A New York City film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real-life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.
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Cast
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| Harvey Keitel | ... | Eddie Israel | |
| Madonna | ... | Sarah Jennings | |
| James Russo | ... | Francis Burns | |
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Nancy Ferrara | ... | Madlyn Israel |
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Reilly Murphy | ... | Tommy |
| Victor Argo | ... | Director of Photography | |
| Leonard L. Thomas | ... | Prop Guy | |
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Christina Fulton | ... | Blonde |
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Heather Bracken | ... | Stewardess |
| Glenn Plummer | ... | Burns' Buddy | |
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Niki Munroe | ... | Girl in Trailer |
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Lori Eastside | ... | Party Guest |
| John Snyder | ... | Party Guest | |
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Adina Winston | ... | Party Guest |
| Dylan Hundley | ... | Party Guest | |
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Eddie Israel is a moviemaker. He is beginning the shooting of "The mother of mirrors", starring Francis Burns and Sarah Jennings. "The mother of mirrors" is the story of the last night of a couple falling into decay. Eddie is very demanding with the actors, and the heavy atmosphere of the film acts upon the daily life of the protagonists. Written by Yepok
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19 November 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$16,995, 21 November 1993Gross USA:
$23,671Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,261,210Company Credits
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Written by The Sandman and Danny Saber
Performed by Proper Grounds
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Director Abel Ferrara and Harvey Keitel collaborated on Bad Lieutenant (1992). See more »Alternate Versions
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THE JOKER E DOUBLEWritten by The Sandman and Danny Saber
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While shooting a movie in Los Angeles about the abused wife Sarah Jennings (Madonna) that has converted to Christian and her husband Francis Burns (James Russo) that misses their orgies, the New Yorker director Eddie Israel (Harvey Keitel) pushes his lead actor and actress to the edge affecting their real lives. Eddie has one brief affair with Sarah but he feels also affected by his work and confesses the truth about his many infidelities to his wife Mad Israel (Nancy Ferrara), blurring fiction and reality and destroying his marriage.
"Dangerous Game" is a sort of experimental "movie within a movie" showing a parallel journey to hell of the character, lead actor and director blended with sex, drugs and booze. The result is a strange and unpleasant movie but very well acted, especially by Madonna that has a magnificent and very convincing performance. It is not entertaining and certainly not the best film of Abel Ferrara, but for fans like me it is worthwhile watching it. My vote is six.
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