In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
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Lasse Hallström
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| David Aaron Baker | ... | Brad Silber | |
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John Carter | ... | Harold Mcgraw |
| Judi Barton | ... | Marion | |
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Raul S. Julia | ... | Bike Messenger (as Raul Julia Jr.) |
| James Biberi | ... | Mcgraw-Hill Security | |
| Richard Gere | ... | Clifford Irving | |
| Hope Davis | ... | Andrea Tate | |
| Christopher Evan Welch | ... | Albert Vanderkamp | |
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Okwui Okpokwasili | ... | Malika |
| Alfred Molina | ... | Dick Suskind | |
| Bob Wiltfong | ... | Sporting Goods Salesman | |
| William Fowle | ... | Car Salesman | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Edith Irving | |
| Julie Delpy | ... | Nina Van Pallandt | |
| Antonie Knoppers | ... | Fredrick Van Pallandt | |
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Early in 1971, the publishing company McGraw-Hill passes on Clifford Irving's new novel. He's desperate for money, so, against the backdrop of Nixon's reelection calculations, Irving claims he has Howard Hughes's cooperation to write Hughes's autobiography. With the help of friend Richard Suskind, Irving does research, lucks into a manuscript written by a long-time Hughes associate, and plays on corporate greed. He's quick-thinking and outrageously bold. Plus, he banks on Hughes's reluctance to enter the public eye. At the same time, he's trying to rebuild his marriage and deflect the allure of his one-time mistress, Nina van Pallandt. Can he write a good book, take the money, and pull off the hoax? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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howard hughes | rooftop | f word | 1971 | mcgraw hill publishing company |Taglines:
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,449,320, 6 April 2007, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$7,156,933, 27 May 2007Company Credits
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Dick Suskind: Think about this: Henry Miller was 38-years-old, unpublished. His wife left him for a lesbian.
Clifford Irving: You're kind to tell me that, Dick. You're a very good man. You're a good friend. Need a loan?
Dick Suskind: Always.
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(1969)
Written by George Harrison
Performed by Richie Havens
Courtesy of Stormy Forest Productions Inc. Masters
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As Irving first researches Hughes for the hoax, he picks up an edition of Newsweek bearing the title "The Secret World of Howard Hughes," and dated 1971. He actually has the April 19, 1976 issue of Newsweek, which was printed after Hughes's death and included a sketch of Hughes during the last few years of his life. See more »Quotes
Clifford Irving: Bumped by this adolescent coffee boy. My lit professor at Cornell compared me to Hemingway! The middle of my life is at hand, and I don't have a couch.Dick Suskind: Think about this: Henry Miller was 38-years-old, unpublished. His wife left him for a lesbian.
Clifford Irving: You're kind to tell me that, Dick. You're a very good man. You're a good friend. Need a loan?
Dick Suskind: Always.
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Featured in At the Movies: The Reaping/Firehouse Dog/Are We Done Yet?/The Hoax/First Snow (2007) See more »Soundtracks
Here Comes the Sun(1969)
Written by George Harrison
Performed by Richie Havens
Courtesy of Stormy Forest Productions Inc. Masters
by arrangement with Bug
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I watched this movie right after I had seen the amazingly boring "I'm Not There." at the Camerimage Festival in Poland. It came as a real relief to me. "The Hoax" is a pretty conventional movie about an unbelievable fraud that has taken place in the 70's. A guy called Clifford Irving actually convinced some publishers that he would write a biography about Howard Hughes authorized by no one but Hughes himself. Basically the whole movie is Richard Gere lying and dragging some people down with him. It wouldn't be such an entertaining affair if it wasn't for the great performances. Gere in particular never struck me as an outstanding actor, but he really shines here and has a great on screen-chemistry with the always good Alfred Molina.
"The Hoax" may not be Lasse Hallström's best movie, but it's a nice little companion piece to Scorsese's Hughes-biopic "The Aviator".