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Title: Being John Malkovich (1999)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Cusack | ... | Craig Schwartz | |
| Cameron Diaz | ... | Lotte Schwartz | |
| Ned Bellamy | ... | Derek Mantini | |
| Eric Weinstein | ... | Father at Puppet Show | |
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Madison Lanc | ... | Daughter at Puppet Show |
| Octavia Spencer | ... | Woman in Elevator (as Octavia L. Spencer) | |
| Mary Kay Place | ... | Floris | |
| Orson Bean | ... | Dr. Lester | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Maxine Lund | |
| K.K. Dodds | ... | Wendy | |
| Byrne Piven | ... | Captain Mertin | |
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Judith Wetzell | ... | Tiny Woman |
| John Malkovich | ... | John Horatio Malkovich | |
| Kevin Carroll | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Willie Garson | ... | Guy in Restaurant | |
Puppeteer Craig Schwartz and animal lover and pet store clerk Lotte Schwartz are just going through the motions of their marriage. Despite not being able to earn a living solely through puppeteering, Craig loves his profession as it allows him to inhabit the skin of others. He begins to take the ability to inhabit the skin of others to the next level when he is forced to take a job as a file clerk for the off-kilter LesterCorp, located on the five-foot tall 7½ floor of a Manhattan office building. Behind one of the filing cabinets in his work area, Craig finds a hidden door which he learns is a portal into the mind of John Malkovich, the visit through the portal which lasts fifteen minutes after which the person is spit into a ditch next to the New Jersey Turnpike. Craig is fascinated by the meaning of life associated with this finding. Lotte's trips through the portal make her evaluate her own self. And the confident Maxine Lund, one of Craig's co-workers who he tells about the ... Written by Huggo
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This film was absolutely incredible. Attempting to explain the plot in any way that would do it justice would be an excercise in futility, but let it be said that I see many, many movies, and in my lifetime, I have never seen a movie such as Being John Malkovitch.
The acting is completely brilliant .. Cameron Diaz is nearly unrecognizable, both in behavior and appearance, as is John Cusack. John Malkovich was presented with an interesting opportunity in playing himself, and he seems to have seized the opportunity with relish. He is most definitely not being himself in front of the camera, but instead creates this wonderful character of John Malkovich the vessel.
I've admired Spike Jonez's work for a good long time, and I'm pleased to say that in his first full length feature as a director, he succeeds with flying colors in creating an original, beautiful, humorous, and good natured picture.
See Being John Malkovich, because come Oscar time, you're going to want to know why its winning!