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Cecil B. Demented (2000)

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Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 16:9 (720x576) VBR | 01:24:21 | 4.31 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: Swedish
Genre: Black Comedy, Media Satire

Iconoclastic satirist John Waters bites the hand that (periodically) feeds him in this humorous look at the underside of the film industry. Self-styled guerrilla filmmaker Cecil (Stephen Dorff) leads a Baltimore movie-making collective/street gang called the Sprocket Holes, which includes Cecil's girlfriend and frequent leading lady, a low-rent porn actress named Cherish Oh Lordy (Alicia Witt). Desperate for attention, they kidnap famous Hollywood actress Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith) during a Baltimore publicity stop and force her at gunpoint to star in their latest production, Raving Beauty. Before long, Honey comes down with a severe case of Stockholm syndrome and joins the Sprocket Holes in their bid to destroy the mainstream film industry. Waters regulars Ricki Lake, Patty Hearst, and Mink Stole highlight the supporting cast, and techno star Moby contributes to the soundtrack.

Synopsis by Mark Deming, Allmovie.com

"Demented forever" is the rallying call of the title character (Stephen Dorff), but it might as well be the mantra of cult director John Waters, who skewers his own underground roots in this outrageous satire of independent filmmaking. Cecil, who brings new meaning to the term "maverick filmmaker," kidnaps fading Hollywood screen diva Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith) and forces her to star in Raving Beauty, his no-budget, guerrilla revolt against mainstream filmmaking. As Cecil and his renegade crew (the "Sprocket Holes")commit their violent acts of cinema terrorism, Cecil brings new meaning to the term "cult filmmaker" as his radical philosophies win him a horde of devotees–and Honey a new legion of rabid fans.

Given its numerous scenes of mayhem, Cecil B. Demented can be classified as an action film–but being filtered through the eyes of Waters, one with a very subversive comic sensibility. True to form, Waters offers a slew of wild ideas often as borderline offensive as they are manically inspired (a porn theatre interlude are certain to make prudes shudder)–not least of which is the casting of Griffith. Leave it to Waters to find a proper use for Mrs. Johnson-Banderas, whose natural, annoying shrillness is perfect for the super-synthetic Honey. Like all his work, this film is rather ragged in technique and pacing, but it's go-for-broke audacity make it a lot more fun than his last effort, the rather sedate Pecker.

Review by Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

IMDB 6,2/10 from 10 528 users
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Director: John Waters

Writer: John Waters

Cast: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Maggie Gyllenhaal and other
Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

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