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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   7,155 votes
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Director:
John Waters
Writer (WGA):
John Waters (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 August 2000 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Demented forever! more
Plot:
An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
John Waters Puzzled By Versace Death
 (From WENN. 19 December 2000)

John Waters Raves About Griffith
 (From WENN. 28 November 2000)

User Comments:
This movie is a 10...but, more (148 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Melanie Griffith ... Honey Whitlock

Stephen Dorff ... Cecil

Alicia Witt ... Cherish

Adrian Grenier ... Lyle

Larry Gilliard Jr. ... Lewis

Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Raven

Jack Noseworthy ... Rodney
Mink Stole ... Mrs. Sylvia Mallory
Ricki Lake ... Libby
Patricia Hearst ... Fidget's Mom

Michael Shannon ... Petie (as Mike Shannon)

Kevin Nealon ... Himself

Eric Barry ... Fidget (as Eric M. Barry)
Zenzele Uzoma ... Chardonnay
Erika Lynn Rupli ... Pam
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cecil B. Demented (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong crude sexual content, violence, language and drug use.
Runtime:
87 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Trivia:
John Waters had an interview with him published before this film was made in which the headline referred to him as "Cecil B. Demented". Waters thought the title was too good to pass up. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When they set Honey's hair on fire when atop of the building at the drive in theater, she's obviously wearing a badly-disguised wig/prosthetic in the wide shots. more
Quotes:
Cecil: There are no rules in underground cinema, only edges. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Sunset Blvd. (1950) more
Soundtrack:
Cow more

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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
This movie is a 10...but,, 14 February 2005
7/10
Author: WordtwisterMN from Minneapolis

It's not for the average movie fan. Cecil B. Demented is full of hidden clichés and retro-references that appeals to the warped viewer. The viewer who only sees movies with their 'significant other' will not appreciate this artistic production. The characters are almost toonish, but yet they are real. They are people you may have known, or at least viewed on the internet..eh. The colors are vivid as is the imagination. Waters leaves you wondering what he can think of next! Honey Whitlock is seductive, mature and yet willing and submissive to the abductor's plot. This does bring up memories of the Patricia Hearst kidnapping which appropriately she is in the movie. Hearst plays the role of Fidget's mother. And most of us guys can relate to Fidget. If you are a fan of underground movies, you will love this one!! Be careful who you refer this movie to, or they may put you in their prayers! It could polarize your next family get-together!

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