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Writers (WGA):
Richard Condon (novel)
George Axelrod (1962 screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 July 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
This summer everything is under control.
Plot:
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
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User Comments:
Prefer the Classic – Jonathan Demme Prefers to Follow the Easiest Way Trying to Reach Success more (345 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeffrey Wright | ... | Al Melvin |
 | Pablo Schreiber | ... | Eddie Ingram |
 | Anthony Mackie | ... | Robert Baker |
 | Dorian Missick | ... | Owens |
 | Jose Pablo Cantillo | ... | Villalobos |
 | Teddy Dunn | ... | Wilson |
| Joaquin Perez-Campbell | ... | Atkins |
| Tim Artz | ... | Jameson |
 | Denzel Washington | ... | Ben Marco |
| Robyn Hitchcock | ... | Laurent Tokar |
 | Liev Schreiber | ... | Raymond Shaw |
| Antoine Taylor | ... | Boy Scout #1 |
| Joseph Alessi | ... | Boy Scout #2 |
| Raymond Anthony Thomas | ... | Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas) |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Scoutmaster |
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Rated R for violence and some language.
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USA:129 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40839) | Canada:14A
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Entertainment Weekly reported that Meryl Streep watched political talk shows to prepare for her role: "anything with 'Peggy Noonan (I)', 'Karen Hughes (V)'... it's hard to get more hyperbolic than that." She didn't watch the original film until after filming wrapped. more
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Errors in geography: Toward the beginning, when Meryl Streep's character refers to a map of U.S. electoral votes, Wyoming and Colorado are reversed. Wyoming should have 3 (not 8), and Colorado should have 8 (not 3). more
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[last lines]
Noyle:
[voiceover] Now, when you're rescued and returned with your patrol to command headquarters, what will be among the first of your duties that you'll undertake?
Ben Marco:
I'll recommend Sergeant Shaw for the Medal of Honor, sir. He saved our lives. He terminated the enemy. Led us across the desert to safety.
Noyle:
Excellent. And there were casualties?
Ben Marco:
There's always casualties in war, sir.
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References Jacob's Ladder (1990/I) more
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Elegie more
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John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" is certainly among the best movies of the cinema history, inclusive is rated in IMDb top 250 as #75. This remake is not totally bad, but why remakes such a classic? It seems that former great director Jonathan Demme presently prefers to follow the easiest way trying to reach success instead of risking, but with terrible results. In 2002, he made an awful and ridiculous version of "Charade" with the mediocre "The Truth About Charlie". In 2004, he decided to insult John Frankenheimer with this complicated and totally absurd and unbelievable version of the classic. My vote is six just because I am a great fan of Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep.
Title (Brazil): "Sob o Domínio do Mal" ("Under the Domination of the Evil")