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Release Date:
14 June 1974 (USA)
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Tagline:
There is no conspiracy. Just twelve people dead. more
Plot:
An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the worlds headlines. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins
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2 nominations
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(10 articles)
The Box (Film Review)
(From Fangoria. 6 November 2009, 4:22 AM, PST)
Take "The Parallax Test"
(From The Hollywood Interview. 27 October 2009, 1:08 PM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 6 November 2009, 4:22 AM, PST)
Take "The Parallax Test"
(From The Hollywood Interview. 27 October 2009, 1:08 PM, PDT)
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Fascinating And Creepy View To Kill
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Warren Beatty | ... | Joseph Frady |
 | Paula Prentiss | ... | Lee Carter |
| William Daniels | ... | Austin Tucker |
| Walter McGinn | ... | Jack Younger |
 | Hume Cronyn | ... | Bill Rintels |
| Kelly Thordsen | ... | Sheriff L.D. Wicker |
| Chuck Waters | ... | Thomas Richard Linder |
| Earl Hindman | ... | Deputy Red |
| William Joyce | ... | Senator Charles Carroll (as Bill Joyce) |
| Bettie Johnson | ... | Mrs. Charles Carroll |
| Bill McKinney | ... | Parallax Assassin |
| Jo Ann Harris | ... | Chrissy - Frady's Girl (as JoAnne Harris) |
| Ted Gehring | ... | Schecter - Hotel Clerk |
| Lee Pulford | ... | Shirley - Salmontail Bar Girl |
| Doria Cook-Nelson | ... | Gale from Salmontail (as Doria Cook) |
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102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:13 |
Brazil:12 |
UK:AA |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Ontario) |
France:U |
Norway:16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Iceland:L |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R (certificate #23909)
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The opening sequence was designed to mirror that of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination.
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Factual errors: In the opening Independence Day parade sequence, there are no leaves on the tree branches visible as the senator and his wife pass by, but the leaves would be full and green on July 4th in Seattle.
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Quotes:
Joseph Frady:
Hey, L.D., what's the news on your friend, uh, Buster?
Sheriff L.D. Wicker: Well... Actually there just ain't no Buster.
[pulls gun]
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Sheriff L.D. Wicker: Well... Actually there just ain't no Buster.
[pulls gun]
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Featured in A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
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Buttons and Bows
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Tricky Dicky Nixon is known for a lot of (mostly bad) things, but I'd like to think that he is responsible for a slew of genuinely great conspiracy-theory films that were made as a direct result of the Watergate scandal. I'm not sure if this thriller by director Pakula is the best of its kind, but I'm totally convinced that it is the scariest one. In the film nothing is as it appears to be. People die suddenly, and shockingly, as if they were struck down by an out of this world force. As I watched this movie, I felt as nervous as some of the characters in the film because it is truly unnerving to think that one could be in a situation in which you have no control over your fate; it is the 'Patriot Act' gone bad. Warren Beatty is surprisingly great as the doomed hero of this piece of the macabre. But the true hero of the production is cinematographer Gordon Willis; his superb chiaroscuro cinematography is (no exaggeration) among the best of the decade. Sound, editing and production design contribute to create the film's spine-tingling atmosphere (Pakula and most of his team were also responsible for the masterful "All the President's Men"). In addition, the film has strong film noir tendencies, so fans of the genre should check this one out. Terrific film from start to finish.