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Simple Men (1992) -- Bitter about being double-crossed by the women he loved, (and with the police after him to boot), Bill vows to seduce the next woman he sees...

Overview

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Director:

Hal Hartley

Writer:

Hal Hartley (writer)

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Release Date:

14 October 1992 (France) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

There's no such thing as adventure and romance, only trouble and desire.

Plot:

Bitter about being double-crossed by the women he loved, (and with the police after him to boot), Bill vows to seduce the next woman he sees... more | add synopsis

Awards:

2 nominations more

User Comments:

I didn't want it to end. more (22 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Robert John Burke ... Bill McCabe (as Robert Burke)

Bill Sage ... Dennis McCabe
Karen Sillas ... Kate
Elina Löwensohn ... Elina

Martin Donovan ... Martin
Mark Chandler Bailey ... Mike (as Mark Bailey)
Chris Cooke ... Vic
Jeffrey Howard ... Ned Rifle

Holly Marie Combs ... Kim
Joe Stevens ... Jack
Damian Young ... Sheriff
Marietta Marich ... Mom (Meg)
John MacKay ... Dad

Bethany Wright ... Mary
Richard Reyes ... Security Guard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Uomini semplici (Italy)
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Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

"There's no such thing as adventure. There's no such thing as romance. There's only trouble and desire." It's probably the best-known phrase of this movie, but actually it's a quote from 'Lang, Fritz''s movie _Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922)_. more

Quotes:

Ned: Nothing like a machine to make a man feel insignificant. more

Movie Connections:

References Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922) more

Soundtrack:

Kool Thing more


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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
I didn't want it to end., 11 June 2003
10/10
Author: Curtis G. from Surf City, USA

"Trust" was so different from anything I'd ever seen that it just knocked me out--the dialog, the meter, the slightly-affected hyper-reality of the performances. "Simple Men" showcased a refinement of writer/director Hal Hartley's style, and I found myself watching rapt, not wanting it to end, ever. Untouched, unblemished, unstained by Hollywood, Hal Hartley makes his own movies his own way. He takes life's "little problems"--the ones that big Hollywood movies only mention in passing as a cinematic trick to achieve emotional buy-in--and examines them in exquisite detail. Now when is the DVD release!?

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