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Cecil B. Demented

Play trailer Poster for Cecil B. Demented R,  2000,  1h 28m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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53% Tomatometer 81 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
An insane action-comedy about a young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists who kidnap a movie goddess and force her to star in their underground movie. Vowing to punish the crass sins of commercial cinema, fueled by revolutionary zeal and their self-imposed sexual frustration, Cecil B. DeMented and his guerrilla production crew invade the streets of Baltimore to shoot their no-budget epic. When Cecil says Action, he means action! Nothing is going to stand in his way.
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The idea behind John Waters' latest has much potential, but the movie ends up being too sloppy and underdeveloped in terms of script and direction. Also, by today's standards, it fails to shock.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness May 3, 2005
B
Mildly scabrous. Go to Full Review
Robert Horton Film.com Jan 1, 2000
A small, scruffy, but agreeably energized comedy. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Jan 1, 2000
4/5
A fast, furious and funny fusillade of a movie. Go to Full Review
Jan Stuart The Advocate Apr 5, 2022
John Waters all too often dresses up colorful characters only to give them no place to go. His lopsided Cecil B. Demented is a prime example. Go to Full Review
A.S. Hamrah The Baffler Sep 16, 2020
Kevin Nealon, in his greatest role, plays himself as the star of Forrest Gump II. Impossible dreams abound... Go to Full Review
Stuart Klawans The Nation Jul 13, 2015
Does this picture leap off the screen, or what? Yes, it leaps -- thanks to Melanie Griffith's eager participation in this act of revenge, Stephen Dorff's unbuttoned nuttiness...and Waters's knowing, caring intelligence about movie culture and its decline. Go to Full Review
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Hagrid S Feb 1, 2018 Not flawless, but I enjoyed it.
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John Waters

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Melanie Griffith

Honey Whitlock

Stephen Dorff

Cecil B. Demented

Alicia Witt

Cherish

Larry Giliard Jr.

Lewis

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Raven

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Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented (2000) Cecil B. Demented (2000) Stephen Dorff is lunatic film director. Stephen Dorff is a lunatic film director who kidnaps an obnoxious Hollywood movie queen (Melanie Griffith) and forces her to star in his underground movie. Alicia Witt is Cherish, a member of the Sprocket Holes. The vigilante gang of cinema terrorists, the Sprocket Holes. Director John Waters and Melanie Griffith on the set. Melanie Griffith is Honey Whitlock, a beloved Hollywood movie star who is kidnapped by a lunatic film director. Rodney (Jack Noseworthy), Cecil (Stephen Dorff) and Lewis (lower right, Larry Gilliard, Jr) kidnap Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith). View more photos

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Synopsis An insane action-comedy about a young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists who kidnap a movie goddess and force her to star in their underground movie. Vowing to punish the crass sins of commercial cinema, fueled by revolutionary zeal and their self-imposed sexual frustration, Cecil B. DeMented and his guerrilla production crew invade the streets of Baltimore to shoot their no-budget epic. When Cecil says Action, he means action! Nothing is going to stand in his way.
Director
John Waters
Screenwriter
John Waters
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment
Production Co
Polar Entertainment Corporation, Le Studio Canal +, Artic Productions LLC, Ice Cap Production
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 21, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
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