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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   106,523 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Charlie Kaufman (written by)
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Release Date:
24 November 1999 (Puerto Rico) more
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Tagline:
Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can. more
Plot:
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 45 wins & 48 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(202 articles)
Jm Coetzee's Disgrace | Film
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)

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I'm crazy about this movie. more (772 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Cusack ... Craig Schwartz

Cameron Diaz ... Lotte Schwartz

Ned Bellamy ... Derek Mantini
Eric Weinstein ... Father at Puppet Show
Madison Lanc ... Daughter at Puppet Show

Octavia Spencer ... Woman in Elevator (as Octavia L. Spencer)

Mary Kay Place ... Floris

Orson Bean ... Dr. Lester

Catherine Keener ... Maxine Lund

K.K. Dodds ... Wendy

Reginald C. Hayes ... Don (as Reggie Hayes)
Byrne Piven ... Captain Mertin
Judith Wetzell ... Tiny Woman

John Malkovich ... John Horatio Malkovich
Kevin Carroll ... Cab Driver
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexuality.
Runtime:
112 min | Canada:113 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The name of John Cusack's character is a combined reference to Edward Gordon Craig and Bruce Schwartz. Schwartz is an accomplished American puppeteer while Craig was a turn-of-the-century theater artist who suggested that actors should be viewed as no more important than marionettes. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Craig and Dr. Lester are in the restaurant, two orange Los Angeles MTA buses pass by. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lotte Schwartz: Craig, honey, it's time for bed.
[fade out and in]
Orrin Hatch the bird: Craig, honey, time to get up, Craig, honey, time to get up, Craig, honey, time to get up, Craig, honey, time to get up,
Craig Schwartz: Lotte...
Lotte Schwartz: I'm sorry. I didn't know Orrin Hatch was out of his cage.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Pizza: The Movie (2004) more
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41 out of 77 people found the following comment useful.
I'm crazy about this movie., 7 November 1999
10/10
Author: Dave Muth (dmuth-2) from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

This is an insanely GREAT movie! Nothing has been attempted like this before, and it keeps coming up with surprises and ingenuity until the very end. I laughed with delight all the way through, even though the movie is intentionally, unrelentingly, disorienting and creepy.

John Malkovich is fabulous playing "himself". John Cusack and Cameron Diaz deliver some of their best. The directing is amazing--especially considering that it's Spike Jonze's first big one.

When my friends and I left the theater, we were stunned, happy, and exhilarated, and everything seemed a little surreal.

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