The Impostors (1998)

Regisseur:

Stanley Tucci

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Stanley Tucci (written by)

Premierendatum:

2. Oktober 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie

Werbezeile:

Now the time has come...to act.

Plot:

In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci...

Plot Keywords:

1930s | Actor | Attempted Murder | Audition | Bakery

Nutzerkommentare:

Brilliant

Besetzung

Oliver Platt	...	Maurice
Stanley Tucci	...	Arthur
Walker Jones	...	Maitre D'
Jessica Walling	...	Attractive Woman
David Lipman	...	Baker in Kramer's Pastries
E. Katherine Kerr	...	Gertrude in "Hamlet"
George Guidall	...	Claudius in "Hamlet"
William Hill	...	Bernardo in "Hamlet"
Alfred Molina	...	Sir Jeremy Burtom
Michael Emerson	...	Burtom's Assistant
Jack O'Connell	...	Stage Manager
Matt Malloy	...	Mike / Laertes in "Hamlet"
Ted Blumberg	...	Francisco in "Hamlet"
Lili Taylor	...	Lily 'Lil'
Tony Shalhoub	...	Voltri, First Mate

Alternativ:

Ship of Fools (USA) (working title)
The Impostors - Zwei Hochstapler in Not (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for some language.

Länge:

101 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:LH | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:Atp

Drehorte:

Murdoch Hall - 114 Clifton Place, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Firma:

First Cold Piece

Pannen:

Anachronismus: During the opening scene in the park café, modern cars are passing by in the background.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Maurice: [as they discuss an act which they did] I'm sorry.
Arthur: You stole my death.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Some Like It Hot (1959)

Soundtrack:

Sweetie Dear

Brilliant

I'm so dismayed that nobody has ever seen this movie. It's pretty much the quintessential farce. Outrageous physical comedy, incredibly stupid dialogue (intended to be stupid, that is), and totally ridiculous characters. I don't know about most people, but to me, every single line in this movie is hilarious. I've tried exposing some people to it, and if you're not a big fan of absurdity, and you don't enjoy irreverent humor, you won't get this picture.

I will, however, highly recommend this feature to anyone who is a big fan of The Family Guy, or The Simpsons, or any show on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. You need to rent it and watch it twice to pick up on all the amazing comic elements.