Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 10/29/1999(USA)
Release Date: 06/26/2007
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 113 Minutes
Flags: Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Would you pay money to journey into the mind of the star of
Con Air,
The Killing Fields, and
In The Line of Fire? Puppeteer
Craig Schwartz (
John Cusack) is having money problems, so he takes a temporary job as a file clerk on the seventh-and-a-half floor of a large office building. One day, while rummaging behind a cabinet, he finds a small door that leads to the center of the mind of actor
John Malkovich (played by, you guessed it,
John Malkovich).
Craig discovers that entering the portal allows him to become
John Malkovich for a brief spell, and in time he and his beautiful but aloof co-worker
Maxine (
Catherine Keener) get the bright idea to charge admission for the privilege of spending 15 minutes inside the head of a well-known actor.
Malkovich realizes that something strange is happening to him, but can do little to stop it, as strangers take over his mind for a quarter-hour at a time.
Craig's wife,
Lotte (
Cameron Diaz), eventually takes a trip into
Malkovich's psyche, and she soon finds herself in love with
Maxine, with whom
Malkovich has an affair; meanwhile,
Maxine in time becomes infatuated with both
Craig and
Lotte, but only when they're inside
Malkovich.
Being John Malkovich marked the feature-length debut of director
Spike Jonze, who previously made acclaimed music videos for
Weezer, the
Beastie Boys, and
the Breeders, among others.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
