After failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, an unstable CIA agent must instead team up with a seedy rock band manager to develop the biggest con of all time-staging the moon landi... Read allAfter failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, an unstable CIA agent must instead team up with a seedy rock band manager to develop the biggest con of all time-staging the moon landing.After failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, an unstable CIA agent must instead team up with a seedy rock band manager to develop the biggest con of all time-staging the moon landing.
- Mike
- (as Nathaniel Martello White)
- Derek Kaye's Office Employee
- (uncredited)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaThe coffee table in Derek Kaye's office is reminiscent of the tables in the Korova milk bar in "A Clockwork Orange."
- GoofsHanging on the wall in Jonny's flat is a Who/Steve Gibbons tour poster from 1976 - seven years after the film takes place.
- Quotes
Kidman: It sounds like a rather large operation. How are we going to keep this secret?
Colonel Dickford: We'll do what the Egyptians did.Bury the architects inside the pyramid.
- Crazy credits"The authors have tried to contact all copyright holders and persons appearing on footage archives, unfortunately they cannot always be found. If you can recognize yourself please contact the production for further information."
- Alternate versionsAvailable in two different versions, one with a runtime of "1h 36m (96 min)" (United States theatrical cut) and "1h 34m (94 min) (Japan)".
- ConnectionsReferenced in Flat Earth Conspiracy: This Week in Flat Earth: Episode 6 (2015)
- SoundtracksRock'n Roll Station
Written by Ariel Rechtshaid, Joshua E. Kessler, Justin Raisen, Marc Ferrari
(P) & (C) Red Engine Music
Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music France
This film is a strange sort of what if movie. The premise is that the US government isn't totally sure that they will actually be able to get the first men on the moon safely...so they have a back-up plan. A CIA operative, Kidman (Perlman), is instructed to travel to Britain in order to convince Stanley Kubrick (yes...THAT Stanley Kubrick) to film a fake moon landing...just in case the real one fails. That way, as a back-up they can claim that the mission was a rousing success. To get Kubrick's cooperation, Kidman has a briefcase filled with cash...and instructions to kill the famed director of 2001 should they need to use his footage in order to prevent the truth from being revealed. However, when Kidman arrives at the office of Kubrick's agent to discuss the matter, the agent is out and his loser cousin Jonny (Grint) is there and Kidman mistakenly thinks Jonny is the man's agent. As for Jonny, he at first tries to tell Kidman about the mistake but then realizes that this might be the answer to all his financial problems. After all, gangsters are already talking about emasculating him if he doesn't pay them....immediately. And, Kidman has a briefcase filled with cash. So, Jonny decides to have one of his strange friends impersonate the director and con Kidman out of the money. However, there is much more to this story and it takes many, many strange and unpredictable turns. I challenge you to guess where the film will go next!
While this all sounds like a comedy, and it is of sorts, I must warn you that the film is extremely violent and filled will all sorts of things your mother would not approve of...well, at least my mother! There's quite a bit of nudity, harsh language and heads exploding galore...and the movie clearly has earned its R rating. In many ways, the film plays a lot like an early Guy Ritchie film like "Snatch" or "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"...it's funny but incredibly violent and not to everyone's taste. As for me, I really dislike 'ultra-violence' but can, on rare occasions, allow myself to endure it if the plot is good and engaging. While I wouldn't put it in the category of the two Ritchie films I mentioned since the story doesn't quite fit together as well as a Ritchie film, it was enjoyable and I recommend you see it...mostly because it is incredibly unique and, at times, fun. Of course, at other times, there are heads exploding, blood flying and boobs...so think twice before you consider seeing this one.
As far as the theaters go, this film came and went almost at the same time. While it was debuted in January, it's already on DVD and debuted on Netflix this week. I really think it's a case where the studio just didn't know what to do with the film or how to market it...it's that strange. It's definitely an acquired taste...but one I am glad I tried. With some excellent acting, a goofy script and some memorable characters, the good easily outweighed the negatives in this one.
- planktonrules
- Mar 18, 2016
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $92,365
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1