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Tune in Tomorrow is based on Mario Vargas Llosa's novel, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. In New Orleans, circa 1951, a news writer for a local radio station, Martin Loader (Keanu Reeves), meets and f... read more read more...alls in love with his aunt Julia (Barbara Hershey), a divorced woman who is looking for a new husband. Meanwhile, new-in-town eccentric radio-soap-opera writer, Pedro Carmichael (Peter Falk) has been hired to help boost the station's bad ratings. Pedro begins manipulating Martin and Julia's affair and using it as the basis for his radio show. Director Jon Amiel uses the same story-within-a-story construction from The Singing Detective, the miniseries that he directed for British television. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Jon Amiel

Release Date: October 26, 1990

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DVD Release Date: January 7, 2003

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  • FilmFanatik
    July 14, 2011
    FilmFanatik
    This was surprisingly irrevrent and fun - not to mention hilarious. It's an interesting story with some great one-liners and just an overall fun atmosphere. It also has a sensational cast with Peter Falk, Hope Lange, Peter Gallagher, Elizabeth McGovern and Patricia Clarkson, all ... read morewith great supporting parts. However, the only glaring flaw of the cast is actually its two leads: Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey. Keanu just feels like he doesn't belong in this movie and barely squeeks by with a lackluster performance while Barbara just doesn't seem all that into it. If these two parts had been cast with more appropriate actors, this could have been a real classic. I do think it's a sort of classic as is, but there's room for improvement. Overall, it's definitely enjoyable and should give you a few laughs.
  • deano
    December 3, 2006
    deano
    Strange little comedy with Reeves falling, understandly, for aunt Hershey, only to find that manic, Albanian-hating, scriptwriter Falk is using their romance in his soap-operas.
  • sharondlg
    December 26, 2009
    sharondlg
    Cute, hilarious, funny performances by (a very young) Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey and especially Peter Falk, as the radio scriptwriter with a personal thing against Albanians. Spoiled only by Keanu's weak attempt at a southern accent, but I forgive that because, as usual, he's... read more absolutely adorable.
  • johnnyblaze2k
    April 19, 2007
    johnnyblaze2k
    A younger Keanu Reeves showing off his acting chops. A story about a young man that falls in love with his Aunt. (not blood relation) Peter Faulk plays a writer that writes about the whole experience and actually instigates most of it for drama. I won't tell you who ends up wit... read moreh who. Fair ending. A bit boring in the middle.

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

The film begins in a giddy, enjoyable tribute to its own ingenuity, which by its ending has worn thin. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Sometimes we laugh easily, sometimes uncertainly, and sometimes we just look at the screen and wonder why anyone thought that was funny. Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

A tri-layered tale of love, creative impulses and dial-spinning, it comes and it goes, evocative and a little bit magical, flawed but forgivably so. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

The movie spends too much time with the Aunt and not enough with the Scriptwriter. Full Review

Michael Szymanski
September 26, 2002
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

Can't avoid but tuning out of this one!

Ken Hanke
August 21, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Amusing and clever

Chris Hicks
January 1, 2000
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City

This could easily be a made-for-TV movie. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

No review available.

October 26, 1990
Entertainment Weekly

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