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Overview

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Director:
Anthony Drazan
Writers (WGA):
David Rabe (play)
David Rabe (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(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)

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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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for constant drug use, pervasive strong language and sexual material.
Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
FilmColony more

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Trivia:
The cast of the Chicago stage premiere in 1984: William Hurt as Eddie; Christopher Walken as Mickey; Sigourney Weaver as Darlene; Harvey Keitel as Phil; Jerry Stiller as Artie; Cynthia Nixon as Donna; Judith Ivey as Bonnie. On Broadway, Ron Silver replaced Christopher Walken. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Eddie lies under the glass table while Mickey and Artie talk to him, the location (and amount) of cocaine changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Eddie: Do you ever have that experience where your thoughts are like these totally separate, totally self-sustaining phone booths and there's like this vast uninhabited shopping mall in your head? Do you ever have that experience? more
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Features Mario Kart 64 (1996) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Aldritch Sauce more

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22 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
Review, 2 January 1999
Author: anonymous from San Rafael, California

This is a recipe for filmmaking at its finest... Get a dialog driven play, get the playwright to pen it for the screen, and toss in two of the most intense and talented actors (Kevin Spacey and Sean Penn) in the business, supported by a very talented and surprising cast. What do you get? Hurlyburly! Billed as a black comedy, this is more what I would term "black hole" comedy. It is VERY dark, very disturbing, and the humor comes from the characters' need to lighten up a moment or to justify their actions. This film is NOT for everyone... If you're looking for anything truly humorous, this isn't the film. But if you want to see amazing acting and professionals who work well together, this is your film. Read other reviews with cautions on this film--don't confuse the tone of someone who hates what the characters stand for, what they believe in, and how they behave with the quality of the work done by the entire cast.

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