Michael Mando breaks down some classics that had a huge impact on him, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Godfather trilogy.
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Title: The Majestic (2001)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jim Carrey | ... | Peter Appleton | |
| Bob Balaban | ... | Elvin Clyde | |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Ernie Cole | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Congressman Doyle | |
| Laurie Holden | ... | Adele Stanton | |
| Martin Landau | ... | Harry Trimble | |
| Brent Briscoe | ... | Sheriff Cecil Coleman | |
| Ron Rifkin | ... | Kevin Bannerman | |
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Gerry Black | ... | Emmett Smith |
| David Ogden Stiers | ... | Doc Stanton | |
| James Whitmore | ... | Stan Keller | |
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Susan Willis | ... | Irene Terwilliger |
| Catherine Dent | ... | Mabel | |
| Brian Howe | ... | Carl Leffert / Head of the Studio | |
| Karl Bury | ... | Bob Leffert | |
Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and he's dating the attractive movie star, Sandra Sinclair. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when pulled there by his girlfriend at the time, and thus heavy suspicion settles over him and he'll have to stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they don't, HHS cancels Appleton's contract and aborts the release date of the film. Appleton promptly begins to wallow in self-pity and spends nearly an entire night at a bar, then drives intoxicated through the streets of the California course until plummeting into a stormy river and getting knocked unconscious. Washing up on the beaches of a small town called Lawson. Although the people there are pleasant and likable, the town is depressed and lifeless due to having lost 62 ... Written by Bloggers!
By the end of this movie you will love the movies, love America, and love Jim Carrey. Every other movie staring Jim Carrey, no matter how serious, you could still see a little bit of Ace Ventura coming out. In this movie, it is a COMPLETE 180 degree performance. There were no outrageous facial expressions, gestures or body movements. It was just him, and he's awesome!
The story was good too, of course. Peter Appleton (Jim) is a movie writer during the time of the communist witch-hunt and he gets black-listed, loses his memory and winds-up in this town in which he looks like a guy that was lost in the war. He adopts this life because he doesn't know any better and he falls in love there. When he realizes who he is and is called to testify on his own behalf, he realizes that he needs to stand up against the committee because, "if a bully rises up, it's up to us all to beat them back down, no matter the cost."