Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become Governor of the state of Missouri. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him. Will the truth ...
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Title: The Big Brass Ring (1999)
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| William Hurt | ... | Blake | |
| Nigel Hawthorne | ... | Kim | |
| Miranda Richardson | ... | Dinah | |
| Irène Jacob | ... | Cela (as Irene Jacob) | |
| Ewan Stewart | ... | Kinzel | |
| Gregg Henry | ... | Billy | |
| Ron Livingston | ... | Sheldon Buckle | |
| Jefferson Mays | ... | Garne Strickland | |
| Jim Metzler | ... | Pacxy Barragan | |
| Carmine Giovinazzo | ... | Young Billy | |
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Thomas Patrick Kelly | ... | Young Blake |
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Mack Harrell | ... | Homer Dix |
| Lisette Bross | ... | B.C. Dix | |
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F. Joseph Schulte | ... | Senator Jack Moorehead |
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Peggy Freisen | ... | Gigi Moorehead (as Peggy Friesen) |
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Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become Governor of the state of Missouri. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him. Will the truth ruin his chances for office or will he land the "Big Brass Ring"? Written by Michael Presky
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suspected homosexual | based on short film | nudity | remake | election |Taglines:
You can't buy absolution...What you seek is something that can only be given. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for some graphic sexuality, and for language and some violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
23 June 2000 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
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$7,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Kim: Abraham Lincoln said it best: it is common enough that we triumph under adversity, but if you truly wish to test a man's character, give him power.
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In the scene just after Blake (Hurt) and Brandini (Jacob) make love, she is still in bed and is trying to encourage Blake to come public with the truth. She suggests that she might expose him if he doesn't. Blake then yanks the bed covers off exposing her completely naked body. But in the next second, closeup, she is seen with something covering her from the waist down. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Kim: Abraham Lincoln said it best: it is common enough that we triumph under adversity, but if you truly wish to test a man's character, give him power.
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The Big Brass Ring apparently never made it to a movie theater, and doesn't get anywhere else, either. The script, credited posthumously to Orson Welles, takes a number of twists and turns, but they are neither clever or clear. William Hurt portrays Missouri gubernatorial candidate Blake Pellarin, an independent running against another independent, which is unlikely enough. The fact that both candidates sport Southern accents even though it is set in Missouri is another peculiarity that is never explained. Miss it and you'll be better off.