That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000)

A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999). Very funny behind the ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Rance

Stars:

Paul Thomas Anderson, Fiona Apple, Bobby Brewer

Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Thomas Anderson	...	Himself
Fiona Apple	...	Herself
Bobby Brewer	...	Himself
Mark Bridges	...	Himself
Jon Brion	...	Himself
Lou Carlucci	...	Himself
Melinda Dillon	...	Herself
Adam Druxman	...	Himself
Robert Elswit	...	Himself
Neil Flynn	...	Himself
Philip Baker Hall	...	Himself
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Himself
Ricky Jay	...	Himself
Emmanuel Johnson	...	Himself
Orlando Jones	...	Himself

Storyline

A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999). Very funny behind the scenes material and interviews, press junket video and various screenings and meetings are presented to us, just to let us know how hard it really is to make a 188-minute film.

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 August 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

That Moment: Magnolia Diary October 1998 - March 2000

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Home Video, Three Legged Cat Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Rance filmed approximately 128 hours of on-set footage for this documentary.

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Quotes

Himself: Can I ask you what you thought of the script when you firstread it?
Himself: I thought it was astounding. I went to Paul and I said "It's great, it's great, it's a little long..." and he goes "You fuckin' cocksucker! I'm not gonna cut one god damn word out of this thing! "So then I talked to Julianne and I said "What did you think about the script?" and she said "It's amazing. It's a little long." I said "Did you tell Paul that?" and she said "Yeah." I said "What did he say?" She said "You fuckin' ...

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Connections

References Ghostbusters (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Red Vines"
by Aimee Mann

User Reviews

interesting but disappointing.

as an ardent fan of paul anderson i must admit this at times fascinating documentary was informative but ultimately a let down. where was tom cruise? apart from two fabulous interviews with the late, great jason robards in sadly one of his last appearrances and that superb character actor william h. macey; most of the footage tends to be too self indulgent and meanders. methinks more thought and construction should have been given in the editing stages. i absolutely love 'boogie nights' and 'magnolia' yet it's a shame that this does not do the latter any real credit. still well worth watching for the frogs! (not the french).