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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

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Dick Clark Dick Clark
Dick Clark
Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell
Chuck Barris
Chelsea Ceci Chelsea Ceci
Tuvia, Age 8
Michael Cera Michael Cera
Chuck Age 8 and 11
Isabelle Blais Isabelle Blais
Chuck's Date #2
Jennifer Hall Jennifer Hall
Georgia
Ilona Elkin Ilona Elkin
Georgia's Girlfriend


Written by
Chuck Barris Chuck Barris
(book)
Charlie Kaufman Charlie Kaufman
(screenplay)


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Too Serious for a Silly Plot

17 years, 6 months ago at Jul 29 21:21
1 vote
I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I this this movie needed to be a little campier. This is an interesting concept, the movie based on the semi-biographical novel by Chuck Barris, interweaves some of the truth about this odd man, with a spy thriller. It just didn't work for me. The best parts were the slightly campy scenes like with Julia Roberts or the annoying couple he chaperoned in ... read more

Terrible cast, terrible characters, terrible movie

9 years, 5 months ago at Sep 5 2:45
1 vote
I managed to avoid 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' until recently. While I enjoy watching occasional re-runs of "The Gong Show" (and think that "Palisades Park" is a fun song), I never knew enough about Chuck Barris (host of the aforementioned game show, writer of the aforementioned song, and supposed CIA assassin) to feel compelled to watch a biopic about his life.

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A very good movie

9 years, 1 month ago at Dec 24 13:05
1 vote
I already saw this movie but since it was such a long time ago, I was really eager to check it out again. Well, to be honest, I was rather surprised by how much I struggled to get into the damned thing while I was watching it for the 2nd time. Back then, however, this movie seemed to be the birth of a great new director. The first thing I loved about this flick was the story which I found really f... read more
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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
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