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    Unique ID Code: 0000199475
    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 12/8/2019 16:42
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    Being John Malkovich

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    Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 113 mins
    Retail Price: £24.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    Bringing new meaning to the term identity crisis , this instant cult comedy classic boldly launched the feature film careers of its director, music video visionary Spike Jonze (nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Director), and its screenwriter, master of existentialist surrealism Charlie Kaufman (also nominated for Best Original Screenplay).

    Failed street puppeteer Craig Schwarz (John Cusack) reluctantly gets a day job to financially support his wife Lotte (Cameron Diaz) and their ever-expanding menagerie of pets crammed in their small, dimly-lit New York apartment. Working as a file clerk at LesterCorp (hidden away on Floor 7½ of the Mertin-Flemmer Building), and spending most of his time lusting after aloof co-worker Maxine (Catherine Keener), one day Craig makes an incredible discovery: a hidden door that leads to a portal inside the mind of legendary actor John Malkovich (John Malkovich), seeing life through his eyes for fifteen minutes before being spat back out on the New Jersey Turnpike. Craig shares his find with Lotte and Maxine, leading to an explosive chain of events that will irrevocably alter the lives of all three... and of course, the unwitting Malkovich.

    Jonze and Kaufman s unforgettably bizarre comic fantasia is as hilarious and innovative now as it was two decades ago, and is presented here in a director-approved transfer with bonus features never released in the UK before.

    Special Features:
    Select scene audio commentary by Jonze s friend and competitor, the filmmaker Michel Gondry
    John Malkovich and John Hodgman, a conversation between the film s star and the actor, writer and humourist
    Strung Along, a new featurette exploring the marionettes made for the film, featuring newly shot interviews with puppeteer Phillip Huber and puppeteer/designer/fabricators Kamela Portuges and Lee Armstrong
    The 7½ Floor, the full corporate orientation video seen in the film
    John Horatio Malkovich: Dance of Despair and Disillusionment, the full pseudo-documentary seen in the film
    An Interview with Director Spike Jonze, a brief chat with the director filmed under duress by Lance Bangs
    An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering, an archival interview with Phillip Huber filmed on set by Lance Bangs
    An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving, an on-set look at filming the New Jersey Turnpike sequence by Lance Bangs
    Don t Enter Here, There Is Nothing Here
    Theatrical trailer and TV spots
    Image gallery
    Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vero Navarro
    FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Roger Keen and archive publicity materials

    Video Tracks:
    1.85:1 widescreen 1080p

    Audio Tracks:
    DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Spike Jonze

    Written By:

    Starring:
    John Malkovich
    Charlie Sheen
    Mary Kay Place
    Orson Bean
    Catherine Keener
    Cameron Diaz
    John Cusack

    Casting By:
    Kim Davis
    Justine Baddeley

    Soundtrack By:
    Carter Burwell

    Director of Photography:
    Lance Acord

    Editor:
    Eric Zumbrunnen

    Costume Designer:
    Casey Storm

    Production Designer:
    K.K. Barrett

    Producer:
    Michael Stipe
    Sandy Stern
    Vincent Landay
    Steve Golin

    Executive Producer:
    Michael Kuhn
    Charlie Kaufman

    Distributor:
    Arrow Video

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