Boulevard of Broken Dreams

A screenwriter (John Waters) finds that fame is putting a strain on his personal life. Penelope Stewart, Kim Gyngell, Nicki Paull, Andrew McFarlane, Kevin Miles. Directed by Pino Amenta., A screenwriter finds that fame is putting a strain on his personal life., You don’t become a playwright, at least a successful one, without having more than your share of sensitivities. In fact, a goodly proportion of the artists in present-day L.A. are too sensitive for their own good, which causes no end of problems. For Tom, an Australian-born playwright who has “made good” in la-la-land, his success has resulted in serious strains in his relationship with his wife and daughter back in Melbourne, and with himself — strains which he eases with a succession of mood-altering pills. When a fresh young actress in one of his productions falls for him, he is so emotionally battered that he finds her attentions confusing and unsettling.