What Happened Was

What Happened Was... is a 1994 American independent film written for the screen, directed by and starring Tom Noonan. It is an adaptation of Noonan's original stage play of the same name.[2]

What Happened Was...
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Noonan
Produced byScott Macaulay
Robin O'Hara
Screenplay byTom Noonan
Based onWhat Happened Was...
by Tom Noonan
StarringKaren Sillas
Tom Noonan
Music byLudovico Sorret
CinematographyJoe DeSalvo
Edited byRichmond Arrley
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release date
26 January 1994 (Sundance)
9 September 1994 (US)
Running time
91 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The film depicts two people, played by Karen Sillas and Tom Noonan, on a first date; their conversation gradually reveals their lonely lives and hidden personalities.[3][4]

Reception

What Happened Was... has an overall approval rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

On the Siskel & Ebert show, Gene Siskel gave the film a thumbs up, stating that "For what is really just one long night of conversation, the stakes and the tension couldn't be any higher if these were two characters having a more conventional action scene." Roger Ebert, however, gave the film a thumbs down, calling it "Contrived" and stating that "There is a lot less here than meets the eye." [6]

Accolades

It won the Grand Jury Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.[7]

Year-end lists
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References
  1. MUBI
  2. Variety
  3. Roger Ebert
  4. TCM.com
  5. "Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  6. Quiz Show, Milk Money, A Simple Twist of Fate, A Good Man in Africa, What Happened Was…, 1994-Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews
  7. 'What Happened Was,' 'Freedom on My Mind' Win Top Honors at Sundance Festival
  8. Anthony, Todd (January 5, 1995). "Hits & Disses". Miami New Times.
  9. Webster, Dan (January 1, 1995). "In Year of Disappointments, Some Movies Still Delivered". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane ed.). p. 2.
  10. Zoller Seitz, Matt (January 12, 1995). "Personal best From a year full of startling and memorable movies, here are our favorites". Dallas Observer.
  11. P. Means, Sean (January 1, 1995). "'Pulp and Circumstance' After the Rise of Quentin Tarantino, Hollywood Would Never Be the Same". The Salt Lake Tribune (Final ed.). p. E1.
  12. Movshovitz, Howie (December 25, 1994). "Memorable Movies of '94 Independents, fringes filled out a lean year". The Denver Post (Rockies ed.). p. E-1.
  13. Simon, Jeff (January 1, 1995). "Movies: Once More, with Feeling". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
Awards
Preceded by
Ruby in Paradise
tied with Public Access		 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic
1994		 Succeeded by
The Brothers McMullen
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