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Guy (1997)

Guy poster
Directed by
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
3.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary filmmaker meets a man who becomes the subject of his film. As they spend time together, the filmmaker learns about the man's ordinary life and hidden past.

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What happens

Guy is a 1996 American drama film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, produced by Renée Missel and Vincent D'Onofrio, and written by Kirby Dick. It stars Hope Davis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Sandy Martin, Michael Massee, John F. O'Donohue and Richard Portnow. The film had its world premiere at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival in September 1996, and was released theatrically in the United States on 17 December 1997. Its United Kingdom release was on 22 May 1998. It was filmed on location in Los Angeles, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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