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R 105 min  -  Biography | Crime | Drama  -   8 November 2002 (Canada)
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A story about "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane and his friendship with John Carpenter.

Director:

Paul Schrader
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Auto Focus -- A story about "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane and his friendship with John Carpenter. Auto Focus -- A story about "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane and his friendship with John Carpenter.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greg Kinnear ...
Willem Dafoe ...
Rita Wilson ...
Maria Bello ...
Ron Leibman Ron Leibman ...
Bruce Solomon Bruce Solomon ...
Michael E. Rodgers ...
Richard Dawson (as Michael Rodgers)
Kurt Fuller ...
Christopher Neiman ...
Lyle Kanouse ...
Donnamarie Recco ...
Ed Begley Jr. ...
Michael McKean ...
Video Executive
Cheryl Lynn Bowers ...
Don McManus ...
Priest
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Storyline

In 1965, Bob Crane, who had achieved some earlier success as a television supporting actor, was working as a successful morning radio DJ at KNX Los Angeles. Despite enjoying his work, photography (especially of the female form) and drumming, Crane wanted to be a movie star. So it was with some reluctance that he accepted the title starring role in a new television sitcom called Hogan's Heroes, a WWII POW comedy. To his surprise, the show became a hit and catapulted him to television stardom. The fame resulting from the show led to excesses and a meeting with home video salesman and technician John Carpenter, with who he would form a friendship based on their mutual interests, namely excessive sex (for Crane, purely heterosexual sex) and capturing nude females on celluloid. His fame allowed Crane to have as much sex as he wanted, which was incongruent to his somewhat wholesome television friendly image... Written by Huggo  

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Plot Keywords:

Video | Murder | Friendship | Scottsdale Arizona | Sex Addict  | See more »

Taglines:

A day without sex is a day wasted.

Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, language, some drug use and violence (cut) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Canada) See more »

Also Known As:

A szexfüggő See more »

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$123,761 (USA) (20 October 2002) (11 Screens)

Gross:

$2,062,066 (USA) (26 January 2003)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The bald actor who plays a reporter interviewing Crane about midway through the film is Crane's real son, Bob Crane Jr. (Robert David Crane). See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When Crane is heading into his agent's office building early in the film, he passes a blue U.S. Mail box. Mailboxes of this era were red white and blue. See more »

Quotes

Bob Crane: Mel, I thought you were a fellow entertainer.
Mel Rosen: I'm also a Jew.
Bob Crane: It's the same thing!
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Connections

References "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) See more »

Soundtracks

"(I'm a) Girl Watcher"
Written by Ronald B. Killette and E. Wayne Pittman
Performed by The O'Kaysions
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »