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Bookmark this pageCecil B. Demented (2000)
Director: John Waters
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From Time Out Film Guide
This spirited comic assault on the Hollywood mainstream begins with the visit to Baltimore of pampered Honey Whitlock (Griffith) for the charity premiere of her latest movie, an event which swiftly turns into a riot when the diva is kidnapped by a bunch of celluloid guerillas who force her to star in their own underground flick, under the direction of messianic Cecil B Demented (Dorff). You can't help cheering on these film-obsessive counter-insurgents as they attack their local multiplex and make a stand against Tinseltown mediocrity, but Waters' cause would be better served if the film were faster, funnier and graced with performances which brought more zip to the unfolding lunacy. Likeable, but ultimately disappointing.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: John Waters
Producer: Joe Caracciolo Jr, John Fiedler, Mark Tarlov
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Larry Gillard Jr, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jack Noseworthy, Mink Stole, Ricki Lake, Patricia Hearst full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 88 mins
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