A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)

A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him.

Director:

Roman Coppola

Writer:

Roman Coppola

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Sheen	...	Charles Swan III
Jason Schwartzman	...	Kirby Star
Bill Murray	...	Saul
Katheryn Winnick	...	Ivana
Patricia Arquette	...	Izzy
Aubrey Plaza	...	Marnie
Dermot Mulroney	...	Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Victoria
Paul Benshoof	...	Charlie Dancing Double
Angela Lindvall	...	Veiled Woman
Anne Bellamy	...	Grandma
Tyne Stecklein	...	Penny
Lindsey McLevis	...	Lindsey
Lexy Hulme	...	Yvonne
Bar Paly	...	Maria-Carla

Storyline

A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him.

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Plot Keywords:

roman numeral in title | number in title | character name in title

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Taglines:

Handsome. Brilliant. Heartbroken.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Spanish

Release Date:

14 March 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Charlies Welt - Wirklich nichts ist wirklich

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Zoetrope, A24, The Directors Bureau

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the opening scenes at several points the film crew, lighting and the director can be seen reflected in Swan's sunglasses.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.83 (2013)

User Reviews

The cast (minus it's lead) is the only good thing about it really.

'A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III': Two Stars (Out of Five)

Bad boy Charlie Sheen stars in this attempt at a comedy film written and directed by Roman Coppola. Coppola is the son of legendary film director Francis Ford Coppola and brother to the much more successful Sofia Coppola. He's also cousin to Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman (Schwartzman co-stars in this film). His former writing credits include co-writing 'THE DARJEELING LIMITED' and 'MOONRISE KINGDOM' with Wes Anderson. Considering his family and impressive resume I expected a lot more from him. I also expected a lot more from a movie featuring this cast (which includes Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette, Aubrey Plaza and Mary Elizabeth Winstead) but the movie is a severe misfire. Anything featuring Charlie Sheen in the lead with multiple dream scenes and musical dance sequences should have spelled surefire doom though. The movie is really bad; the cast (minus it's lead) is the only good thing about it really.

The film is set in the 1970s and revolves around a graphic designer named Charles Swan III (Sheen). Charles was a pretty big ladies man until he suffered a mental breakdown after his most recent girlfriend, Ivana (the gorgeous Katheryn Winnick), dumped him. Now he spends most of his time recollecting on the past with his friend, Kirby (Schwartzman), and manager, Saul (Murray), while trying to figure out where things went so wrong. Most of his thoughts and visions are played out in fantasy dream sequences and many contain song and dance numbers.

The movie obviously had a lot of potential (the synopsis sounds great and the trailer made it look hilarious) but the execution is horrible. It has a few funny moments (mostly with Murray and Schwartzman) but they're way too few and far between. It would be easy to blame all of the movie's failings on it's star, Charlie Sheen, but it was mostly, most likely, it's writer/director's fault. When working with Anderson Coppola has shown some skill but he obviously wasn't ready to helm a movie like this (he has written and directed a feature film before, 2001's 'CQ', but I never saw it). I truly hope his next project is much better than this.

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