Rating: R
Movie Release Date: April 10, 1992
DVD Release Date: July 16, 1997
Plot 411: A movie producer murders a regected writer but the show must go on.
Review: This was a really interesting film about the movie industry. While I don't have any firsthand experience with that life, this movie really did paint a complete picture of what it could be like. I'd even go so far as to say it's probably an accurate portrayal. The plot bumps along pretty quickly and keeps your attention, but it's the little things in the background or the dialogue that make this film. The frenetic energy surrounding everything on the studio lot, during meetings and even at parties is all focused on making movies. There's not one aspect of life that seems devoid of trying to get your script produced or get actors on your film. It's all gotta be true. I loved all the snide comments and backstabbing. It's so Hollywood. Tim Robbins plays Griffen Mill, a producer at a major studio who believes he's getting replaced by Larry Levy (Peter Gallagher). In addition to this upheaval at work, he's also getting threatening postcards from one of the writers he hasn't bothered to call back. After confronting this writer (Vincent D'Onofrio), he accidently kills him and covers it up as a robbery. From there Mill's life spirals out of control as he tries to avoid being arrested. His life becomes one of the bad scripts he often rejects.
Watch It: For what I think is a very tongue-in-cheek inside look at the industry and a good idea of the difficulty of "making it" in the business.
Skip It: If you'd prefer to be oblivious and continue to write/audition in a vacuum. It might actually be better for you.
Movie Release Date: April 10, 1992
DVD Release Date: July 16, 1997
Plot 411: A movie producer murders a regected writer but the show must go on.
Review: This was a really interesting film about the movie industry. While I don't have any firsthand experience with that life, this movie really did paint a complete picture of what it could be like. I'd even go so far as to say it's probably an accurate portrayal. The plot bumps along pretty quickly and keeps your attention, but it's the little things in the background or the dialogue that make this film. The frenetic energy surrounding everything on the studio lot, during meetings and even at parties is all focused on making movies. There's not one aspect of life that seems devoid of trying to get your script produced or get actors on your film. It's all gotta be true. I loved all the snide comments and backstabbing. It's so Hollywood. Tim Robbins plays Griffen Mill, a producer at a major studio who believes he's getting replaced by Larry Levy (Peter Gallagher). In addition to this upheaval at work, he's also getting threatening postcards from one of the writers he hasn't bothered to call back. After confronting this writer (Vincent D'Onofrio), he accidently kills him and covers it up as a robbery. From there Mill's life spirals out of control as he tries to avoid being arrested. His life becomes one of the bad scripts he often rejects.
Watch It: For what I think is a very tongue-in-cheek inside look at the industry and a good idea of the difficulty of "making it" in the business.
Skip It: If you'd prefer to be oblivious and continue to write/audition in a vacuum. It might actually be better for you.
2 comments:
Yeah, I liked this one for the same reasons you did.. the "inside" feel of the movie-biz types being venal and paranoid gives movies like this an unusual feeling of reality with those same personalities we're usually so busy glorifying.. kind of like "Deadliest Catch".. makes me glad that I'm not in that business..
It's amazing that people can live like that - the Hollywood thing, I mean. Yes, I'm sure it's competitive but wow. No wonder it was made into a movie.
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