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Cecil B. Demented

2000 · 88 min

A gleefully anarchic, trashy satire that feels like a wild, punk-rock romp through cinema obsession and celebrity culture.

Tagline
Demented forever!
Overview
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • media
  • celebrity
  • rebellion
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
John Waters
Written by
John Waters
Starring
Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Jack Noseworthy, Michael Shannon
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America, France
Languages
English

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