Stars and Bars
4.845%4.4
Young Englishman Henderson Dores (Daniel Day-Lewis), yearning to give up his genteel British ways and be a bold and brash American, gets his chance when his New York firm sends him south to acquire a Renoir painting from Loomis Gage (Harry Dean Stanton), the eccentric head of an unusual family.
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- angeltreadJune 1, 2026What if Daniel Day Lewis, what some consider this or any generations greatest actor was in a screwball comedy that only has a 40 some percent rating on IMDb… it’s not a what if. It’s Stars and Bars. To be fair it’s not exactly screwball comedy… imma call it hijinks comedy. And it’s not very good. Some great actors here. And some committed performances. With a less than average script and less than average direction and editing. In a weird way its premise reminded me of Nothing But Trouble, but not nearly as weird or interesting as that movie. I ain’t mad I watched it but short of just trying to watch everything DDL is in it’s not worth watching. Or... if you gotta see DDL’s lanky scarecrow body nude for several minutes then this movie is for you.
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Stars and Bars was released on March 18, 1988.
Stars and Bars was directed by Pat O'Connor.
Stars and Bars has a runtime of 1h 34m.
Stars and Bars was produced by Sanford Lieberson.
Young Englishman Henderson Dores (Daniel Day-Lewis), yearning to give up his genteel British ways and be a bold and brash American, gets his chance when his New York firm sends him south to acquire a Renoir painting from Loomis Gage (Harry Dean Stanton), the eccentric head of an unusual family.
The key characters in Stars and Bars are Henderson Dores (Daniel Day-Lewis), Loomis Gage (Harry Dean Stanton), Ben Sereno (Kent Broadhurst).
Stars and Bars is rated R.
Stars and Bars is a Comedy film.
Stars and Bars has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.