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I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

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A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.

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Storyline

Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. Written by The Film Catalogue

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fraud | prison | gay | jail | con man | See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for sexual content including strong dialogue, and language | See all certifications »

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10 February 2010 (France)  »

Also Known As:

Una pareja dispareja  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$112,520 (USA) (3 December 2010)

Gross:

$2,035,566 (USA) (8 April 2011)
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Trivia

Had already made more than US$18 million internationally (exceeding its US$13 million budget) before it opened in the United States. See more »

Goofs

When Steven Russell is working at the deli, the customer pays with a newer five dollar bill that wasn't introduced until Series 1999. The film takes place in the early or mid 1990s. See more »

Quotes

Guard: Cleavon, lights out means no music. Turn it off. I said turn it off!
Cleavon: Fuck you, pig!
Guard: Turn it off or we're comin' in!
Cleavon: Come on in. I got a dick that needs suckin'!
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The very end of the credits has a list of Thank Yous. The last two items on the list are Redbull and Xanax. See more »

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"Deck The Halls"
Composed by Adam Saunders and Mark Cousins
Published by Focus Music (Publishing) Ltd (PRS) and Cypress Creek Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
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Carrey and McGregor create a first.
1 December 2010 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Just when I thought Jim Carrey couldn't surprise me anymore, even if he tried...bang! "I Love You Phillip Morris" Here Jim Carrey creates the most complex and complete character of his career. A bisexual co-man of all things. An amoral guy who finds love and when I say "finds" we see him finding it. The romantic entanglement of Carrey and McGregor is a real first because we, even the ones who don't quite get the same sex thing, gets it. I saw the love between this two men and I believed it. "Brokeback Mountain" was easier to believe because the tragedy filled with deceit and self loathing fit perfectly with what I, and many others I suspect, believe that kind of union may involve. Here I saw romance in Ewan McGregor's eyes. His disbelief that somebody loves him is out of "The Nights Of Cabiria" - I will certainly see this again.


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