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Release Date:
8 January 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend.
Plot:
A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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10 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Legendary Cinematographer Nykvist Dead at 83
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 21 September 2006)
Downey Jr. Felt Like a Drowning Mouse
(From WENN. 8 November 2005)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 21 September 2006)
Downey Jr. Felt Like a Drowning Mouse
(From WENN. 8 November 2005)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Charles Spencer Chaplin | |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Hannah Chaplin | |
| Paul Rhys | ... | Sydney Chaplin | |
| John Thaw | ... | Fred Karno | |
| Moira Kelly | ... | Hetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill Chaplin | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | George Hayden | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Mack Sennett | |
| Marisa Tomei | ... | Mabel Normand | |
| Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Edna Purviance | |
| Kevin Kline | ... | Douglas Fairbanks | |
| Maria Pitillo | ... | Mary Pickford | |
| Milla Jovovich | ... | Mildred Harris | |
| Kevin Dunn | ... | J. Edgar Hoover | |
| Deborah Moore | ... | Lita Grey (as Deborah Maria Moore) | |
| Diane Lane | ... | Paulette Goddard |
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Also Known As:
Charlot (Italy)
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Runtime:
143 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Germany:6 |
New Zealand:PG |
Peru:14 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Norway:10
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Bryan Forbes's discarded script had a different beginning and focused on some darker elements of Chaplin's life and personality. Although his script was not used, the WGA ruled that Forbes got writing credit because much of the film's framework was derived from his script.
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Anachronisms: Towards the end of the movie there is a shot of the New York waterfront with the French ocean liner SS Normandie in the foreground, the subtitle showed the year as 1952. The Normandie was seized by the US government in 1942 and as she was being converted to a troop ship, caught fire and capsized at her dock. She was sold for scrap four years later.
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Quotes:
Charlie Chaplin:
[noticing a pretty girl at the opposite side of a restaurant aisle] Excuse me Miss, do you always eat alone?
Edna Purviance: Only when I'm trying to make a new acquaintance. Actually I'm waiting for my girlfriend.
Charlie Chaplin: Actually I'm a motion picture director, and I'm forming a new company with Bronco Billy over there.
Edna Purviance: And you're looking for a new leading lady. Lucky me.
Charlie Chaplin: Obviously you are an actress, Miss...
Edna Purviance: Purviance. Sorry, just a secretary.
Charlie Chaplin: Don't be sorry. I'm auditioning for actresses who aren't actresses.
Edna Purviance: Well, if you're on the lookout for untalented actresses who aren't actresses, then you couldn't do better than me.
[correcting]
Edna Purviance: Worse than me.
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Edna Purviance: Only when I'm trying to make a new acquaintance. Actually I'm waiting for my girlfriend.
Charlie Chaplin: Actually I'm a motion picture director, and I'm forming a new company with Bronco Billy over there.
Edna Purviance: And you're looking for a new leading lady. Lucky me.
Charlie Chaplin: Obviously you are an actress, Miss...
Edna Purviance: Purviance. Sorry, just a secretary.
Charlie Chaplin: Don't be sorry. I'm auditioning for actresses who aren't actresses.
Edna Purviance: Well, if you're on the lookout for untalented actresses who aren't actresses, then you couldn't do better than me.
[correcting]
Edna Purviance: Worse than me.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
References Shoulder Arms (1918)
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Soundtrack:
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
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Robert Downey, Jr. gives another one of his splendid performances, Kevin Kline is perfectly cast as Fairbanks, and most of the direction is superb. However, the story hops around a few too many times, and the scenes with Anthony Hopkins are weak and obviously placed in order to clarify things to non- Chaplin fans who watch the film. Overall it is enjoyable, especially the parts when we see him creating his well- known masterpieces. Recommended especially for movie fans, and most especially for Chaplin fans.