ov ▁as ▁Christ ine ▁ ▁Mary ▁Lyn n ▁Raj sk ub ▁as ▁E ile en ▁ ▁Maurice ▁Ch asse ▁as ▁N ig el ▁ ▁Mike ▁Rad ▁as ▁Bad ger ▁ ▁Josh ▁Rich man ▁as ▁Barry ▁Bern stein ▁ ▁Music ▁Stewart ▁Cop eland ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁director ▁Adam ▁Coll is ▁to ▁assemble ▁the ▁score ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁Cop eland ▁recorded ▁a ▁sle w ▁of ▁v int age ▁songs . ▁The ▁music , ▁some ▁scored ▁by ▁Stewart ▁Cop eland , ▁some ▁written ▁and ▁selected ▁by ▁Rob bie ▁Robert son , ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁a ▁by g one ▁style ▁that ▁sometimes ▁cons ci ously ▁m im ics ▁the ▁mult ich ar acter ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁dram as . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Sun set ▁St rip ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁limited ▁release ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁the ater ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁gross ed ▁$ 3 , 9 2 6 ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁week end . ▁After ▁two ▁months , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁Austin ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁Writing ▁in ▁Vari ety , ▁Robert ▁K oe h ler ▁said ▁" Inter est ing ▁structure ▁provides ▁pic ▁with ▁plenty ▁of ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁social ▁sat ire , ▁human ▁comedy ▁and ▁chance ▁enc oun ters , ▁but ▁few ▁set ups ▁are ▁ever ▁dram atically ▁ful filled ." ▁Kevin ▁Thomas ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles