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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) 7.1
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Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 269 user | 174 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman. Director:George Clooney |
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Cast
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Himself
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Michelle Sweeney | ... | |
| Drew Barrymore | ... | ||
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Chelsea Ceci | ... |
Tuvia, Age 8
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| Michael Cera | ... |
Chuck, Age 8 and 11
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Aimee Rose Ambroziak | ... |
Chuck's Date #1
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Isabelle Blais | ... |
Chuck's Date #2
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Melissa Carter | ... |
Chuck's Date #3
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| Ilona Elkin | ... |
Georgia's Girlfriend
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| Sean Tucker | ... |
Barfly
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Jaye P. Morgan | ... |
Herself
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| Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... |
Debbie
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| David Julian Hirsh | ... |
Freddie Cannon
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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said. Written by Anonymous
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When you lead two different lives, it's easy to forget what side you're on. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Release Date:
24 January 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
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Dick Clark: I wouldn't want to live his life because he hasn't been happy all of his life. All I think is if you can find work, stay healthy, find somebody to share it with, you're the ultimate success. He's had some of the pieces of the puzzle, but not all of them.
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Written and Performed by Peter Thomas
Recording and publishing with kind permission of SMV Schacht Musikverlage GmbH
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Features four actors from the Batman films. George Clooney played Batman in Batman & Robin. Drew Barrymore appeared in Batman Forever, 'Rutger Hauer' appeared in _Batman Begins (2005)_ and Maggie Gyllenhaal appeared in The Dark Knight. In addition, Barrymore's and Gyllenhaal's characters are both romantically involved with Harvey Dent/Two-Face. See more »Goofs
The application for employment that Chuck Barris fills out to be a page at NBC lists NBC's address with a ZIP code. ZIP codes were not in use until 1963. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Dick Clark: I wouldn't want to live his life because he hasn't been happy all of his life. All I think is if you can find work, stay healthy, find somebody to share it with, you're the ultimate success. He's had some of the pieces of the puzzle, but not all of them.
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"The Dandy Walks Again"Written and Performed by Peter Thomas
Recording and publishing with kind permission of SMV Schacht Musikverlage GmbH
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Let me start by saying my respect for Clooney as a producer and now a director continue to go up. Backing this one was also Steven Soderbergh... and as a result you get stellar (for scale only) performances by Julia Roberts and Drew Barrymore. Also watch for Brad Pitt and Matt Damon in fleeting, non-speaking cameo roles.
The film (and book) explore the double life of Chuck Barris who was once described as lowering the bar on television for ever. The double life however, is the life of a CIA contract assassin.
The premise is hard to buy into. But then again, so was the man. True or not, the film and story raise Barris up to the level of Andy Kauffman. In a Tyler Durdensque manner this Beautiful Mind takes you thru Barris' theoretical hell or coming to terms with his own personality foibles.
Rockwell is spot on in his portrayal both on and off the small screen as Barris. The reproduction of Gong Show Antics are spooky to say the least. The film is inter-cut with appearances from actual colleagues from Barris' past (such as J.P. Morgan, Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, and others) in an almost Harry-Met-Sally style of nostalgic interview.
Clooney's use of live scene cuts to transition fluidly from thought to thought or scene to scene are reminiscent of The Graduate's Poolside swan-dive directly into Mrs. Robinson's bed. This is a film that has a touch of "Fight Club", "Forrest Gump", and "La Femme Nikita"... all tied together by the man that brought up Rip Taylor's $1.98 Beauty Show.
The film presents more questions than it answers. Matter of fact the only question the film really answers is whether or not someone really answered the weirdest place they ever had whoopie.
I saw this on Starz thanks to the marvel that is Tivo. The DVD is now definitely on my wish list.