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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

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An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman.An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman.An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
88K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,960
76
  • Director
    • George Clooney
  • Writers
    • Chuck Barris(book)
    • Charlie Kaufman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sam Rockwell
    • Drew Barrymore
    • George Clooney
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Clooney
  • Writers
    • Chuck Barris(book)
    • Charlie Kaufman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sam Rockwell
    • Drew Barrymore
    • George Clooney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 289User reviews
    • 178Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 12 nominations

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    Sam Rockwell
    Sam Rockwell
    • Chuck Barris
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Penny
    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Jim Byrd
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Patricia Watson
    Dick Clark
    Dick Clark
    • Dick Clark
    Michelle Sweeney
    • J. Sweeney
    Chelsea Ceci
    • Tuvia, Age 8
    Michael Cera
    Michael Cera
    • Chuck Age 8 and 11
    • (as Michael Céra)
    Aimee Rose Ambroziak
    Aimee Rose Ambroziak
    • Chuck's Date #1
    Isabelle Blais
    Isabelle Blais
    • Chuck's Date #2
    Melissa Carter
    • Chuck's Date #3
    Jennifer Hall
    Jennifer Hall
    • Georgia
    Ilona Elkin
    Ilona Elkin
    • Georgia's Girlfriend
    Sean Tucker
    Sean Tucker
    • Barfly
    Jaye P. Morgan
    Jaye P. Morgan
    • Jaye P. Morgan
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    • Debbie
    David Julian Hirsh
    David Julian Hirsh
    • Freddie Cannon
    • (as David Hirsh)
    Jerry Weintraub
    Jerry Weintraub
    • Larry Goldberg
    • Director
      • George Clooney
    • Writers
      • Chuck Barris(book)
      • Charlie Kaufman(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Brad Pitt, Matt Damon: Julia Roberts and Drew Barrymore worked for a scale salary of $250,000 as a favor to their friend, director George Clooney. Brad Pitt and Matt Damon did cameos for free.
    • Goofs
      The same extras are used for different scenes. When Chuck is in the cinema you can see the same man as later in the audience with one of Chuck's quiz shows. This is likely deliberate, given the odd humor of the movie.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Chuck Barris: I came up with a new game-show idea recently. It's called The Old Game. You got three old guys with loaded guns onstage. They look back at their lives, see who they were, what they accomplished, how close they came to realizing their dreams. The winner is the one who doesn't blow his brains out. He gets a refrigerator.

    • Connections
      Featured in L'âge d'or de la musique de film 1965-1975 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Sincerely
      Written by Alan Freed / Harvey Fuqua

      Performed by The Moonglows

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews289

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Clooney Plays a Weird Story Straight Up
    What if the creator and host of two of the 1970s biggest and lamest television game shows was also a part-time CIA hitman? That he used The Dating Game and The Gong Show as a cover to stage assassinations in the netherworld of Cold War espionage. Ridiculous you'd say. But that's what exactly what Chuck Barris claims in his autobiography, and Charlie Kaufman accepts carte blanche as the premise for his screenplay. The film plays it straight up as if Barris were telling the truth.

    Can Charlie Kaufman, the screenwriter, and George Clooney, the director pull it off? Mostly. It is competently acted by Sam Rockwell as Barris, Julia Roberts as a fellow spy, Drew Barrymore as his love interest, and director George Clooney as his CIA recruiter and handler. The bizarre landscape, a marriage of television and espionage, is presented without a smirk or wink. If Barris is telling the truth, this is what it must have been like. It's an interesting idea, and Clooney and Kaufman have taken it and crafted an enjoyable film.
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    • gbheron
    • Mar 4, 2004

    FAQ1

    • Why does Chuck switch the cups and then Patricia switches them back afterwards? Why wouldn't Patricia have the cup with the poison already nearest Chuck? Why does she switch them?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Lời Thú Tội Của Sát Nhân
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • Mad Chance
      • Section Eight
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,007,718
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $87,199
      • Jan 5, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,013,805
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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