Hugo Pool

Hugo Pool (1997)

A comedy with serious relief

Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.

Date of release
1997-12-12
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (61)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Robert Downey Sr.

Casting

Interesting facts

Hugo Pool is a 1997 American comedy drama film, directed by Robert Downey Sr., starring Alyssa Milano and Patrick Dempsey.

Production

The film was written by Robert Downey Sr. and his wife Laura, who died of ALS. During the shooting of the film, Robert Downey Jr. was in the midst of a serious drug addiction. He was described as "thin, pale and sickly" and would deliver his lines in bursts of manic energy.

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