Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Acting
DeVito and Bening somehow commit fully to this chaos.
Production
The Tahitian Tiki set design is unironically gorgeous.
Director
Chris Pine
Chris Pine
Darren Barrenman
Annette Bening
Diane Espilnade
Danny DeVito
Jack Denisoff
DeWanda Wise
June Del Rey
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Susan Kerkovish
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
Clancy Brown
Theodore Hollandaise
John Ortiz
Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
Ray Wise
William Van Patterson
Juliet Mills
Mrs. Patterson
Hollis W. Chambers
Cosmo McCoy
Christopher Chen
Councilman Jang
Laurent Schwaar
Pierre The Frenchy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pine spent years developing this passion project, apparently inspired by 1970s LA conspiracy thrillers like The Long Goodbye—just with 100% more pool noodles.
The film's catastrophic reception (that 4.4 TMDB score!) made it an instant cult curiosity about celebrity hubris—somehow fitting for a movie about delusional LA optimism.
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