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Hurlyburly (1998)
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Release Date:
25 December 1998 (USA)
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Plot:
Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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2 nominations
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(5 articles)
Sean Penn Files for Legal Separation
(From PEOPLE.com. 29 April 2009, 12:35 PM, PDT)
Sean Penn to be Honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 26 December 2008, 9:21 AM, PST)
(From PEOPLE.com. 29 April 2009, 12:35 PM, PDT)
Sean Penn to be Honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 26 December 2008, 9:21 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Penn | ... | Eddie |
 | Kevin Spacey | ... | Mickey |
 | Robin Wright Penn | ... | Darlene |
 | Chazz Palminteri | ... | Phil |
 | Garry Shandling | ... | Artie |
 | Anna Paquin | ... | Donna |
 | Meg Ryan | ... | Bonnie |
 | Gianna Ranaudo | ... | Susie (as Gianna Renaudo) |
| David Fabrizio | ... | Store Manager |
| Kenny Vance | ... | Singer |
| Michaline Babich | ... | Receptionist |
| Elaine Corral Kendall | ... | TV Anchor (as Elaine Corral) |
 | Sharon Tay | ... | TV Reporter |
| Frank Somerville | ... | TV Anchor |
| Bob Jimenez | ... | Newscaster |
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Rated R for constant drug use, pervasive strong language and sexual material.
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122 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Finland:K-16 |
Iceland:16 |
USA:R (certificate #36014) |
Australia:MA |
France:U |
Hong Kong:III |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18 |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:16
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The original Broadway production of "Hurlyburly" by David Rabe opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York on August 7, 1984, ran for 343 performances and was nominated for the 1985 Tony Award for the Best Play.
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Continuity: When Eddie lies under the glass table while Mickey and Artie talk to him, the location (and amount) of cocaine changes between shots.
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Features Mario Kart 64 (1996) (VG)
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There Goes the Neighborhood
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This was an incredibly interesting movie. Besides an exceptional cast, the dialogue is sharp and witty and there are some very intriguing issues raised. However, it seems that these positive points are lost on most viewers. My guess is it's because you cannot remain a passive viewer or an idiot and expect to find any redeeming qualities in this movie. On the surface, Hurlyburly is populated by extremely unsympathetic characters that become more debased as the movie progresses. Eddie (Penn) provides the central thrust of the movie. Eddie is also almost continually snorting coke that fuels extended often seemingly disjointed dialogue. But most of the meaning is lost and the movie can become a bit tedious if you take this dialogue literally. The drugs and depravity serve to create a plausible environment for the expression of a much greater range of thoughts and emotions. It would be hard to swallow Eddie's neurosis and paranoia if he wasn't high all the time. And, Eddie's drug addled observations and frustrations are the glue of the movie. The drugs provide the writer with a device to verbalise many thoughts that normally would not be uttered aloud. More traditionally this type of problem might be solved by using a narrator. Eddie's problems and fears are not all that different from most people ... they are just extremely amplified.