Being John Malkovich (1999)

Being John Malkovich (1999) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$20.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
BAFTA Awards
Ceasar Awards
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
112 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Spike Jonze

Written By:
Charlie Kaufman

Actors:
John Cusack ..... Craig Schwartz
Cameron Diaz ..... Lotte Schwartz
Ned Bellamy ..... Derek Mantini
Eric Weinstein ..... Father at Puppet Show
Madison Lanc ..... Daughter at Puppet Show
Octavia Spencer ..... Woman in Elevator
Mary Kay Place ..... Floris
Orson Bean ..... Dr. Lester
Catherine Keener ..... Maxine Lund
K.K. Dodds ..... Wendy
Reginald C. Hayes ..... Don
Byrne Piven ..... Captain Mertin
Judith Wetzell ..... Tiny Woman
John Malkovich ..... John Horatio Malkovich
Kevin Carroll ..... Cab Driver

Synopsis:

Craig, a puppeteer, takes a filing job in a low-ceilinged office in Manhattan. Although married to the slightly askew Lotte, he hits on a colleague, the sexually frank Maxine. She's bored but snaps awake when he finds a portal leading inside John Malkovich: for 15 minutes you see, hear, and feel whatever JM is doing, then you fall out by the New Jersey Turnpike. Maxine makes it commercial, selling trips for $200; also, she's more interested in Lotte than in Craig, but only when Lotte is inside JM. JM finds out what's going on and tries to stop it, but Craig sees the portal as his road to Maxine and to success as a puppeteer. Meanwhile, Lotte discovers others interested in the portal.

Welcome to the fun house: in this exhilaratingly quirky first feature by Spike Jonze, a stellar video director, the reigning fears and obsessions of a technology-crazed, voyeuristic culture are given an even wilder workout than they got from
"The Truman Show." John Cusack plays a discouraged puppeteer who accidentally finds a way into John Malkovich's mind. While the ordinary science-fiction plot might go downhill after revealing its gimmick, this one's inspired craziness goes on and on. Originality and cleverness abound

A puppeteer discovers a hidden doorway in his office, which turns out to be a portal into John Malkovitch (the famous actor)'s mind. Upon entering the portal, one gets to be inside Malkovitch's mind for 15 odd minutes. As with any great discovery of this century, the ultimate question immediately arises : 'How can we make money out of this?' He and his co-worker promptly set out to exploit this discovery. It doesn't take long for things to go haywire

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