Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
starring: Drew Barrymore, Isabelle Blais, Melissa Carter (IV), Chelsea Ceci, Michael Cera
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The outrageous life and careers of television producer and game show host, Chuck Barris.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 3-MAY-2005
Media Type: DVD
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The memoirs of game-show creator-host Chuck Barris (the man responsiblefor The Newlywed Game and The Gong Show) are the inspirationfor this sneaky biopic, which not only covers Barris's televisioncareer, but also his exploits--unsubstantiated, but also notdisproved--as a government assassin. As Barris, Sam Rockwell gives a gutsy,manic-depressive, warts-and-all performance, depicting how Barris cheated repeatedlyon his longtime girlfriend Penny (Drew Barrymore), was recruited into the CIA bya stone-faced agent (George Clooney, who also makes a stylish directorialdebut), created some of the most popular yet reviled TV shows of the 1970s and'80s, and had a torrid affair with a mysterious, beautiful operative (JuliaRoberts). For a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich,Adaptation), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is prettystraightforward, letting Barris's fevered brain speak for itself. The resultmanages to be lurid, comic, and oddly philosophical. --Bret Fetzer
The outrageous life and careers of television producer and game show host, Chuck Barris.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 3-MAY-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
The memoirs of game-show creator-host Chuck Barris (the man responsiblefor The Newlywed Game and The Gong Show) are the inspirationfor this sneaky biopic, which not only covers Barris's televisioncareer, but also his exploits--unsubstantiated, but also notdisproved--as a government assassin. As Barris, Sam Rockwell gives a gutsy,manic-depressive, warts-and-all performance, depicting how Barris cheated repeatedlyon his longtime girlfriend Penny (Drew Barrymore), was recruited into the CIA bya stone-faced agent (George Clooney, who also makes a stylish directorialdebut), created some of the most popular yet reviled TV shows of the 1970s and'80s, and had a torrid affair with a mysterious, beautiful operative (JuliaRoberts). For a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich,Adaptation), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is prettystraightforward, letting Barris's fevered brain speak for itself. The resultmanages to be lurid, comic, and oddly philosophical. --Bret Fetzer
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Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Very entertaining
How much of this movie is true is debatable, but it doesn't really matter because it moves at a fast clip and keeps your interest the entire time.This movie really brought Sam Rockwell to my attention as an actor who can carry and entire movie on his shoulders.
If you like 70's nostalgia, tv game shows, clock and dagger spies, lots of movie stars and good acting, you'll probably enjoy this movie.
Rating: 
- Watch the movie before reading the book!
The movie itself is well-acted & fun to watch, but if you've read the book you feel like they left out/changed the most engaging plot points.
Sam Rockwell does a great job as Chuck Barris and Drew Barrymore is a sweet, pathetic Penny Pachino which makes the love story of the film work on a basic level. Unfortunately the espionage elements which made up the majority of the book are glossed over in favor of artistic fluff.
Barris' friendship with Jim Byrd is cut away to merely ... Read More
Rating: - Underappreciated movie
Everyone knows Charlie Kaufman for "Being John Malkovich." While that movie was great, this movie is right up there with it. The cast is wonderful, and the plot is so intriguing. It makes you almost believe something that is completely unbelievable, and for that, it is nothing short of brilliant. Sam Rockwell needs more starring roles; he is a great actor.
Rating: - Good debut
To my surprise, most of the critics who praised the film were correct. It's an excellent `little' film that stays within its bounds, exhibits relentless energy & creativity by director GC(whose career grows more & more admirable with each project), & provides a devastating portrait of a profoundly sad & depressed little man- not a delusional 1. CB had it all, & then gave up. Still, he's a multi-millionaire who's lived in France the last 20 years, so 1 wonders why he is so put off by something as ephemeral ... Read More
Rating: - charlie kauffman
charlie kauffman done well. i really liked the ending. (Somebody get "synecdoche, new york" released in the US.)
- Very entertainingHow much of this movie is true is debatable, but it doesn't really matter because it moves at a fast clip and keeps your interest the entire time.This movie really brought Sam Rockwell to my attention as an actor who can carry and entire movie on his shoulders.
If you like 70's nostalgia, tv game shows, clock and dagger spies, lots of movie stars and good acting, you'll probably enjoy this movie.
- Watch the movie before reading the book!The movie itself is well-acted & fun to watch, but if you've read the book you feel like they left out/changed the most engaging plot points.
Sam Rockwell does a great job as Chuck Barris and Drew Barrymore is a sweet, pathetic Penny Pachino which makes the love story of the film work on a basic level. Unfortunately the espionage elements which made up the majority of the book are glossed over in favor of artistic fluff.
Barris' friendship with Jim Byrd is cut away to merely ... Read More
- Underappreciated movieEveryone knows Charlie Kaufman for "Being John Malkovich." While that movie was great, this movie is right up there with it. The cast is wonderful, and the plot is so intriguing. It makes you almost believe something that is completely unbelievable, and for that, it is nothing short of brilliant. Sam Rockwell needs more starring roles; he is a great actor.
- Good debutTo my surprise, most of the critics who praised the film were correct. It's an excellent `little' film that stays within its bounds, exhibits relentless energy & creativity by director GC(whose career grows more & more admirable with each project), & provides a devastating portrait of a profoundly sad & depressed little man- not a delusional 1. CB had it all, & then gave up. Still, he's a multi-millionaire who's lived in France the last 20 years, so 1 wonders why he is so put off by something as ephemeral ... Read More
- charlie kauffmancharlie kauffman done well. i really liked the ending. (Somebody get "synecdoche, new york" released in the US.)
