Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/12/2002(USA
Release Date: 08/20/2002
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 112 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
Peter Bogdanovich turns his sights on the 1920s for a fictitious look at the possible reasons for the death of silent movie producer
Thomas Ince (played here by
Cary Elwes) after spending a holiday with media tycoon
William Randolph Hearst (played by
Edward Herrmann). The film begins and ends on
Ince's funeral, attended by best-selling novelist
Elinor Glyn (
Joanna Lumley), who was present when the young producer finally died and who leads the audience through the unsure details of what may have occurred to cause the tragedy. Then, through flashback, we see
Elinor arriving on the dock to
Hearst's party, which is attended by a number of Hollywood players. Among those in attendance are
Ince, his business manager (
Victor Slezak), and his irritating mistress (
Claudia Harrison.
Charlie Chaplin (played by British comic
Eddie Izzard) is recovering from a box-office bomb and fearing his 16-year-old mistress is pregnant, not to mention that he is seeing
Hearst's lady on the side, the vampish actress
Marion Davies (played here by
Kirsten Dunst). Also seen are
Louella Parsons (
Jennifer Tilly), a clumsy movie critic who works for
Hearst, and
Joseph (
Ronan Vibert),
Hearst's private secretary. The film was funded in Europe and also includes in its large cast
James Laurenson,
Chiara Schoras, and
Claudie Blakley.
~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide
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