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Hurlyburly (1998) -- Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   6,339 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David Rabe (play)
David Rabe (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1998 (USA) more
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Plot:
Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(5 articles)
User Comments:
great flick more (175 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Penn ... Eddie

Kevin Spacey ... Mickey

Robin Wright Penn ... Darlene

Chazz Palminteri ... Phil

Garry Shandling ... Artie

Anna Paquin ... Donna

Meg Ryan ... Bonnie
Gianna Ranaudo ... Susie (as Gianna Renaudo)
David Fabrizio ... Store Manager
Kenny Vance ... Singer
Michaline Babich ... Receptionist
Elaine Corral Kendall ... TV Anchor (as Elaine Corral)

Sharon Tay ... TV Reporter
Frank Somerville ... TV Anchor
Bob Jimenez ... Newscaster
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MPAA:
Rated R for constant drug use, pervasive strong language and sexual material.
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122 min
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Sigourney Weaver was nominated for the 1985 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Musical for "Hurlyburly" for the role of Darlene. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Eddie lies under the glass table while Mickey and Artie talk to him, the location (and amount) of cocaine changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Eddie: Do you ever have that experience where your thoughts are like these totally separate, totally self-sustaining phone booths and there's like this vast uninhabited shopping mall in your head? Do you ever have that experience? more
Movie Connections:
Features Mario Kart 64 (1996) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
There Goes the Neighborhood more

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9 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
great flick, 16 September 2003
Author: (jimmyhopps1@hotmail.com) from New York

a lot of the negative reviews of this movie are a consequence of the viewers simply not enjoying this type of work. it aint a happy movie and its not for everyone. if you've never spent serious time in NYC, LA, SF or some similar city, then you probably do not 1) know and interact with people like this on a regular basis, 2) understand the true to life social context of the scenes/plot or 3) comprehend the use of drugs amongst nearly every ladder rung within certain industries and hence can't recognize that the writer/director is making a parody of it all. the writing is clearly very witty (you try writing it) and if you know people like those portrayed, then you would also see that the acting also first rate. if you don't like this because of its repetitive babble, self absorbed characters, harsh realities and use of nose candy then perhaps you just don't know that this movie is a near documentary. i recommend you visit your friends in any big city and see if you can't get to a few banker / journalist / academic / consulting / advertising / acting parties. experience, re-watch, then review.

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