Eat Your Heart Out (film)

Eat Your Heart Out
German theatrical release poster
Directed byFelix Adlon
Written byFelix Adlon
Laura Slakey
Produced byPercy Adlon
Eleonore Adlon
Felix Adlon
StarringChristian Oliver
Pamela Adlon
CinematographyJudy Irola
Edited byDan Lebental
Music byAlex Wurman
Production
companies
Pelemele Film[1]
Leora Films[1]
Distributed byTouchstone Pictures (though Buena Vista International; Germany)[1]
Release date
  • 6 April 2000 (2000-04-06) (Germany)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesGermany
United States
LanguageEnglish

Eat Your Heart Out, (released in Germany as American Shrimps) is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by Felix Adlon, who also produced it with his parents.[2] It starred Pamela Adlon, his then wife.

Filming took place in Los Angeles, with much of it shot at a loft in Venice Beach. Jackie Guerra says she was recommended for her role by Pamela Adlon.[3]

The film premiered at Filmfest Munchen in 1997.[4]

Premise

The lives of three housemates, Daniel, Sam and Peter, is affected when Daniel becomes a successful television chef.

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b c "American Shrimps". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. ^ Robinson, George (May 15, 2012). "A Father-And-Son Team Take On Freud And Mahler". NY Jewish Week.
  3. ^ Guerra, Jackie (2006). Under construction : how I've gained and lost millions of dollars and hundreds of pounds. New American Library. pp. 55–60.
  4. ^ "Eat Your Heart Out 1997". Pecy Adlon Website.