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Release Date:
26 October 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
Is he crazy?...or is he light years ahead of us? morePlot:
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations. | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(30 articles)
Kevin Spacey and Sacha Baron Cohen select short film contest winner: See it here! (From EW.com - PopWatch. 1 November 2009, 6:30 PM, PST)
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Who Stares At Goats
(From Atomic Popcorn. 28 October 2009, 9:01 PM, PDT)
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Inspired storytelling more (481 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin Spacey | ... | Prot | |
| Jeff Bridges | ... | Dr. Mark Powell | |
| Mary McCormack | ... | Rachel Powell | |
| Alfre Woodard | ... | Dr. Claudia Villars | |
| David Patrick Kelly | ... | Howie | |
| Saul Williams | ... | Ernie | |
| Peter Gerety | ... | Sal | |
| Celia Weston | ... | Doris Archer | |
| Ajay Naidu | ... | Dr. Chakraborty | |
| Tracy Vilar | ... | Maria | |
| Melanee Murray | ... | Bess | |
| John Toles-Bey | ... | Russell | |
| Kimberly Scott | ... | Joyce Trexler | |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Betty McAllister | |
| Vincent Laresca | ... | Navarro |
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Rated PG-13 for a sequence of violent images, and brief language and sensuality.Parents Guide:
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120 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38462) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12Fun Stuff
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The plot recreates the events happened in the real life during 1990 when Dr. Gene Brewer, novel book's writer, met "Prot" in the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Prot removes his glasses and lays them down so that the top of the glasses are laying on the table. Later, when Mark Powell rushes in, the glasses are lying right-side-up. moreQuotes:
Prot: [looking Powell astonished] You humans, sometimes its hard to imagine how you've made it this far. moreSoundtrack:
Rocket Man moreFAQ
What happens at the end?Is there a scene after the credits?
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K-Pax is a very intriguing film. Is Prot (Kevin Spacey) really an alien, or is he a mentally deranged human who just thinks he is an alien? That is the question that Dr. Powell (Jeff Bridges) must answer before the self proclaimed deadline that Prot sets for his departure from Earth.
As the film unfolds and more evidence is uncovered, both theories grow in credibility. His ability to map from memory the area of the galaxy where his home planet is located indicates a knowledge that no human could possibly possess. Yet the hypnosis sessions lead us to a real person with a very real and traumatic life, filled with devastating events that could have caused such a personality aberration. The ending seems to give the answer, but is just ambiguous enough to make you wonder if you really know. Normally, I don't like lady or tiger endings, but this one is tantalizing. I have my own theory that fits all the clues, but I don't know that my theory is any more correct than anyone else's.
Director Iain Softley (`Wings of the Dove') spins the tale delicately, with great skill. This is a rare example of the director staying in the shadows and inducing outstanding acting performances out of talented actors to let the story dominate. This is not to say that the directing is technically inferior, because it is excellent. However, Softley remains unobtrusive, delivering great power through the use of subtlety, a pleasant change from today's vanguard directors who visually grab and shake the viewer as if to scream, `Look how brilliant I am!'
Kevin Spacey once again delivers a marvelous performance as Prot. This is a part that is extraordinarily demanding, requiring Spacey to render the cool and logical Prot one minute, and then switch gears to conjure his tormented alter ego under hypnosis the next. Spacey is so believable as both alien and human, it makes the viewer's task that much more difficult. Jeff Bridges is also terrific as the relentless psychologist who becomes obsessed with learning the truth about Prot.
This is inspired storytelling for the thoughtful viewer. I rated it a 9/10. If you must have closure at the end of a film, this movie will be very frustrating. However, if you like a fascinating mystery that keeps you thinking long after the credits, you won't be disappointed.