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21 November 2002 (Peru) moreTagline:
He thought he'd seen it all, until the night he saw too muchPlot:
A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal. full summary | full synopsisUser Comments:
a profile of depth moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Al Pacino | ... | Eli Wurman | |
| Kim Basinger | ... | Victoria Gray | |
| Ryan O'Neal | ... | Cary Launer | |
| Téa Leoni | ... | Jilli Hopper | |
| Richard Schiff | ... | Elliot Sharansky | |
| Bill Nunn | ... | The Reverend Lyle Blunt | |
| Robert Klein | ... | Dr. Sandy Napier | |
| Mark Webber | ... | Ross | |
| Eldon Bullock | ... | Washroom Attendant | |
| Juliet Papa | ... | Radio Announcer (voice) | |
| Ramsey Faragallah | ... | David Fielding | |
| Brian McConnachie | ... | Jamie Hoff | |
| Frank Wood | ... | Michael Wormly | |
| Rex Reed | ... | Himself | |
| Lewis Dodley | ... | Himself |
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Rated R for language, drug use and brief sexual images.Parents Guide:
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100 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:MA (TV rating) | Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:14AFilming Locations:
New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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As one of the subplots was fairly critical about the mayor of New York, this film sat on the shelves for two years following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001, a time when the city's mayor Guiliani redeemed himself in many peoples' eyes. moreSoundtrack:
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I rented this movie in anticipation of a typical gangster, car chasing movie night. I have been living with the character portrayed by Eli for so long, I had no idea I would then go on to see this person so brilliantly characterized in a movie. I had never even heard of this movie.
actually this movie is a study in narcissistic personality disorder. Everybody seems to have it except Victoria, played by Kim Bassinger, she is the typical naive, girl next door type who is eternally optimistic that she can "save Eli" from himself. I was actually surprised to see such a character included in the film, she could have been left out (Eli never would have noticed). And yes, her character is brilliantly flat, as are the people that the Eli's of this world require them to be.
Almost all aspects of this personality disorder are included, gender confusion, drugs, alcohol, denial of responsibility (but self promotion), the all pervasive, consuming,"dark intense drama" the hob nobing with people of importance, and ultimately the loneliness of it all ... even the secretary can't take it any more, he flees for Seatle where things are "ordinary." I was just getting used to the idea that movies of substance were no longer being made. I spend a lot of time with Turner Movie Classics. It is true, this is not one of those escapist films, but one that will leave you thinking, even watching it again to see if in deed he was the one to leak the truth.
Although I am a New Yorker, you can find these self absorbed, image conscious people anywhere, maybe that neighbor that you just can't figure out.
And I am not in the psychological field