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Year:
Duration:
124 min
Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.7
Director:
Robert Altman
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 12 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1992-05-08
Filming Locations: Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $8,000,000
Opening Weekend: $302,216 (USA) (10 April 1992)
Gross: $21,706,100 (USA) Weekend Gross $1,192,505 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Tim Robbins
Griffin Mill
Greta Scacchi
June Gudmundsdottir
Fred Ward
Walter Stuckel
Whoopi Goldberg
Detective Avery
Peter Gallagher
Larry Levy
Brion James
Joel Levison
Cynthia Stevenson
Bonnie Sherow
Vincent D'Onofrio
David Kahane
Sydney Pollack
Dick Mellon
Lyle Lovett
Detective DeLongpre
Dina Merrill
Celia
Angela Hall
Jan
Leah Ayres
Sandy
Paul Hewitt
Jimmy Chase
Randall Batinkoff
Reg Goldman
Jeremy Piven
Steve Reeves
Gina Gershon
Whitney Gersh
Frank Barhydt
Frank Murphy
Mike Kaplan
Marty Grossman (as Mike E. Kaplan)
Kevin Scannell
Gar Girard
Margery Bond
Witness
Susan Emshwiller
Detective Broom
Brian Brophy
Phil
Michael Tolkin
Eric Schecter
Stephen Tolkin
Carl Schecter
Natalie Strong
Natalie
Peter Koch
Walter (as Pete Koch)
Pamela Bowen
Trixie
Jeff Celentano
Rocco (as Jeff Weston)
Steve Allen
Himself
Richard Anderson
Himself
Rene Auberjonois
Himself
Harry Belafonte
Himself
Shari Belafonte
Herself
Karen Black
Herself
Michael Bowen
Himself
Gary Busey
Himself
Robert Carradine
Himself
Charles Champlin
Himself
Cher
Cher
James Coburn
Himself
Cathy Lee Crosby
Herself
John Cusack
Himself
Brad Davis
Himself
Paul Dooley
Himself
Thereza Ellis
Herself
Peter Falk
Himself
Felicia Farr
Herself
Katarzyna Figura
Herself (as Kasia Figura)
Louise Fletcher
Herself
Dennis Franz
Himself
Teri Garr
Herself
Leeza Gibbons
Herself
Scott Glenn
Himself
Jeff Goldblum
Himself
Elliott Gould
Himself
Joel Grey
Himself
David Alan Grier
Himself
Buck Henry
Himself
Anjelica Huston
Angelica Huston (as Angelica Huston)
Kathy Ireland
Herself
Steve James
Himself
Maxine John-James
Herself
Sally Kellerman
Herself
Sally Kirkland
Herself
Jack Lemmon
Himself
Marlee Matlin
Marlee Matlin
Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell
Malcolm McDowell
Himself
Jayne Meadows
Herself
Martin Mull
Himself
Jennifer Nash
Herself
Nick Nolte
Himself
Alexandra Powers
Herself
Bert Remsen
Himself
Guy Remsen
Himself
Patricia Resnick
Herself
Burt Reynolds
Himself
Jack Riley
Himself
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers
Annie Ross
Herself
Alan Rudolph
Himself
Jill St. John
Movie Star
Susan Sarandon
Herself
Adam Simon
Himself
Rod Steiger
Himself
Joan Tewkesbury
Herself
Brian Tochi
Himself
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
Robert Wagner
Himself
Ray Walston
Himself
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Marvin Young
Himself
Althea Gibson
Herself (uncredited)
Ted Hartley
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Jason
Himself (uncredited)
James McLindon
Jim the Writer (uncredited)
Derek Raser
Studio Mail Driver (uncredited)
Scott Shaw
Himself (uncredited)
Dan Twyman
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Marina Zenovich
Studio Executive (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In the original novel by Michael Tolkin, June's second name is Mercator, not Gudmundsdottir.
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Every time Griffin Mill enters a bar, restaurant or party, he orders or is served a different brand of bottled water. He first orders San Pellegrino, but is told only Calistoga is available. Subsequent orders include Vitelle, Ramlosa, Volvic and Banning Springs; and at other times he is served Evian or Perrier.
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Writer Michael Tolkin actually had a film company ring him up and try to option Habeus Corpus, the blatantly ludicrous film that is pitched within the movie.
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Goofs
In a tracking shot during the confrontation between Mill and the screenwriter, the camera and cameraman are reflected in the black paint of the SUV.
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When Griffin opens his door to get out and kill the snake, you can see the entire crew, camera, and lights reflected in the door.
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The murder that triggers the plot occurs outside of a movie theater that has just closed for the night, suggesting the time of crime to be around midnight. Yet there's no indication that the body was immediately discovered. Even if it had, it's impossible for a morning newspaper to print such a detailed account of the crime - including police reports and victim's name, which is generally withheld until next of kin are notified - that had to be published within hours in order to reach subscribers by dawn.
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Quotes
Griffin Mill: I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here.
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Bonnie Sherow: How could you let him sell you out? What about truth? Reality?
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Detective Susan Avery: So you're saying if you drove a shitty car, you would park in the parking lot.
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Faq
Q
What actors make cameo apperences as themselves ?
A
Julia Roberts, Steve Allen ,Richard Anderson ,Rene Auberjonois ,Harry Belafonte ,Karen Black ,Michael Bowen ,Gary Busey ,Robert Carradine ,Charles Champlin ,Cher ,James Coburn ,Cathy Lee Crosby ,John Cusack, Brad Davis ,Paul Dooley ,Thereza Ellis ,Peter Falk ,Felicia Farr ,Katarzyna Figura ,Louise Fletcher ,Dennis Franz ,Teri Garr ,Leeza Gibbons ,Scott Glenn ,Jeff Goldblum ,Elliott Gould ,Joel Grey ,David Alan Grier ,Buck Henry ,Anjelica Huston ,Kathy Ireland ,Steve James , Maxine John-James ,Sally Kellerman, Sally Kirkland , Jack Lemmon ,Marlee Matlin ,Andie MacDowell ,Malcolm McDowell ,Jayne Meadows ,Martin Mull , Jennifer Nash ,Nick Nolte ,Alexandra Powers , Bert Remsen ,Guy Remsen , Patricia Resnick ,Burt Reynolds , Jack Riley ,Mimi Rogers ,Annie Ross ,Alan Rudolph ,Jill St. John ,Susan Sarandon ,Adam Simon, Rod Steiger, Joan Tewkesbury, Brian Tochi ,Lily Tomlin, Robert Wagner, Ray Walston,Bruce Willis, Marvin Young , Shari BelafonteAlso Althea Gibson , Jack Jason , Scott Shaw ,Jeff Daniels, Patrick Swayze , Franco Nero , Tim Curry , Martha Plimpton , Richard D. Zanuck , Richard Edson and Seymour Cassel in deleted scenes (most of them not in official cast made by IMDb).
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Photos from cast
Patrick Swayze Richard E. Grant Dean Stockwell
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