A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)

A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him.

Director:

Roman Coppola

Writer:

Roman Coppola

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Sheen	...	Charles Swan III
James Paradise	...	Brain-Doctor
Anne Bellamy	...	Grandma
Jason Schwartzman	...	Kirby Star
Patricia Arquette	...	Izzy
Katheryn Winnick	...	Ivana
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Kate
Paul Benshoof	...	Charlie Dancing Double
Angela Lindvall	...	Veiled Woman
Tyne Stecklein	...	Penny
Lindsey McLevis	...	Lindsey
Alexandra Hulme	...	Yvonne (as Lexy Hulme)
Bar Paly	...	Maria-Carla
Margarita Kallas	...	Josephine
August Culligan	...	Nephew August

Storyline

A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him.

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Plot Keywords:

woman wearing stockings and garter belt | x ray glasses | girlfriend | break up | bottomless woman | 

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Taglines:

Handsome. Brilliant. Heartbroken.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patricia Arquette and Dermot Mulroney's third project together

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Goofs

In the beginning of the shot where Charles runs into traffic at night while fleeing from security, there is a modern-day taxi in the distance.

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: 2014 Movie Catch-up: Part 1 (2014)

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Soundtracks

SSBB: Counter SSBB
(uncredited)
Performed by Liam Hayes

User Reviews

Being Charlie Sheen

Well that's how the movie might have been promoted. But while "Being John Malkovich" actually was funny and enticing, this might have one good scene in it (involving Cowboys). It tries hard to be quirky, casting Bill Murray helps with that. But Charlie Sheen who is playing the character Charles Swan does not cut it. I like quite a lot of Charlies movies he has done. But he can't pull this one off (meta or not).

The problem of the movie therefor relies not in its incoherence (it has somewhat of a straight story line in between all the dream sequences or whatever you want to call them), rather in the lack of "good" incoherence. There is system and a plan when it comes to madness and trying to explore the mind as again "Being John Malkovich" has proved. Charlie Kaufman (another Charlie) is better suited in portraying this. I would suggest not wasting your time on this

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Spanish

Release Date:

14 March 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,000, 10 February 2013

Gross USA:

$45,350

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$210,565

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Zoetrope, A24, The Directors Bureau

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1