Reception
The film did poorly at the box office and received generally negative reviews. As of December 2009, it has only a 24% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert called the film a "lost cause," but presciently wrote that some of the actors might have a future in other, better films; LaPaglia, Cochrane, Embry, Zellweger, Tyler and Tunney all went on to achieve significantly greater fame. Despite its poor box office performance, the film has established something of a cult classic status. Even though the majority of professional reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were negative, 83% of users enjoyed the film.
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