Los Angeles has a new hero.
Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
The film's tagline is: "Los Angeles has a new hero."
The film had a budget of $10.0M but only grossed $158.9K, losing $9.8M at the box office.
The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).
The film was directed by Chris Pine.
The screenplay was written by Chris Pine and Ian Gotler.
The score was composed by Andrew Bird.
Cinematography was handled by Matthew Jensen.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt18077924.
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Mixed
63 votes
Poolman
Released
R
English
United States of America
$10,000,000
$158,933
