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Genres:
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Comedy /
Drama /
Fantasy
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Release:
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Director:
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Terry Gilliam
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Actors:
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Christina Ricci,
Benicio Del Toro,
Craig Bierko,
Penn Jillette,
Lyle Lovett,
Flea,
Johnny Depp,
Tobey Maguire,
Ellen Barkin,
Gary Busey,
Mark Harmon,
Cameron Diaz,
Katherine Helmond,
Michael Jeter,
Laraine Newman
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Duration:
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113 min.
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Rating:
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(7.6/10)101
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Plot Summary:
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In hamlet as a remedy for a motorcycle race, a sportswriter (Johnny Depp) and his attorney (Benicio Del Toro) partake in in bounteous affluence ill-treatment.
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Tags:
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Ess Aich Eye Tea
Like a feature-length episode of Beavis & Butthead without the wit, wisdom or plot, this is quite simply the worst film ever made bar none. Johnny Depp, through studied over-acting, geefully murders his career at precisely the same moment that Terry Gilliam proves to the world, beyond all and any doubt, that he is an absolute cretin who should never, ever, be allowed to direct another film. An extinction-level event for all concerned. It is surprising that Thompson, after seeing this biographical rubbish, waited another 6 years before shooting himself in the head. If only Depp and Gilliam would follow suit.
We're Your Friends, we're not like the others...
Quite why this film has been unavailable on DVD in the UK for so long is beyond me, especially with the brilliant Region One Criterion package you can get on import.
It might be an acquired taste - two men on a drug fuelled exploration of the death of the American dream, but it features one of Johnny Depp's best performances (easily matching Jack Sparrow) and Del Toro matches up to him with acting which was so accurate that casting agents for months afterwards were convinced that he'd turned into a bloated drug addled headcase for real.
It's also hilarious, disturbing, surprisingly affecting (when you know what happened to the real life Dr Gonzo) and Gilliam's direction is as inspired as ever.
Reserve it now!
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