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Being John Malkovich
1999 -
Rated
R (MPAA)
Release Date: 05/01/2001
Features:
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes
Documentary: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF THE ART OF PUPPETEERING
Production Interviews: Spike Jonze - Director
Shorts:
1. JOHN HORATIO MALKOVICH, DANCE OF DESPAIR AND DISILLUSIONMENT
2. THE 7 1/2 FLOOR ORIENTATION
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots/Previews
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Biographies: Cast & Crew
Additional Products:
Booklet
Time:
N/A
mins.
J&R Item # 1093547_6
UPC # 025192266522
Label: Universal Studios Home Video
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Original is far too understated a term to describe this picture, brought to you by the surreal, twisted minds of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and actor-director Jonze. The story concerns a puppeteer, Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), who discovers his office has a secret portal that leads directly into the brain of one of America's most popular actors, John Malkovich (Malkovich himself, in a hilariously self-mocking appearance). When the journey ends fifteen minutes later, the participant is spewed onto the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. Schwartz uses his discovery as a way to get closer to fellow co-worker Maxine (the always sexy Catherine Keener). Together, the pair form JM, INC., which allows ordinary citizens to join in on the fun for $200 a pop. But when Craig's wife Lotte (a homely Cameron Diaz), as Malkovich, is seduced by Maxine, things begin to unfurl at an even more outrageous pace. Sound confusing? Thanks to Spike Jonze's grounded direction, it isn't. The result is one of the decade's most original films.
Cast:
"...Devilishly inventive....Spike Jonze and scripter Charlie Kaufman take outlandishness to dizzying heights, and the ideas never let up..."
-- David Rooney
, (Variety)
Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "Ten Best Movies of 1999" -- "...A blast of pure oxygen....This movie of constant astonishments will make you laugh hard and long..." -- Peter Travers , (Rolling Stone) "...As paradoxically cerebral and patently ridiculous as its title implies..." -- Chris Chang , (Film Comment) "...Visionary....[Malkovich] steals the show..." -- Premiere Staff , (Premiere) "...BEING JOHN MALKOVICH is a clever and outrageous piece of whimsical fantasy that is unique, unpredictable and more than a little strange..." -- Kenneth Turan , (Los Angeles Times) "...BEING JOHN MALKOVICH supplies a stream of dazzling inventions, twists and wicked paradoxes..." -- Roger Ebert , (Chicago Sun-Times) "Malkovich, lampooning his own reputation, is brilliant." -- Andy Webster , (Premiere)
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