Rude Awakening

1989 | Comedy

Synopsis

In the 1960s, two hippies go off into the jungle to evade the FBI. When they come back to New York in the 1980s, their fellow hippie friends have become rich yuppies.

Scores

Overall Score
26.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.6%
Review Aggregate
36.0

Critic Consensus

25.0% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, political. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnypoliticaluneven tonesatiricalemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cheech Marin1989$530,000$1,342,000(est)
Eric Roberts1989$326,000$826,000(est)
Julie Hagerty1989$246,000$622,000(est)
Robert Carradine1989$201,000$508,000(est)
Buck Henry1989$172,000$435,000(est)
Louise Lasser1989$151,000$383,000(est)
Cindy Williams1989$136,000$344,000(est)
Andrea Martin1989$124,000$313,000(est)
Cliff DeYoung1989$114,000$288,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes1,527

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1989$3,169,719$8,018,878
International1989N/AN/A
Worldwide1989$3,169,719$8,018,878

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1989$1,584,860$4,009,439
Digital Rentals ?1989N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1989N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1989$11,253,000$28,468,276
Physical Purchases ?1989$6,240,000$15,786,194
TV & Streaming Revenue1989$1,267,888$3,207,551
Total Revenues1989$20,345,747$51,471,460
Expenses
Budget ?1989$10,000,000$25,298,388
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1989$1,799,000 (est)$4,551,180 (est)
Participations1989$814,000$2,059,289
Residuals ?1989$1,346,000$3,405,163
Interest & Overhead1989$2,000,000$5,059,678
Total Expenses1989$15,959,000$40,373,697
Movie Net Profit or Loss1989$4,386,747$11,097,763

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