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26 April 2001 (Singapore) moreTagline:
A Story of Family, Lust, Murder ...and Other Midlife CrisesPlot:
The story of Alex, who tries to get out of the Family Company but his father wont let him. While seeking the help of a therapist he meets a sexually-charged-23-year-old Girl, who he falls in love with. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Line-Up of 2009 Cannes Film Festival Announced (From Aceshowbiz. 23 April 2009, 7:49 PM, PDT)
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Tailor-made for Macy's string of losers moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William H. Macy | ... | Alex | |
| John Ritter | ... | Dr. Josh Parks | |
| Neve Campbell | ... | Sarah Cassidy | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Michael | |
| Tracey Ullman | ... | Martha | |
| Barbara Bain | ... | Deidre | |
| David Dorfman | ... | Sammy | |
| Tina Lifford | ... | Dr. Leavitt | |
| Bix Barnaba | ... | Louie | |
| Nicholle Tom | ... | Tracy | |
| Thomas Curtis | ... | Alex - Age 7 | |
| Andrea Baker | ... | Candice (as Andrea Taylor) | |
| Steve Moreno | ... | Sean | |
| Erica Ortega | ... | Rachel | |
| Greg Pitts | ... | Alex - Age 20 |
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Rated R for language and elements of violence.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:12 | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37395)Fun Stuff
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Was a feature film for HBO before hitting the big screens. moreQuotes:
Michael: Every man has a destiny, Alex. Life is not... random. The trick is discovering your destiny, knowing it. Once you do that, everything else comes easy... just flows. moreSoundtrack:
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PANIC (2000) **1/2 William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, Donald Sutherland, John Ritter, Barbara Bain, David Dorfman. (Dir: Henry Bromell)
Character actor William H. Macy has that certain beleagured, world-weary, kicked-dog look about him that fits like a cheap suit but all the same a perfect match for his deceptive moping demeanor. In this black comedy he plays Alex, a depressed contract killer who decides to see a therapist to come to terms with `the family business' with his overbearing father (the always underrated and subtly silky Sutherland) who taught Macy in his preadolescence the fine art of killing for a career. Unbeknownst to his adoring wife Martha (a surprisingly low-key dramatic turn by comedy superstar Ullman) and his precociously wise-beyond-his-years 6 year old Sammy (newcomer Dorfman; cute kid), Alex is seeing Dr. Parks (Ritter) on the sly and his only confidante is his mother (Bain, who seems to have been off the screen radar for some time) who seems like one shrewd cookie (after all that's how her husband got his job!) Unsure of the risk in seeing the shrink, Alex continues when he meets in the waiting room Sarah (the wonderful Campbell, in a nicely played role), a beautiful young woman, who is seeing another psychologist in the adjoining office building. He is immediately smitten by her but remains guarded the entire time, plotting for the right moment which never seems to come.
What makes matters worse is his latest offing: to kill Parks. This conflict of interest gnaws at him and only adds fuel to the fire for his desire for Sarah, who also harbors a yen for the gloomy fellow traveler. All this adds up for some sly dialogue, innuendo and ultimately a final confrontation with Alex facing his fears - his father, his `job' and Sarah over his family. Macy is in fine form with his mild-mannered family man clearly at odds with his other life and the desire he has for Campbell who also acquits herself nicely as the bluntly spoken bisexual freespirit. The film pales in comparison to the latest splinter faction of hitmen in analysis fodder (`Grosse Pointe Blank', `Analyze This' and `The Sopranos') yet it balances the fine line of comedy and tragedy particularly thanks to the cool undulating tones of Sutherland (witness his threat to his son in a bowling alley bar that goes from ice cold to sunny as he impromptu dances with a waitress). If you like your noir with a touch of comedy this is the film for you.