Hugo Pool
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Hugo Pool (also known as Pool Girl in the UK) is a 1997 American romantic comedy film, directed by Robert Downey Sr., starring Alyssa Milano and Patrick Dempsey.
Plot
Hugo Dugay (Alyssa Milano) runs a small company, Hugo Pool, that cleans swimming pools in Los Angeles. The film covers one day in her life, during which she must clean many pools in the midst of a drought that interferes with her usual water supply. In addition to dealing with several eccentric customers, including mobster Chick Chicalini (Richard Lewis) and filmmaker Franz Mazur (Robert Downey Jr.), Hugo must care for her needy parents Minerva (Cathy Moriarty) and Henry (Malcolm McDowell). Also, Hugo may be falling in love with Floyd Gaylen (Patrick Dempsey), a customer of hers who has ALS.
Cast
- Alyssa Milano as Hugo Dugay
- Patrick Dempsey as Floyd Gaylen
- Cathy Moriarty as Minerva Dugay
- Robert Downey Jr. as Franz Mazur
- Richard Lewis as Chick Chicalini
- Malcolm McDowell as Henry Dugay
- Sean Penn as Man with blue shoes
