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Release Date:
21 December 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and make the wrong turn in The Bronx...then sit back and watch the sparks fly. more
Plot:
Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car...
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5 nominations
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This movie surely offended people but, forgetting PCness, is excellent and very funny.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Hanks | ... | Sherman McCoy |
 | Bruce Willis | ... | Peter Fallow |
 | Melanie Griffith | ... | Maria Ruskin |
 | Kim Cattrall | ... | Judy McCoy |
 | Saul Rubinek | ... | Jed Kramer |
 | Morgan Freeman | ... | Judge Leonard White |
 | John Hancock | ... | Reverend Bacon |
 | Kevin Dunn | ... | Tom Killian |
| Clifton James | ... | Albert Fox |
| Louis Giambalvo | ... | Ray Andruitti |
| Barton Heyman | ... | Det. Martin |
| Norman Parker | ... | Det. Goldberg |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Mr. McCoy |
 | Alan King | ... | Arthur Ruskin |
| Beth Broderick | ... | Caroline Heftshank |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
125 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Sweden:11 (video rating) |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Iceland:L
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Jack Nicholson turned down the role of Peter Fallow.
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Continuity: Before cuckold Arthur Ruskin dies in the restaurant, his cocktail glass alternates from between his hands to outside his hands.
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Referenced in "The Charlie Rose Show: Quentin Tarantino" (1994)
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Soundtrack:
Am I Living In Vain?
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This is a funny film that digs at people who do take advantage of race to further their own agenda. It is not PC at all. Frankly, it is every bit as good as the book. See it with honest friends of more than one race and they will all be laughing out loud and naming one or more persons who might be portrayed. The acting is generally outstanding and the cast is first rate.
JHC