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Director:
Bernard Rose
Writers:
Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Bernard Rose (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 July 2002 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A real Hollywood story. more
Plot:
Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
/Film Interview With Rob Pattinson
 (From TwilightersAnonymous. 21 November 2008, 7:07 PM, PST)

List: The 10 Most Slanderous Cinematic Slights*
 (From IFC. 28 July 2008, 7:59 AM, PDT)

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A truly memorable performance by Danny Huston more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Danny Huston ... Ivan Beckman

Peter Weller ... Don West

James Merendino ... Danny McTeague
Adam Krentzman ... Barry Oaks

Lisa Enos ... Charlotte White
Alison Taylor ... Nurse Jackie

Joanne Duckman ... Marcia Beckman
Robert Graham ... Sid Beckman
Caroleen Feeney ... Rosemary Kramer

Sarah Danielle Madison ... Naomi (as Sarah Goldberg)

Morgan Vukovic ... Lucy Lawrence
Jay Lavender ... Phil
Carol Rose ... Judy Tarzana
Steve Dickman ... Melvin
Wendy Rhoads ... Missy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ivans xtc. (USA) (alternative spelling)
Ivans xtc. (To Live and Die in Hollywood) (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
Canada:94 min | UK:92 min | USA:93 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:18

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[Upon hearing of Ivan Beckman's death]
Don West: What, did he freebase his face off?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Really Hate My Job (2007) more
Soundtrack:
I'd do anything more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
A truly memorable performance by Danny Huston, 18 February 2003
Author: greenpolyester from London, England

I love this film. Danny Huston, in a remarkable performance, makes you care for a truly unloveable character. The film shows us the vile antics of those charged with maintaining the glam facade of Hollywood and the big studios. Let's have more on this theme. Some on these pages think this film smacks of jealousy; that somehow Bernard Rose is envious of the morally bankrupt lives led by the likes of Ivan. He's not (how could anyone be?). When Ivan muses on his fate and tries to find one, just one, memory that would make it all worthwhile, he comes up blank. It would appear to your average punter, who's taken in by the trappings of wealth and showbiz, that Ivan had it all. In the end, we see he has nothing. His death scene is one of the most moving ever committed to celluloid, sorry, HD-V. Consider the response of his colleagues on hearing the news of his demise. Consider the response of his former clients. Those with a knowledge of the way these agencies work will know that this film is eerily accurate. There are so many shocking, uncomfortable and perversely funny scenes in this film that you'll be thinking about it for a long time afterwards. Wow, a film about Hollywood that actually makes you think. How weird is that?

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