Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Jeremy Leven

Writers (WGA):

Lord Byron (character Don Juan) (in part)
Jeremy Leven (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The story of the man who thought he was the greatest lover in the world... and the people who tried to cure him of it!

Plot:

A psychiatrist must cure a young patient that presents himself as Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world.

Plot Keywords:

Don Juan | Psychiatrist | Love | Patient | Mental Institution

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Marlon Brando	...	Dr. Jack Mickler
Johnny Depp	...	Don Juan
Faye Dunaway	...	Marilyn Mickler
Géraldine Pailhas	...	Doña Ana
Bob Dishy	...	Dr. Paul Showalter
Rachel Ticotin	...	Doña Inez
Talisa Soto	...	Doña Julia
Marita Geraghty	...	Woman in Restaurant
Richard C. Sarafian	...	Detective Sy Tobias
Tresa Hughes	...	Grandmother DeMarco
Stephen Singer	...	Dr. Bill Dunsmore
Franc Luz	...	Don Antonio
Carmen Argenziano	...	Don Alfonzo
Jo Champa	...	Sultana Gulbeyaz
Esther Scott	...	Nurse Alvira

Also Known As:

Don Juan DeMarco and the Centerfold (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #33161) | Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (bw) | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Mexican Town Movie Ranch, Saugus, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Johnny Depp agreed to be in the film on the condition that Marlon Brando was cast in the psychiatrist's role.

Goofs:

Continuity: Dr. Mickler's clothes change between shots while Don Juan discusses being sold into enslavement.

Quotes:

Dr. Jack Michler: Sadly, I must report that the last patient I ever treated, the great lover Don Juan DeMarco, suffered from a romanticism which was completely incurable, and even worse, highly contagious.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Being Othello (2009)

Soundtrack:

¿Has Amado Una Mujer De Veras?

Spice up your life with some love

I loved this film. It made me think if I'm dreaming enough? Or am I just living life by its face value? Don Juan DeMarco, is about dreams, about fantasies, and about love. It raises the important question, how much of imagination is enough to spice up your life, and not turn you into a delusional freak. Everybody knows and accepts the fact that one can not have everything one desires, one can become everything one wants to be. so what do you do? Give up, and live the dull and routine life you have, or have 2 different worlds, one for yourself and one for everybody around you. But while doing that how do you make sure you don't end up severing your link with the real world and end up in a mental asylum. Its this tight rope that Don Juan DeMarco, played brilliantly by Johny Depp has to walk on. His real life leaves lot to be desired for. Rejected by his one and only true love, he drifts away in his fantasy world, where he is the greatest lover of all. By doing that, though he is able to transform himself into a real charmer, he distances himself from the real world, and his real identity. So he ends up in a clinic for delusional patients under the care of weary and dreary pshychatrist Dr Jack, played by charming Marlyn Brando. And this is the beginning of the delightful exchange of ideas and vision between the 2 completely different personas. In the process both of them tend to gain, and make their lives a little better. Don Juan gets back his identity, so that he doesn't have to live in the mental hospital, while Jack gets his grove back :-) Coming back to the technical aspects of the film, I don't think there's anything lacking there. Good screenplay, solid acting and soothing original score. The script comes up with jewels every now and then, which makes you rexamine your own beliefs in life, and love. A highly enjoyable film.