Information
| Year: | 2000 |
| Rating: | 5.9(7560) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Directed by: | John Waters |
| Actors: | Stephen Dorff Adrian Grenier Larry Gilliard Jr. Melanie Griffith Alicia Witt Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| "Long live guerilla film making!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| John Waters | |
| Actors | |
| Stephen Dorff | as Cecil |
| Adrian Grenier | as Lyle |
| Larry Gilliard Jr. | as Lewis |
| Jack Noseworthy | as Rodney |
| Michael Shannon | as Petie |
| Kevin Nealon | as Himself |
| Eric Barry | as Fidget |
| Harriet Dodge | as Dinah |
| Eric Roberts | as Honey's Ex |
| Ray Felton | as Roy Stillings |
| John Michaelson | as Charles |
| Bill Grimmett | as Mayor Adam Fenwick |
| Jeffrey Wei | as William |
| Billy Green | as Child A |
| James Klingenberg | as Child C |
| Nathan Stolpman | as Ticket Taker |
| Gary Wheeler | as Theatre Manager |
| Tyler Mason Buckalew | as Teen Boy |
| Marty Lodge | as Film Commissioner |
| James Byrne Reed | as Producer |
| Marlo Bernier | as Studio Executive |
| Michael Gabel | as Film Delivery Driver |
| Mark Joy | as Fidget's Dad |
| Alan J. Wendl | as Security Teamster |
| Peter Gil | as Director |
| Eric Richardson | as D.P. Jean Pierre |
| Channing Wilroy | as Shop Steward |
| Dan Morgan | as Teamster |
| Delaney Williams | as Teamster |
| Frank Ferrara | as Teamster |
| Steve Mack | as Teamster |
| Michael Willis | as Teamster |
| G. Lee Fleming | as Sniffles |
| Scott Morgan | as Groupie |
| Tim Caggiano | as Porno Fan |
| Tyler Miller | as Fan A |
| Geoffrey I. Grissett | as Boy Fan |
| Joshua Billings | as Drive-In Manager |
| Jeff Perryson | as Jock A |
| Terry McCrea | as Jock B |
| Conrad Karlson | as Psychiatrist |
| Doug Roberts | as Cecil's Dad |
| Nat Benchley | as Swat Cop A |
| Dave Trovato | as Swat Cop B |
| Billy Tolzman | as Petie's Trick |
| Jonathan Fiorucci | as Raven's Groupie |
| Michael Ahl | as Police Sniper |
| Ken Arnold | as Swat Team Member |
| Chris Ashworth | as News Camera man |
| Michael Blumenstock | as Grip/Teamster |
| Jonathan Boushell | as Drive-In Attendee |
| Christopher T. Chase | as Mayor's Bodyguard |
| Paul M. Clary | as Gaffer 'Gumped Again' |
| Dennis Dermody | as Porn Movie Watcher |
| Jacques Derosena | as Photographer |
| Jeff Dignan | as Movie Premiere Attendee |
| Brian Donahue | as Teamster |
| Denny Dormody | as Moviegoer in Apex Cinema |
| Brian Dragonuk | as Theatre Patron |
| David A. Dunham | as Movie Patron |
| Dan Franko | as Drive-In Rioter |
| Nasi Glekas | as Movie Theater Patron |
| Graham Gordon | as Heavy Metal Fan #4 |
| Mark J. Gross | as Self Indulging Man in Movie Theatre |
| Oscar Haynes | as Cameraman |
| George Hulse | as Extra |
| Joe James | as Movie Patron |
| Rick Kain | as Movie Producer |
| Keith Konecke | as Heavy Metal Fan #1 |
| Chilembwe M. Mason | as Movie Theater Patron |
| Michael McKennitt | as Movie Producer |
| Michael Noel | as Movie Sequence Stalker |
| Eddie Page | as SWAT Cop |
| Jim Page | as Waiter in Kitchen |
| Chris Puls | as Extra |
| Alan Reese | as Extra |
| John Sadowsky | as Still Photographer |
| Ryan Slattery | as Jock |
| David Stelzer | as Heavy Metal Fan #2 |
| Tim Sulin | as Heavy Metal Fan #3 |
| Mack Syler | as Electrician 'Gumped Again' |
| Richard Tovish | as Gumped Again Grip |
| Anthony Wanzer | as Lawyer |
| John Waters | as Reporter |
| Ron A. Williams | as Celebrity Guest |
| Actresses | |
| Melanie Griffith | as Honey Whitlock |
| Alicia Witt | as Cherish |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | as Raven |
| Mink Stole | as Mrs. Sylvia Mallory |
| Ricki Lake | as Libby |
| Patricia Hearst | as Fidget's Mom |
| Zenzele Uzoma | as Chardonnay |
| Erika Lynn Rupli | as Pam |
| Roseanne | as Herself |
| Jewel Orem | as Maid |
| Sloane Brown | as Newscaster |
| Mia Walker | as Child B |
| Ginger Tipton | as Box Office Lady |
| Melanie Gorombol | as Candy Counter Girl |
| Joyce Flick Wendl | as Puker |
| Tara Garwood | as Charles Theater Girl |
| Patsy Grady Abrams | as Family Woman A |
| Rhea Feiken | as Family Woman B |
| Shana Gelbard | as Family Woman C |
| Susan Lowe | as Family Lady A |
| Mary Vivian Pearce | as Family Lady B |
| Marybeth Wise | as A.D. |
| Cynthia Webb | as Large Lady |
| Judith Knight Young | as Ticket Seller |
| Brooke Houghton | as Girl Fan |
