A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 17 nominations total
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- TriviaAfter working in this movie, Casey Affleck brought director Gus Van Sant a screenplay by his brother Ben Affleck and Ben's friend Matt Damon; it became Good Will Hunting (1997).
- GoofsAt Larry Maretto's burial, the Catholic priest says "in nominis patris et filius et spiritus sanctus", getting most of the endings wrong; correct is "in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti", which any priest would know.
- Quotes
Jimmy Emmett: Any time it rains, or when there's thunder and lightning, or when it snows, I have to jack off.
- Crazy creditsA scene plays out behind the end credits where Janice skates on the ice at the location where a significant moment in the story took place.
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Written by Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins and Stan Lewis (as Stanley J. Lewis)
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This is black comedy at its finest,a wonderfully incisive film.I've seen it many times and it gets better with every viewing.This is one of Gus Van Sants best films,right up there with Drugstore Cowboy.This was the film that proved Nicole Kidman was a force to be reckoned with.Its a brutally good part,and she doesn't waste it.Giving a genuinely unhinged performance,as well as a jaw droppingly sexy one.The performances are all excellent though,Dillon plays the poor dumb schmuck who doesen't know what he's let himself in for with ease.Joaquin Phoenix is great as probably the dimmest character in movie history!Best of all is Illeana Douglas as Dillons wonderfully cynical sister."What did i first think of her?-Four letters beginning with 'c',you know......cold!" This is beautifully put together using mock docu footage,flashbacks,and straight filmaking.Clever,intelligent,and razor sharp,films like this are all to rare.Look out for director David Cronenberg,in a wickedly good cameo!
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- Oct 27, 2002
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- Also known as
- Todo por un sueño
- Filming locations
- Black River, Georgina, Ontario, Canada(final skating scene)
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,284,514
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $386,510
- Oct 1, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $21,286,518
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