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Factotum (2006)

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Release Date: August 18, 2006 (Limited)
On DVD: December 26, 2006
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and sexual content.
Director: Bent Hamer
Writer: Bent Hamer, Jim Stark
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens, Marisa Tomei, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons

Directed by Bent Hamer, and based on the 1975 novel by acclaimed author Charles Bukowski, Factotum (meaning "person of many jobs") is the story of a writer unburdened by societal convention, and his journey of self-discovery. This writer, the character of Henry Chinaski, is widely known to be Bukowski’s alter ego.

Henry Chinaski (Dillon) considers himself a writer, and on occasion writes. Mostly he quests for the booze and women that sidetrack and seduce, Read more

Movie Review

Grade: B Matt Dillon plays the loser of losers in Factotum, a drama that doesn't break any barriers but offers the actor a platform to do what he does best: play a scumbag.

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