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The Muse (1999) 5.5
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5.5/10 from 7,700 users
Metascore: 56/100
Reviews: 138 user | 93 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com A comedy about a neurotic screenwriter and his modern-day muse. Director:Albert Brooks |
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Anne
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Himself
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Hal
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What happens when a screenwriter (Brooks) loses his edge, he turns to anyone he can for help... even if it's the mythical "Zeus's Daughter" (Stone). And he's willing to pay, albeit reluctantly, whatever price it takes to satisfy this goddess, especially when her advice gets him going again on a sure-fire script. However, this is not the limit of her help, she also gets the writer's wife (MacDowell) going on her own bakery enterprise, much to the chagrin of Brooks, who has already had to make many personal sacrifices for his own help. Written by BOB STEBBINS <stebinsbob@aol.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 August 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Musa See more »Filming Locations:
Aquarium of the Pacific - 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£29,555 (UK) (10 December 1999)Gross:
£29,555 (UK) (10 December 1999)Company Credits
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Albert Brooks is funny. He has an interesting and unique way of telling story with humor, wit and sincerity. He is not afraid of appearing to be 'un-hip'. Actually that is the charm of most of his work. He has been compared to Woody Allen but I
think that his work is much more universal. Woody's giant persona gets in the way of his stories whereas Brooks actually becomes a character. He does not
play himself and does not comment of things. He 'plays' characters like a real actor. The Muse is just as brilliant as Defending Your Life and Across America. Andie MacDowell is good when a good script guides her. Sharon Stone was
made for the role of the Muse. Her energy is sexy, ditzy as well as forceful. There are some cameos in this movie that are priceless and lend an air of
authenticity to the side of Hollywood that most people have no access to. I have seen this movie a hundred times and it never fails to make me laugh.