writer Brian Smith takes matters into his own hands, shooting the actor in front of hundreds of fans, only to be killed himself in the ensuing chaos. Achieving instant notoriety, Smith transcends with Valentin to a luxury hotel in the afterlife, a strange new world beyond the veil of mortality inhabited exclusively by dead celebrities.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Otakar Votoček
- Peter O'TooleCesar Valentin
- Colin FirthBrian Smith
- Marie TrintignantBianca
- Andréa FerréolTheresa
- Robert StephensMerrick
- Ellen UmlaufAristida
- Maria BeckerDr. Frisch
- Gottfried JohnZlatogorski
- Michiel RomeynBaldesari
- Ken CampbellHead Waiter