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Release Date:
6 March 1998 (USA)
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Some people can buy their way out of anything. Except the past.
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A retired ex-cop and private detective (Newman) who lives with a rich actor (Hackman) who is dying from...
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Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
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Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
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(From IMDb News. 19 August 2004)
Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
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a movie for grownups
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Newman | ... | Harry Ross | |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Catherine Ames | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Jack Ames | |
| Reese Witherspoon | ... | Mel Ames | |
| Stockard Channing | ... | Lt. Verna Hollander | |
| James Garner | ... | Raymond Hope | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Reuben Escobar | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Jeff Willis | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Gloria Lamar | |
| John Spencer | ... | Capt. Phil Egan | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Lester Ivar | |
| Peter Gregory | ... | Verna's Partner | |
| Rene Mujica | ... | Mexican Bartender | |
| Jason Clarke | ... | Young Cop #1 | |
| Patrick Malone | ... | Younger Cop (as Patrick Y. Malone) |
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Also Known As:
The Magic Hour (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.
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94 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:16
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Newman's character has a few similarities with Lew Harper, the private eye played by Newman in Harper (1966) and The Drowning Pool (1975). It is quite possible that "Twilight" is meant to be an unofficial end to the saga of Harper. Newman said he liked returning to his old characters, he did it with Eddie Felson in The Color of Money (1986) 25 years after The Hustler (1961) with great success. Lew Harper was the movie version of Lew Archer, the protagonist in Ross MacDonald's famous novels. In "Twilight", Newman plays Harry Ross, which is probably a nod to MacDonald. Gene Hackman played a detective named "Harry Moseby" in Night Moves (1975), also based on a P.I. created by Ross MacDonald.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Harry and Gloria are under the pier, their conversation doesn't match how and when their lips are moving.
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Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
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The Very Thought of You
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With all the action-schlock movies coming out of Hollywood, and all the obsession with special effects, it is nice to have a movie about real characters with some real acting. This is a great cast with Newman in his usual fine form, and Hackman, Sarandon, and Garner reminding us what real acting is all about. I don't know why this film reminded me of L.A.Confidential in the story line, but this film's characters have depth and texture, unlike the cardboard cutouts of that movie. The gritty plot, about past crime, betrayal, friendship, and loyalty, is not without its moments of sardonic humor, and Elmer Bernstein, who has been around forever, still churns out a great score. A grownup movie for grownups.