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"If it's not true,it should have been" That quote from a different movie"The Cowboys"sums up my views on this film.This"Black Comedy"is based on a autobiography written by Chuck Barris in which he claims he was a CIA hit man during the cold war.
Now if your to young to remember,Barris wrote some wildly controversial TV shows including a guilty pleasure of mine"The Gong Show"and culture iconic shows like"The Dating Game,The Newlywed Game".If you know anything about those shows there is a irony to think that a buffoon such as Barris could be a assassin.Ah,there's the rub,believability.Is it??? Thats for you to decide in this really entertaining and mind blowing movie,ok,ok,maybe I watched too many of his shows back in the day.Still George Clooney directed this film and co-stars as well as Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts and some really interesting cameos.However what really is great about this film is Sam Rockwell as Chuck Barris.yes its one of those "born to play"performances.Released in 2002 it runs 113 minutes and I took 1 star off for a bit much sexual innuendo.Still I do recommend as thought provoking cinema.Trailer URL follows the pixs and brief IMDB summary below.
An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xha4hZeXFtQ
Now if your to young to remember,Barris wrote some wildly controversial TV shows including a guilty pleasure of mine"The Gong Show"and culture iconic shows like"The Dating Game,The Newlywed Game".If you know anything about those shows there is a irony to think that a buffoon such as Barris could be a assassin.Ah,there's the rub,believability.Is it??? Thats for you to decide in this really entertaining and mind blowing movie,ok,ok,maybe I watched too many of his shows back in the day.Still George Clooney directed this film and co-stars as well as Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts and some really interesting cameos.However what really is great about this film is Sam Rockwell as Chuck Barris.yes its one of those "born to play"performances.Released in 2002 it runs 113 minutes and I took 1 star off for a bit much sexual innuendo.Still I do recommend as thought provoking cinema.Trailer URL follows the pixs and brief IMDB summary below.
An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman.
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