| Rosemary Knower | as Cecil's Mom |
| Dani Englander | as Bartender |
| Melissa Fatto | as Shucks Oysters |
| Pamela Fischer | as Socialite |
| Mimi Fletcher | as Movie theatre patron; Panicked Drive-in Movie customer |
| Lindsey Jarboe | as Movie Premiere Attendee |
| Towanda Underdue | as Honey Hater/Cecil Fan |
| Erika Wickham | as Extra |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 4 October 1999 - 19 November 1999 |
| Budget: | USD 10,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 950,785 USD (3 September 2000) Spain - 31,768,470 ESP (25 June 2001) |
| Plot: | In Baltimore, guerrilla filmmaker Cecil B. Demented leads a band of cinema revolutionaries who kidnap Honey Whitlock, a bitchy and aging movie star of big-budget froth. Cecil wants her in his movie, a screed against Hollywood they film during blitzkrieg attacks on a multiplex, a Maryland Film Commission press conference, and the set of a "Forrest Gump" sequel. He insists on celibacy; the cast and crew channel sexual energy into the production. With a family-values coalition, aggrieved Teamsters, and the police on their trail, Cecil needs help from porno, kung-fu, and drive-in audiences. What about Honey? Will she bolt or refuse to act? Or will she hit her marks and light up the screen? |
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Original Soundtracks
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"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. "Nice Tranquil Thumbs in Mouth" Written by David Astor , Robert Bray, Joseph Karam, Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian Performed by The Locust Courtesy of Gold Standard Laboratories "Bankable Bitch" Written by John Waters , Stephen Janis, Daniel Woodis, Ronald Richardson and Teflon Performed by DJ Class and Teflon the Bull Produced by Stephen Janis "Upstart" Written and Performed by Meatjack Courtesy of At a Loss Records "Everyday" Written by Todd Chaisson, Michael Parnin and Todd Michael Burr Performed by Substance D Courtesy of Noise Records/Modern Music Records "No Budget" Written by John Waters , Stephen Janis, Daniel Woodis and Mayo Performed by DJ Class and Mayo Produced by Stephen Janis "Broadway Brouhaha" Written by Kevin L. Hiatt and Charles Baker Courtesy of Megatrax Production Music "Loopy" Written and Produced by Zoë Poledouris Performed by XXXBombshell "An Extra Piece of Dead Meat" Written by David Astor , Robert Bray, Joseph Karam, Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian Performed by The Locust Courtesy of Gold Standard Laboratories "Demented Forever" Written by John Waters , Stephen Janis, Daniel Woodis and Sheree Magwood Performed by Karen McMillan Produced by Stephen Janis "Seduction" Written and Produced by Carvin Knowles Performed by The Sex-o-Rama Band Courtesy of Oglio Records "Ciao!" Written and Performed by Liberace Courtesy of MCA Records "Cow" Written by Jerome Dillon and Zoë Poledouris Performed and Produced by Jerome Dillon Vocalist: Zoë Poledouris |
Goofs
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Continuity: At the Bengie's Drive-In, Cecil pushes the film groupie out of the room and shuts the door after him. In the next shot, he is still there, and in the shot after he is gone. Continuity: A moment before Cecil licks the movie camera, the word "Panavision" can clearly be seen above the "Panaflex" logo that he licks. When it cuts to the close-up of him licking the "Panaflex" logo, the "Panavision" logo is covered with a blank plate that matches the color of the camera. In the next clear shot of the camera, the "Panavision" logo is back and the "Panaflex" logo is covered in black. Continuity: 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. SYNC: In an early scene before Honey is escorted to the premiere, Ricki Lake's character says "We'll be right with you," but her lips don't move. Revealing mistakes: In the scene where the crew take over Forrest Gump 2, a hand grenade is thrown. The explosion occurs prematurely, before the grenade leaves view. Revealing mistakes: You can see Melanie Griffith's real hair coming out from under the blonde wig in the scene where her roots are getting treated (the same scene where the whole crew learns of the Forest Gump sequel). GEOG: After the Sproket Holes kidnap Honey, they leave the Senator Theatre, make a left in the next shot, then pass a Wendy's restaurant. That Wendy's is located on York Road in Govans, south of the Senator. They would not need to have turned. The two shots (the turn and the Wendy's) should have been reversed. Revealing mistakes: When they set Honey's hair on fire when atop of the building at the drive in theater, she's obviously wearing a badly-disguised wig/prosthetic in the wide shots. |
