Cecil B. Demented

2000
12
1h 27min

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6,3/10

17 k

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Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff in Cecil B. Demented (2000)

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAn insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.

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6,3/10

17 k

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Récompenses
- 2 nominations au total

Lewis
(as Larry Gilliard Jr.)

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Raven

Jack Noseworthy

Rodney

Mink Stole

Mrs. Sylvia Mallory

Ricki Lake

Libby

Patricia Hearst

Fidget's Mom

Michael Shannon

Petie
(as Mike Shannon)

Kevin Nealon

Kevin

Eric Barry

Fidget
(as Eric M. Barry)

Zenzele Uzoma

Chardonnay

Erika Auchterlonie

Pam
(as Erika Lynn Rupli)

Harry Dodge

Dinah
(as Harriet Dodge)

Roseanne Barr

Rosanne
(as Rosanne)

Eric Roberts

Honey's Ex

Réalisation
- John Waters
Scénario
- John Waters
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Histoire

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Anecdotes
The tattoos on the cast and crew are as follows:
Cecil - Otto Preminger - left forearm
Cherish - Andy Warhol - thigh
Lyle - Herschell Gordon Lewis - left breast
Pam - Sam Peckinpah - left arm
Chardonnay - Spike Lee - stomach
Lewis - David Lynch - knuckles
Fidget - William Castle - chest
Raven - Kenneth Anger - chest
Rodney - Almodovar (presumably Pedro Almodóvar) - right arm
Petie - Fassbinder (presumably Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - left forearm
Dyna - Sam Fuller (aka Samuel Fuller) - right forearm

Gaffes
In the chase scene with the Baltimore PD, the left front tire of the police cruiser is shot causing it to go flat and the cruiser to crash into a movie theater box office. As the cruiser slams into the box office, the tire has miraculously been re-inflated.

Citations
Honey: How can you be a drug addict in the new millennium? It's so retro.
Lyle: Before I was a drug addict, I had so many different problems. Now I just have one - drugs! Gave my life a real focus.

Crédits fous
The credits thank "Fred and Ginger" both insinuating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the dance duo, and "Fred e Ginger" a movie by Federico Fellini, paying homage to the duo.

Versions alternatives
There was a quick shot in earlier prints of the movie theater showing the director's cut of "Patch Adams", where we see the sign advertising the director's cut. This shot can still be seen on the intro to the DVD menu, and in one of the trailers.

Connexions
Featured in SexTV: Pink or Blue?: The Science of Sex Selection/John Waters (2004)

Bandes originales
Opening Credit Theme
Written, Produced and Performed by Moby
Featuring samples from "Music for the Movies 1"
Written by Larry Hochman
Courtesy of V2 Records/ Mute Records/ Destiny Music Ltd.

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6/10

Like a lot of John Waters movies, it's very flawed but interesting

I started off enjoying this quite a lot but by the end, my feelings were more mixed.

To get some negatives out of the way first, it felt a little juvenile and simplistic, almost like it was written by a teenager (but a really smart one), not a guy in his 50s. Kind of neglects the idea that people can enjoy mainstream movies and weird stuff. I know Waters isn't really the most subtle director, but making things so black and white irked me towards the end.

Also there are things like all the main characters just getting away from the police halfway through the movie? They're shown surrounded, there's a cut, and then they're all off driving away?

And it's one of those movies that simplifies the filmmaking process in a surprisingly dumbed down way (sound? Editors? Shooting more than three or four scenes?) but it becomes apparent that maybe Cecil wasn't as concerned about releasing the movie, so maybe that's a dumb criticism.

Things in this are good though! It's got a great cast who are all utilised well (Adrian Grenier is even good!), the premise is a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed the first hour or so. And I do agree with many of the things Waters is trying to say- I just think it got a little on the nose towards the end.