How do mimes tell you when they've kicked you out?

November 6, 2012 8:59 AM

In 2002 I saw a film about a mime who is kicked out of the guild/brotherhood of mimes, set perhaps in NYC. My google- and imdb-fu fail me; can anyone recall its title?

Mime meets girl. Mime is kicked out of the brotherhood of mimes.

I thought it would be easy to find this title, but seemingly-exhaustive searches of imdb and google every few years have been fruitless. Can you name that film?

posted by Radiophonic Oddity to media & arts (7 answers total)

if you can't find it, i suggest Shakes The Clown as a way of comforting yourself, as it also involves a clown on the run hiding amongst mimes.
posted by th3ph17 at 9:12 AM on November 6, 2012 [1 favorite]

Sounds like you're thinking of the Roy Scheider film Still of the Night
posted by thelonius at 10:31 AM on November 6, 2012

Ach, wrong question. Sorry.
posted by thelonius at 10:34 AM on November 6, 2012

Did you see it on TV or in the cinema? Country of origin? When was the film made within 10 years?
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 10:42 AM on November 6, 2012

Did you see it on TV or in the cinema? Country of origin? When was the film made within 10 years?

I rented it from a video store in southern Ohio in 2002 and I would guess that the film was made within 5 years +/- of 1995. Probably US in origin as it seemed like it was filmed in a city in the US.
posted by Radiophonic Oddity at 10:44 AM on November 6, 2012

Could it have been Alegria?
posted by Brody's chum at 11:00 AM on November 6, 2012

Could it have been Alegria?

That's the closest plot summary to what I remember. Now to search it out, thanks!
posted by Radiophonic Oddity at 11:08 AM on November 6, 2012