Quotes
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Cherish: All my directors fuck me. Cecil: I am not all your directors! I am Cecil B. Demented! Sniffles: Nobody here but us whackers. Honey: How can you be a drug addict in the new millennium, Lyle? Drugs are so retro. Lyle: Before I became a drug addict, I had so many problems. Now I just have one - Drugs! It's given my life real focus. Cecil: I have a vision! Fidget: Hey, hey MPAA, how many movies have you censored today? [takes a big sip from a chalice] Raven: It's goat's urine. Want some? Cecil: Power to the people who punish bad cinema! Cecil: Demented forever! Cecil: Death to mainstream cinema! Petie: Tell me about Mel Gibson's dick and balls! Cecil: Action Fans! Help us! Cecil: I am Cecil B. Demented! And this is a fucking kidnapping! Rodney: I'm ashamed of my heterosexuality! Honey: No! Please let me go! I promise I won't tell anyone about your little movie! Cecil: Little? Honey: I didn't mean, you know, *little*. I meant, you know, low-budget... ly cult. Raven: Pain is pleasure! Slavery is freedom! Suicide for Satan! Cecil: Celibacy for celluloid! Candy counter girl: Do you know Quentin Tarantino? I love his movies! Cecil: No adlibbing! [fires gun] Dinah: Hey! We're not union! And we're takin' over this movie! Cecil: I'm Cecil B. Demented, and you're in my movie. Do not look into the lens and ruin the shot or you will be shot. [filming a scene for "Raving Beauty"] Honey: It's that fucking new multiplex that opened in the mall, isn't it? Cherish: I heard they were sold out last night, mom. Lyle: No, not for the Flinstones sequel...! Cecil: No one gets laid until we've finished our movie. We're horny, but our film comes first! [Raven introduces herself to Honey] Raven: Hi, I'm Raven, I'm a Satanist and I'll be doing your make-up. [changes tone] You look so pale... [angrily slaps Honey, then turns sweet again] Sorry, but Satan says you need more color. Cherish: Porno Fans! It's me, Cherish! And I need your hardcore help! Cecil: I'm a prophet against profit! Honey: Raven, you know, you're a really pretty girl. You could escape from all of this madness. Raven: Escape to what, Honey? I mean, my father is Zo-Zo, the three headed guard dog at the gate to hell. Honey: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Honey: I am ready for my close-up, Mr. Demented. Cecil: Technique is nothing more than failed style. Cecil: [the camera operator has just been shot] Principal photography has been completed! Honey: Family is just a dirty word for censorship. Cherish: We can fuck now? Cecil: From here to Timbuktu! Cecil: There are no rules in underground cinema, only edges. Fidget: No! I want to go home! I don't want to be in show business anymore! Cecil: I knew you were the weak one, Fidget. Just remember, your parents liked Godzilla. Lyle: They wouldn't even let you see R-rated films as a child. Dinah: They've never even been to a midnight movie. Chardonnay: They enjoy classic TV sitcoms turned into feature length films. Cherish: They've never rented a porno movie. Cecil: And to top it all off, they talk out loud in the theatre once the feature has begun. Honey: Oh, that really is unforgivable, Fidget. Fidget: Okay, okay! My parents are the enemies of film! Honey: Cherish, this is America, you know. It's a free country. People can make bad movies if they so desire. Cecil: Not anymore they don't! Cherish: You think just cause you've made "real" movies you're better than me, don't you? Honey: Oh, please. Cherish: Do you know why I became a porno star? [everyone in van groans] Cecil: Cherish has recovered memory. Cherish: When I was ten years old, my entire family fucked me under the Christmas tree. Honey: I'm so sorry. Cherish: Yeah, I bet you are... "jingle balls, jingle balls" my stupid brother started singing. Honey: [laughs] Cherish: You think that's funny? Honey: [still laughing] No, I don't. Cecil: That's all behind you now, Cherish. We're here, and we're makin' movies. |
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