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Hugo Pool

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
2.1K
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Alyssa Milano, Robert Downey Jr., Malcolm McDowell, Sean Penn, Patrick Dempsey, Cathy Moriarty, and Richard Lewis in Hugo Pool (1997)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:15
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SatireComedyRomance

An LA pool cleaner/Alyssa Milano falls in love with a young man with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease.An LA pool cleaner/Alyssa Milano falls in love with a young man with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease.An LA pool cleaner/Alyssa Milano falls in love with a young man with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease.

  • Director
    • Robert Downey Sr.
  • Writers
    • Robert Downey Sr.
    • Laura Ernst
  • Stars
    • Alyssa Milano
    • Mark Boone Junior
    • Malcolm McDowell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Downey Sr.
    • Writers
      • Robert Downey Sr.
      • Laura Ernst
    • Stars
      • Alyssa Milano
      • Mark Boone Junior
      • Malcolm McDowell
    • 35User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Hugo Pool
    Trailer 2:15
    Hugo Pool

    Photos6

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    Alyssa Milano
    Alyssa Milano
    • Hugo
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Pool Supply Man
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Henry
    Brendan Dawson
    • Man with Truck
    • (as Brendan B. Dawson)
    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Strange Hitchhiker
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Franz
    Cathy Moriarty
    Cathy Moriarty
    • Minerva
    Patrick Dempsey
    Patrick Dempsey
    • Floyd
    Sean Glenn
    • Andy
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • Sad Old Man
    Kevin Dornan
    • Bad Advice Father
    Michael Mazzola
    • Kid
    Richard Lewis
    Richard Lewis
    • Chick Chicalini
    Chuck Barris
    Chuck Barris
    • Irwin
    Jim Shield
    Jim Shield
    • Lifeguard
    Ann Magnuson
    Ann Magnuson
    • Drowning Matron
    Eddie Perez
    Eddie Perez
    • Gardener
    Lora Gómez Eastwood
    • Merengue Dancer
    • (as Lora Gomez Eastwood)
    • Director
      • Robert Downey Sr.
    • Writers
      • Robert Downey Sr.
      • Laura Ernst
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Malcolm McDowell replaced Alan Arkin.
    • Goofs
      After Hugo changes from her pants into her shorts (right before crying in the truck) she is seen cleaning her first pool wearing pants again. After that she is back in her shorts.
    • Quotes

      Strange Hitchhiker: If words could speak, I'd still would have nothing to say.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sr. (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Misterioso
      by Thelonious Monk
      Published by Thelonius Music Corporation (BMI)
      All Rights Reserved

    User reviews35

    Featured review
    6/10

    Blue water, blue shoes!

    This movie is worth seeing for two very funny scenes- Malcolm McDowell fighting with his alter-ego puppet and Sean Penn in his blue shoes. The story is very light-hearted and Patrick Dempsey as the young man with lou gehrig's disease imparts a real sensuality to the role. As usual Downey and Lewis add a weird element- but is a fun day with the pool girl, her mom and various inhabitants of the not so rich people of California.
    • lib-4
    • Oct 16, 1998
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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pool Girl
    • Production companies
      • BMG Independents
      • Nomadic Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,330
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,305
      • Dec 14, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,330
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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