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Hurlyburly (1998)

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Overview

Director:
Anthony Drazan
Writers (WGA):
David Rabe (play)
David Rabe (screenplay)
Release Date:
25 December 1998 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Penn & Wright Divorce (From WENN. 28 December 2007)
Meg Ryan In Sadistic Porn Flick? (From WENN. 24 July 2002)
User Comments:
Yes, but more

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
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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:
Phil: [to Eddie, regarding Mickey] You know, he could choke on his own spit. You know that? I would feel nothing. No, no. I would feel glee. more
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Features Mario Kart 64 (1996) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
There Goes the Neighborhood more

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5 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Yes, but, 9 July 1999
Author: Andrew-106 from Toronto

I certainly don't want to discourage talky, intellectually ambitious movies, but why not try to get it right? They might even make money and encourage studios to invest in more talky, intellectually ambitious movies.

Of course, everyone wants to like Hurlyburly, but the movie fails to meet us half-way. With real visionary filmmakers like Neil LeBute (regardless of whether you like/agree with his work, he is a visionary) out there, why waste so many actorly resources on vessels of inarticulate pretention. Spewing a mass of verbiage in lieu of meaningful thought is no more clever (okay, slightly more clever) than Prince attempting to look cool and mysterious in Purple Rain by not saying anything.

That said, there were certainly enjoyable moments in Hurlyburly, especially Anna Paquin's speech at the end, and Penn's reaction to it (God, but men do need women. If we just listened to them more, everything would be so easy). Also Chazz Palmitieri had some interesting facial expressions. I love Kevin Spacey, but I'm starting to think he should just appear as himself in every movie, or at least as his persona. Check The Ref for Spacey before he became a parody of himself.

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