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Being John Malkovich [DVD] [2000]

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  • Actors: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich, Ned Bellamy
  • Directors: Spike Jonze
  • Writers: Charlie Kaufman
  • Producers: Charlie Kaufman, Michael Kuhn, Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Steve Golin
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Uca
  • DVD Release Date: 8 May 2006
  • Run Time: 112 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004U8OC
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,371 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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While too many films suffer the fate of creative bankruptcy, Being John Malkovich is a refreshing study in contrast, so bracingly original that you'll want to send director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman a thank-you note for restoring your faith in the enchantment of film. Even if it ultimately serves little purpose beyond the thrill of comedic invention, this demented romance is gloriously entertaining, spilling over with ideas that tickle the brain and even touch the heart. That's to be expected in a movie that dares to ponder the existential dilemma of a forlorn puppeteer (John Cusack) who discovers a metaphysical portal into the brain of actor John Malkovich.

The puppeteer takes a job working as a file clerk on the seventh-and-a-half floor of a Manhattan office building; this idea alone might serve as the comedic basis for an entire film, but Jonze and Kaufman are just getting started. Add a devious co-worker (Catherine Keener), Cusack's dowdy wife (a barely recognisable Cameron Diaz), and a business scheme to capitalise on the thrill of being John Malkovich, and you've got a movie that just gets crazier as it plays by its own outrageous rules. Malkovich himself is the film's pièce de résistance, playing on his own persona with obvious delight and--when he enters his own brain via the portal--appearing with multiple versions of himself in a tour-de-force use of digital trickery. Does it add up to much? Not really. But for 112 liberating minutes, Being John Malkovich is a wild place to visit. --Jeff Shannon

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English French German
Dolby Digital 5.1 Stereo
Original Theatrical Trailer
Filmographies
Art Of Puppeteering Featurette
Art Of Background Diving Featurette
John Horatio Malkovich
Dance Despair And Disillusionment
7 And A Half Floor Orientation
Spike Jonze Interview
Photo Album
4 TV Slots
Dutch\English\French\German


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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A must see!, 16 April 2006
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Written by Charlie Kaufman, this film is a true original. Being John Malkovich follows a small group of people who discover a portal that leads into the mind of John Malkovich, where people can see through Malkovich's eyes for 15 minutes before being dumped by the New Jersey turnpike. They set up a business charging people for the experience - and that's when the film starts to get really weird... This is a must-see.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Daring - Imaginative - Complex, 23 Feb 2004
This film was one that i was reluctant to watch, it looked very dark and quite complex. It was dark and it was complex, but it was very entertaining, witty and moving in places. I found myself really feeling the characters emotions. Its a great story that is well executed by the cinematic techniques, the acting and the imaginative set (floor 7 1/2). Ok its not for everyone, but i recommend you rent it first so you can make up your mind, give it a chance.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars the best film of the nineties, 12 Sep 2000
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1999 was a very strong year for American movies, but Spike Jonze's inimitable surrealist comic parable is simply the very best.

The pitch for this film must have been quite something and I suppose we should be thankful for the studio executives who took a chance on this bizarre idea. Here's the pitch. Talented, but dysfunctional puppeteer takes a filing job on the 7 1/2th floor of a Manhattan building only to discover a hidden portal into the brain of John Malkovitch. Those who go into the portal can be JM, but for twenty minutes only, whereupon they are dumped ignominiously onto the New Jersey turnpike. Still following?

In Jonze's safe hands and with a brilliant cast led by the always-excellent John Cusak, an unrecognisable Cameron Diaz and Malkovitch in full self parody mode, this movie is a joy from first to last. It is very very funny for one thing. The sharp dialogue, endless sight gags, several joyous cameos (Charlie Sheen's stands out) and the sheer absurdity of the whole thing see to that. But everything is held together by the bigger themes of identity, fantasy and mortality.

If you didn't see this at the cinema, see it now, go and rent it, buy the thing. Take my car. It's that good!

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