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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
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8 February 1991 (USA) morePlot:
Two minor characters from the play, "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
plot within a plot within a plot... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gary Oldman | ... | Rosencrantz | |
| Tim Roth | ... | Guildenstern | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | The Player | |
| Livio Badurina | ... | Tragedian | |
| Tomislav Maretic | ... | Tragedian | |
| Mare Mlacnik | ... | Tragedian | |
| Serge Soric | ... | Tragedian (as Srdjan Soric) | |
| Mladen Vasary | ... | Tragedian | |
| Zeljko Vukmirica | ... | Tragedian | |
| Branko Zavrsan | ... | Tragedian | |
| Joanna Roth | ... | Ophelia | |
| Iain Glen | ... | Hamlet | |
| Donald Sumpter | ... | Claudius | |
| Joanna Miles | ... | Gertrude | |
| Ljubo Zecevic | ... | Osric |
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117 minLanguage:
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Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #30638)Fun Stuff
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This movie is based on the original Broadway production of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard and opened on October 9, 1967 at the Alvin Theater, ran for 420 performances and won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Play. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the boat scene starts, at the end of the movie, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find themselves in a darkened room. Here Rosencrantz lights a match, which is obviously the only source of light in the room, but yet we can see the shadow cast on the wall by his hand holding the match. moreQuotes:
[first lines][Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are riding horses down a path - they pause]
Rosencrantz: [to Guildenstern] Umm, uh...
[Guildenstern rides away, and Rosencrantz follows. Rosencrantz spots a gold coin on the ground]
Rosencrantz: [to horse] Whoa - whoa, whoa.
[Gets off horse and starts flipping the coin]
Rosencrantz: Hmmm. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads.
[Guildenstern grabs the coin, checks both sides, then tosses it back to Rosencrantz]
Rosencrantz: Heads.
[Guildenstern pulls a coin out of his own pocket and flips it]
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Starfighters (#7.12)" (1994) moreSoundtrack:
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This clever screenplay by Tom Stoppard challenges the viewer to listen and watch closely as the Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet is turned on its ear via taking the perspective of the oblivious rhetorics, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. There are multiple 'plot within plot' twists which intersect and skew at will, sometimes creating a surreal experience for the observer. The script is brilliant, full of double-entendres and mixed reactions executed superbly by Tim Roth and Gary Oldman, along with a solid supporting cast (including American actor Richard Dreyfus). Stoppard felt that the title characters, messengers in the original play, were under represented and so examines their possible perspectives in the tale by way of exploring their destiny and their lack-of-awareness of it. Stunning and hilarious wordplay with excellent repartee between Oldman and Roth. Refreshing and creative spin of the tale of Denmark's 'melancholy prince'.