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The Majestic

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  • K-7K-7
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden in The Majestic (2001)
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In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
55K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,711
890
  • Director
    • Frank Darabont
  • Writer
    • Michael Sloane
  • Stars
    • Jim Carrey
    • Martin Landau
    • Bob Balaban
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frank Darabont
  • Writer
    • Michael Sloane
  • Stars
    • Jim Carrey
    • Martin Landau
    • Bob Balaban
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 402User reviews
    • 112Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    The Majestic
    Trailer 2:28
    The Majestic

    Photos47

    Jim Carrey in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, and Jeffrey DeMunn in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey, Gerry Black, Laurie Holden, and Susan Willis in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey in The Majestic (2001)
    Laurie Holden in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey in The Majestic (2001)
    Martin Landau in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey and Frank Darabont in The Majestic (2001)
    Frank Darabont in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden in The Majestic (2001)
    Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden in The Majestic (2001)

    Top cast

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    Jim Carrey
    Jim Carrey
    • Peter Appleton
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Harry Trimble
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • Elvin Clyde
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Ernie Cole
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Congressman Doyle
    Laurie Holden
    Laurie Holden
    • Adele Stanton
    Brent Briscoe
    Brent Briscoe
    • Sheriff Cecil Coleman
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Kevin Bannerman
    Gerry Black
    • Emmett Smith
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Doc Stanton
    James Whitmore
    James Whitmore
    • Stan Keller
    Susan Willis
    • Irene Terwilliger
    Catherine Dent
    Catherine Dent
    • Mabel
    Brian Howe
    Brian Howe
    • Carl Leffert…
    Karl Bury
    Karl Bury
    • Bob Leffert
    Chelcie Ross
    Chelcie Ross
    • Avery Wyatt
    Amanda Detmer
    Amanda Detmer
    • Sandra Sinclair
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Leo Kubelsky
    • Director
      • Frank Darabont
    • Writer
      • Michael Sloane
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The voices of the unseen studio executives during the first screenwriting scene (and the one later in the film) are all famous directors, including Garry Marshall, Paul Mazursky, Sydney Pollack, Rob Reiner, and Carl Reiner. All of these directors are also known their occasional acting forays.
    • Goofs
      The diesel locomotive pulling the train that Pete is riding back to Lawson near the end of the movie is a later model Electro Motive Division GP (general purpose) engine that was not available until the mid-60s. Diesel engines were certainly available in the early-1950s, but not that model.
    • Quotes

      [Inside the abandoned movie theater]

      Harry Trimble: That's why we call it The Majestic. Any man, woman, child could buy their ticket, walk right in. Here they'd be, here we'd be. "Yes sir, yes ma'am. Enjoy the show." And in they'd come entering a palace, like in a dream, like in heaven. Maybe you had worries and problems out there, but once you came through those doors, they didn't matter anymore. And you know why? Chaplin, that's why. And Keaton and Lloyd. Garbo, Gable, and Lombard, and Jimmy Stewart and Jimmy Cagney. Fred and Ginger. They were gods. And they lived up there. That was Olympus. Would you remember if I told you how lucky we felt just to be here? To have the privilege of watching them. I mean, this television thing. Why would you want to stay at home and watch a little box? Because it's convenient? Because you don't have to get dressed up, because you could just sit there? I mean, how can you call that entertainment, alone in your living room? Where's the other people? Where's the audience? Where's the magic? I'll tell you, in a place like this, the magic is all around you. The trick is to see it.

    • Crazy credits
      The Hollywood executives heard in the first scene are briefly heard over the Castle Rock logo. Postcards of Lawson fall down around the opening credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Majestic (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Dizzy
      Written by Claudia Cummings

      Produced by Claudia Cummings

      Performed by Jim Cox

    User reviews402

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    8/10
    Feel good
    This is a nice film. A movie that will make you laugh. I smiled most of the movie, and may be that was too long (146 minutes), I enjoyed it all. The story (a man with amnesia is seen as a long lost son in a small town) is not that special, but it has some nice things to avoid the bigger cliches. Jim Carrey is great as he was in The Truman Show. The movie is very well made, and in the end you will have a nice feeling about it.
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    • rbverhoef
    • Feb 8, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Bijou
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Bragg, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • NPV Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $72,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,807,266
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,904,339
      • Dec 23, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,317,673
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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