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Masked and Anonymous (2003) -- A singer (Dylan), whose career has gone on a downward spiral, is forced to make a comeback to the performance stage for a benefit concert.
Masked and Anonymous (2003) -- A singer (Dylan), whose career has gone on a downward spiral, is forced to make a comeback to the performance stage for a benefit concert.

Overview

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Director:
Larry Charles
Writers:
Bob Dylan (written by) &
Larry Charles (written by)
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Release Date:
8 August 2003 (Canada) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
Would you reach out your hand to save a drowning man if you thought he might pull you in? more
Plot:
A singer (Dylan), whose career has gone on a downward spiral, is forced to make a comeback to the performance stage for a benefit concert. full summary | add synopsis
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(5 articles)
The Real Bob Dylan
 (From IFC. 13 May 2009, 4:24 AM, PDT)

Mickey Rourke reveals Dylan friendship
 (From digitalspy. 12 January 2009, 10:26 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Johnny's in the Basement more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bob Dylan ... Jack Fate

Jeff Bridges ... Tom Friend

Penélope Cruz ... Pagan Lace

John Goodman ... Uncle Sweetheart

Jessica Lange ... Nina Veronica

Luke Wilson ... Bobby Cupid

Angela Bassett ... Mistress

Steven Bauer ... Edgar
Michael Paul Chan ... Guard
Bruce Dern ... Editor

Ed Harris ... Oscar Vogel

Val Kilmer ... Animal Wrangler

Cheech Marin ... Prospero

Chris Penn ... Crew Guy #2

Giovanni Ribisi ... Soldier
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some language and brief violence.
Runtime:
112 min (Sundance Film Festival)
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
BBC Films more

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Trivia:
Filmed in just twenty days. Utilizing digital video, Larry Charles was able to shoot up to eight pages of script a day. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Nina Veronica meets the TV executives at the television studio, the liquor bottles in the center of the table change position and number in almost every shot where they are visible. more
Quotes:
Jack Fate: I was always a singer and maybe no more then that. Sometimes it's not enough to know the meaning of things, sometimes we have to know what things don't mean as well. Like what does it mean to not know what the person you love is capable of? Things fall apart... more
Movie Connections:
References The Fugitive Kind (1960) more
Soundtrack:
Blind Willie McTell more

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44 out of 66 people found the following comment useful:-
Johnny's in the Basement, 22 January 2003
Author: Bill (baho@rmci.net) from Park City

What could go wrong with a movie that features Bob Dylan playing some fun tunes, leading actors John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Luke Wilson, Jeff Bridges and Penelope Cruz, and bit parts by Christian Slater, Ed Harris, Angela Basset, Mickey Rourke and Val Kilmer? Well, let's start with a script penned by Bob Dylan that is easily as ineffable as, say, Subterranean Homesick Blues. If you know why the man in the coonskin cap wants eleven dollar bills (and you only got ten) then maybe you understood this movie. The rest of us struggled with mundane dialogue, disjointed vignettes, thinly veiled allusions to Dylan's life, some sort of statement on revolution, and perhaps an admission by Dylan himself that even he doesn't have a clue as to what most of his songs mean. Maybe if I saw this film another 2-3 times I would unravel the deeper meaning, peel back the layers of symbolism, and better grasp the metaphors that give deeper significance to the movie. On the other hand, it's been 35 years and I still don't know why I should hang around an ink well or watch the parking meters.

I wish I could say that I enjoyed this movie. But the fact is, I rarely laughed, certainly didn't cry, and I didn't really care about any of the characters. I could barely follow the plot line. And I didn't understand most of what was lurking under the surface. None of the actors appeared to have clue as to what was going on either. But then, maybe that's what Dylan meant all along . Maybe, but you shouldn't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

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