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6.0/10   209 votes
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Director:
David Hare
Writers:
Wallace Shawn (play)
Wallace Shawn (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 May 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Jack and Judy are husband and wife, and Howard is Judys father. They live in some fictional undemocratic and repressive country... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
Absurdist Mockery more

Cast

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jack: The past and the future don't actually exist. I mean where are they? more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Absurdist Mockery, 2 September 2005
8/10
Author: tombal from United Kingdom

This is a very funny film, especially for anyone who has been to a University party with self congratulatory, self aggrandising pretentious smart alecs. The whole film is done in the same 'high-brow' style whether it is the weepy self pity and anguish of Judy or the prurient, ignorant, though arguably more accessible filth of Jack. This is VERY trying, it is what turns most people off the film but is also entirely the point. This film would have been better served if it had been a lot shorter as it would have made the same points and been more accessible at the same time. The main benefit of it's length is the increased time to include the snappy one liners that helped to lighten the mood of the monotony.

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