Cecil B. Demented (2000)
- Directed by
- John Waters
- Genre
- comedy film, crime film, comedy thriller, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 300 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A self-absorbed Hollywood actress is kidnapped by a group of radical filmmakers who force her to perform in their low-budget underground movie. The film satirizes celebrity culture and independent filmmaking through over-the-top caricatures and absurd situations.
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What happens
Cecil B. Demented is a 2000 black comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film stars Melanie Griffith as a snobby A-list Hollywood actress who is kidnapped by a band of terrorist filmmakers; they force her to star in their underground film. Stephen Dorff stars as the eponymous character and leader of the group, with Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Michael Shannon co-starring as the rest of his gang of filmmakers. The film, whose title (also the name of Dorff's character) alludes to director Cecil B. DeMille, is loosely based on the 1974 kidnapping of Patricia Hearst, who has a cameo role. Like all of Waters' films, it was shot in Baltimore, Maryland. The film was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 11, 2000, by Artisan Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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