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Michael Emil | ... | Professor |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Actress | |
| Tony Curtis | ... | Senator | |
| Gary Busey | ... | The Ballplayer | |
| Will Sampson | ... | Elevator Attendant | |
| Patrick Kilpatrick | ... | Driver | |
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Ian O'Connell | ... | Assistant Director |
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George Holmes | ... | Actor |
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Richard M. Davidson | ... | Director of Photography (as Richard Davidson) |
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Mitchell Greenberg | ... | Technician |
| Raynor Scheine | ... | Autograph Hunter | |
| Jude Ciccolella | ... | Gaffer | |
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Lou Hirsch | ... | Charlie |
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Ray Charleson | ... | Bud |
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Joel Cutrara | ... | Bar Drunk |
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Four 1950's cultural icons (Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and Senator Joseph MacCarthy) who conceivably could have met and probably didn't, fictionally do in this modern fable of post-WWII America. Visually intriguing, the film has a fluid progression of flash-backs and flash-forwards centering on the fictional Einstein's current observations, childhood memories and apprehensions for the future. Written by Jeanne Baker <jbaker@erim.org>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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2 August 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Insignificancia See more »Filming Locations:
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Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited)
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Jupitar VariationsComposed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited)
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If you have any sort of appreciation for character and dialogue, and any sense of American cultural history, you will find a lot of very absorbing material in this film. It probably was originally a play, and that's why it's dialogue heavy, but I can't stress enough how these icons that we only have a shallow understand of are made into truly complex and wonderful characters.
This film is better than any college course for telling you how to create a character-driven story.