---
title: 'The Pompatus of Love (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Schenkman'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pompatus-of-love-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117357/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pompatus of Love (1996)

1996 · 99 min · Romance · France, United States


## Synopsis

The Pompatus of Love is a 1996 American comedy film that tells the story of four guys discussing women and the meaning of the word "pompatus". This made-up word is found in two Steve Miller songs, "Enter Maurice" and "The Joker", the latter of which contains the line "Some people call me Maurice / 'cause I speak of the pompatus of love". Wolfman Jack can also be heard using the term in his spoken lines in The Guess Who's "Clap for the Wolfman."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Schenkman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-schenkman)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Schenkman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-schenkman), [Jon Cryer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-cryer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hill-2)

## Cast

- [Roscoe Lee Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-lee-browne)
- [Richard Schenkman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-schenkman)
- [Fisher Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/fisher-stevens)
- [Arabella Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/arabella-field)
- [Jennifer Tilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-tilly)
- [Mia Sara](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-sara)
- [Tim Guinee](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-guinee)
- [Michael McKean](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mckean)
- [Kristin Scott Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristin-scott-thomas)
- [Kristen Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-wilson)
- [Paige Turco](https://cinepixo.com/people/paige-turco)
- [Jon Cryer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-cryer)
- [Charlie Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-murphy)
- [Adrian Pasdar](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-pasdar)

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