The Impostors (1998)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Stanley Tucci

Writer (WGA):

Stanley Tucci (written by)

Release Date:

2 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Now the time has come...to act.

Plot:

In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci...

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Singer | Tiara | Ocean Liner | Bakery

Cast

Oliver Platt	...	Maurice
Stanley Tucci	...	Arthur
Walker Jones	...	Maitre D'
Jessica Walling	...	Attractive Woman
David Lipman	...	Baker in Kramer's Pastries
E. Katherine Kerr	...	Gertrude in "Hamlet"
George Guidall	...	Claudius in "Hamlet"
William Hill	...	Bernardo in "Hamlet"
Alfred Molina	...	Sir Jeremy Burtom
Michael Emerson	...	Burtom's Assistant
Jack O'Connell	...	Stage Manager
Matt Malloy	...	Mike / Laertes in "Hamlet"
Ted Blumberg	...	Francisco in "Hamlet"
Lili Taylor	...	Lily 'Lil'
Tony Shalhoub	...	Voltri, First Mate

Also Known As:

Ship of Fools (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:LH | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Murdoch Hall - 114 Clifton Place, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

First Cold Piece

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The song, "Skokiaan" is used in the movie which takes place in the 1930s. However, "Skokiaan" was not released until 1947.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Maurice: [as they discuss an act which they did] I'm sorry.
Arthur: You stole my death.

Movie Connections:

References Some Like It Hot (1959)

Soundtrack:

(When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas

Love this movie!

I rented this knowing nothing about it (not much of this kind of thing makes it to Kentucky). I just really like Oliver Platt. So I rented it one night in college, having nothing better to do...

And I loved it. It's really not like any movie I've ever seen. I'm not really a connoisseur of Laurel and Hardy or anyone like that--I'm just your average college kid, I guess. I don't like most American comedy, though, because it's a little too dependent on violence and switching one's brain off. But this movie was so different and so funny! It was silly, sure, but it was smart and really amusing. I love Steve Buscemi in everything he's in, and he was just TOO funny here. I was rolling in the floor.

And Campbell Scott was just great, I loved how he kept popping up at the most inopportune times. But my favorite part, I think, was that little bit with the Hamlet play. I've seen productions like this and known actors like that and it was just PERFECT! The archetypical actor who can't fit his inflated head through the backstage door. It was truly hilarious all the way through, and I don't know anything about what it could be based on. I just liked it a lot. But it's not your average American comedy, and it might inspire a love/hate response in many viewers. I think it's probably an acquired taste.