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Being John Malkovich (1999)

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Release Date: October 29, 1999
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Running Time: 112 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and sexuality.
Director: Spike Jonze
Writer: Charlie Kaufman
Cast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, W. Earl Brown, Charlie Sheen, John Malkovich, Mary Kay Place, Orson Bean, Catherine Keener, Cameron Diaz, John Cusack

At last, a movie for anyone who ever wanted to be someone ... else.

Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) is nearing the end of his string. A gifted street puppeteer, Craig nonetheless is coming up empty-cupped: New York City has little use, or tolerance, for his special talents. His ten-year marriage to Lotte (Cameron Diaz), a workaholic pet store employee who literally brings her work home with her, has become habitual at best. They have no Read more

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Grade: B What would being John Malkovich be like? He's one of the most respected performers of the time, a great actor, and from what I've heard, an interesting character. Maybe that's why he is the title character in Being John Malkovich, a weird, twisted story about a man (John Cusack), his wife (Cameron Diaz), a woman that both of them are infatuated with (Catherine Keener), and an actor with a portal inside his head located on the seven and a half floor of a corporate building (John Malkovich). It's weirder than it sounds. Read the full movie review

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