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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   1,980 votes
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Director:
Michael Kalesniko
Writer (WGA):
Michael Kalesniko (written by)
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Release Date:
5 March 2003 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
One man's pet is another man's peeve.
Plot:
Shy, chain-smoking, insomniac Peter McGowan is an L.A. playwright with a string of hits that preceded his current ten years of failed productions... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins more
User Comments:
Our kind of movie - funny! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kenneth Branagh ... Peter McGowen

Robin Wright Penn ... Melanie McGowen

Suzi Hofrichter ... Amy Walsh

Lynn Redgrave ... Edna

Jared Harris ... False Peter

Peter Riegert ... Larry

David Krumholtz ... Brian Sellars

Johnathon Schaech ... Adam
Kaitlin Hopkins ... Victoria

Suzy Joachim ... Allana

Brett Rickaby ... Janitor
Lucinda Jenney ... Trina Walsh
Derek Kellock ... Amy's Father

Stacy Hogue ... Babysitter

Peri Gilpin ... Debra Salhany
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Australia) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
France:107 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Debra Salhany: So, how did you meet your wife?
Peter McGowan: She was a lap dancer, I had a pocket full of singles... No, she was a dancer. For a brief period, she gave acting a try. She came in for an audition, and the rest as they say is histrionics.
Debra Salhany: So, you employed the casting couch?
Peter McGowan: Hey, whatever works. You know that, Deborah.
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Movie Connections:
References "Jeopardy!" (1984) more
Soundtrack:
My Love more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Our kind of movie - funny!, 2 January 2003
10/10
Author: rebecca short (bold1) from California

We caught this film on cable last week and were shocked. No, not by the title - but how did we not hear about this movie? I'll say upfront, I'm not a Branagh fan, but I do love Robin Wright Penn. But Branagh blew me away with this performance - he's finally been given a great script by someone other than Shakespeare and run with it. The writing is smart and funny, the supporting cast is just terrific, especially the girl playing Amy. When I checked here, I saw the writer/director is the same guy who wrote Private Parts, one of my favorite films.

If I try and put my finger on what touched me the most in this movie, I guess it's that the people were all so "real" and so I ended up caring very much what happened to them all. I'd love a sequel to see what happens to them after this episode in their lives!

Who should see this film: Everyone who likes smart, funny writing and acting told in an adult way; and anyone who likes something other than the typical Hollywood blockbuster.

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