Rules Don't Apply (2016)

Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations

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Trivia
When Marla and Lucy share the back seat of a car, much of their dialogue is improvised.

Goofs
The Mabreys as Baptists, said a commonly used Catholic grace before a meal. In that period of the 1950s, no Baptist would use a Catholic prayer.

Quotes
Frank Forbes: [to Marla] You're an exception. Rules don't apply to you.

Crazy credits
The end credits contain the standard disclaimer that all characters are fictional. But Howard Hughes, as well as his aides Noah Dietrich (played by Martin Sheen) and Robert Maheu (Alec Baldwin) are real people.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.32 (2016)

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The Rules Don't Apply
Written by Lorraine Feather and Eddie Arkin

I'm surprised that Warren Beatty returned to directing after almost 20 years with another film about a disturbed man who is falling apart. Even more, why make another Howard Hughes film? You'd learn more about Hughes by watching the Tommy Lee Jones film or "The Aviator." Mr. Beatty was trying to be contemporary with the editing of the film (4 editors by the way) by cutting away from a scenes abruptly that were starting to get interesting.

The pace of the romance between the two lead characters was uneven and thus hard to believe. The costumes, production design, cinematography and much of the acting was great, but the narrative was confusing. There was a lot of interesting quirkiness and style, but because the point of view was scattered, it was hard to really get to know the characters.