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Release Date:
20 November 2008 (Russia) moreTagline:
Cut To The Scam.Plot:
A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew's film about 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
The One-Page Screenplay: Peter Lefcourt's Sunrise/Sunset (From Movieline. 6 October 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)
LL Cool J to star in "NCIS" spin-off for CBS.
(From Movie Jungle. 25 February 2009)
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Wanted So Much To Love This Movie...But more (20 total)US TV Schedule:
| Thur. Nov. 12 | 4:35 AM | SHOW | |||
| Tue. Nov. 17 | 12:00 AM | SHOW | |||
| Thur. Nov. 19 | 7:30 AM | SHOW | more |
Cast
(Credited cast) | Kate Blumberg | ... | Linda |
 | John Carson | ... | Nigel Bland |
 | Jeremy Crutchley | ... | Ian Chadwick |
 | Jose Domingos | ... | Mark Rovner |
 | Adrian Galley | ... | Andrei |
 | Fiona Glascott | ... | Fiona Hicks |
 | Elliott Gould | ... | Rabbi Seth Gutterman |
 | Brett Granstaff | ... | Peter |
 | Sydney Hall | ... | Assisitant |
 | Sean Higgs | ... | Hans |
| David Hunt | ... | Grier Clark |
 | Aiden Lithgow | ... | Skip Miller |
 | LL Cool J | ... | Bobby Mason |
 | William H. Macy | ... | Charlie Berns |
 | Darron Meyer | ... | Talent Agent |
 | Tere Morris | ... | Catherine Oxenmoor |
| Mudi Mudau | ... | SA A Air hostess |
 | Jeanne Neilson | ... | Young British Actress |
| Sharon Raginiano | ... | Levy Rosenwald |
| Natasha Rees-Davies | ... | Maya |
 | Jason Ritter | ... | Lionel Travitz |
 | Matthew Dylan Roberts | ... | Vladimir (as Matthew Roberts) |
 | Meg Ryan | ... | Deidre Hearn |
| Shawn Tanaka | ... | Brad's Assistant |
| Anton Voster | ... | LA limo driver |
| George Worthmore | ... | Danny Turner |
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In addition to playing the role of Charlie Berns in the film, William H. Macy also reads the audio book upon which the film is based. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Deidre and Charlie start arguing in the Czech studio, Lionel and the girl get up and leave - twice. moreFAQ
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Saw it last night (April 5th) at Philly Film Festival. Mr. Macy, Jason Ritter and Fiona Glascott were all present and were gracious to the max.
This film was clearly a labor of love and had a very difficult "birthing". But it never connected with me in any significant way (especially the "quasi-insider making of a movie" road it took us down).
Macy as ALWAYS is magnificent. Meg Ryan is...well Meg Ryan and that is NOT all things bad. I think Jason Ritter has a great future in the business (and did fine work in the late and very lamented TV Show Joan of Arcadia too).
But I thought the plot as far as I could discern it was both muddled and totally unbelievable. I know it made sense to folks more in tune with things that could go right/wrong/changes of direction in getting a film greenlighted and made.But I'm far from an insider so the references were quite lost on me for the most part.
To me it doesn't quite make it as satire (or I didn't get it) and not funny enough to be a sustained comedy.
But I truly hope it is just me and this film gets an audience and makes $$ for those (especially Mr. Macy) who put their heart, soul and funds into its making.