In a radio interview writer Charlie Kaufman explained that while pitching John Malkovich's representatives the story, Kaufman was informed by them that, much to his surprise, Malkovich lived at the time in a Manhattan apartment numbered 7-1/2. Kaufman said that the representatives gave the impression of "feeling him out" and were worried he was a stalker.
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Death on the Nile 1978
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey
Death on the Nile features clever, twists and turns, captivating, enigmatic and talky style.
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This movie's character spoofs are as follows: Eileen Brennan's Betty DeBoop is a spoof of Lauren Bacall's Marie "Slim" Browning from To Have and Have Not (1944); Madeline Kahn's Mrs. Montenegro is a spoof of Mary Astor's Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941); John Houseman's Jasper Blubber is a spoof of Sydney Greenstreet's Kasper Gutman ("The Fat Man") in The Maltese Falcon (1941); Dom DeLuise's Pepe Damascus is a spoof of Peter Lorre's Joel Cairo; Fernando Lamas' Paul DuChard is a spoof of Paul Henreid's Victor Laszlo from Casablanca (1942); Paul Williams' Boy is a spoof of Elisha Cook Jr.; Scatman Crothers' pianist Tinker is a spoof of Dooley Wilson's piano player Sam from Casablanca (1942); Louise Fletcher's Marlene DuChard is a spoof of Ingrid Bergman's Ilsa Lund from Casablanca (1942); Peter Falk's Lou Peckinpaugh is a spoof of two Humphrey Bogart characters, Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Rick Blaine from Casablanca (1942) and an extension of his Sam Diamond character from Murder by Death (1976) and his Columbo (1971) character from television.
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Lost in Yonkers 1993
In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers New York.
Lost in Yonkers features sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious and feel good style.
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Brighton Beach Memoirs 1986
Eugene a young teenage Jewish boy recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents his aunt two cousins and his brother Stanley whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty sexual ...
Brighton Beach Memoirs features semi autobiographical, realistic, touching, feel good and humorous style.
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Biloxi Blues 1988
During the Second World War Eugene enlists in the US Army during the last year of the War and is sent to basic training in Biloxi Mississippi. There he must live with a variety of fellow soldiers while enduring the whims of a mentally unstable ...
Biloxi Blues features humorous, funny, captivating, light and clever style.
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Just Looking 1999
Its 1955. Lenny is a 14-year old boy who is totally fascinated by sex. He is too scared to quotdo itquot so he dedicates his summer to seeing two other people do it. Easier said than done. Caught in the act of spying his mother and ...
Just Looking features sexy, sexual, touching, feel good and semi serious style.
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Brighton Beach Memoirs 1986
Eugene a young teenage Jewish boy recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents his aunt two cousins and his brother Stanley whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty sexual ...
Brighton Beach Memoirs features semi autobiographical, realistic, touching, feel good and humorous style.
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Men Dont Leave 1990
After her husband John dies unexpectedly Beth Macauley is unprepared for life without him. She is unemployed with no job skills and 60000 in debt from on-going renovations to their house located in suburban Bingham. She doesnt know what to ...
Men Dont Leave features feel good, touching, sentimental, humorous and semi serious style.
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"Sam Diamond" is a combination of Dashiell Hammett's character "Sam Spade" and "Richard Diamond", played by Dick Powell on radio and David Janssen on television.
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HouseSitter 1992
After building his dream house architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-night stand with a waitress never imagining that a woman he slept with once would end up posing as ...
HouseSitter features humorous, feel good, romantic, light and absurd style.
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Cactus Flower 1969
Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action her lover dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having ...
Cactus Flower features feel good, humorous, sexy, touching and witty style.
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The Lonely Guy 1984
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
The Lonely Guy features humorous, realistic, sentimental, talky and feel good style.
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Chasing Papi 2003
Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out ...
Chasing Papi features humorous, feel good, romantic, funny and witty style.
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Whats Up, Doc? 1972
Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in Music. One seems a bit distracted and that was before he meets her. A strange woman seems to have devoted her life to confusing and embarrassing him. At the same time a ...
Whats Up, Doc? features witty, humorous, semi serious, realistic and feel good style.
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The Heartbreak Kid 1972
Three days into his Miami honeymoon Lenny meets tall blonde Kelly. This confirms him in his opinion that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants Kelly instead.
The Heartbreak Kid features talky, humorous, witty, clever and suspense style.
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Biloxi Blues 1988
During the Second World War Eugene enlists in the US Army during the last year of the War and is sent to basic training in Biloxi Mississippi. There he must live with a variety of fellow soldiers while enduring the whims of a mentally unstable ...
Biloxi Blues features humorous, funny, captivating, light and clever style.
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Just Looking 1999
Its 1955. Lenny is a 14-year old boy who is totally fascinated by sex. He is too scared to quotdo itquot so he dedicates his summer to seeing two other people do it. Easier said than done. Caught in the act of spying his mother and ...
Just Looking features sexy, sexual, touching, feel good and semi serious style.
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Brighton Beach Memoirs 1986
Eugene a young teenage Jewish boy recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents his aunt two cousins and his brother Stanley whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty sexual ...
Brighton Beach Memoirs features semi autobiographical, realistic, touching, feel good and humorous style.
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Men Dont Leave 1990
After her husband John dies unexpectedly Beth Macauley is unprepared for life without him. She is unemployed with no job skills and 60000 in debt from on-going renovations to their house located in suburban Bingham. She doesnt know what to ...
Men Dont Leave features feel good, touching, sentimental, humorous and semi serious style.
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This movie was completely shot on studio soundstages.
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