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Release Date:
24 November 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
Nobody's Perfect. Everybody's Flawless morePlot:
An ultraconservative security guard (DeNiro) suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons--with the drag queen next door. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
SAG Nominations (From FilmExperience. 18 December 2008, 7:20 AM, PST)
SAG Award Nominees Announced! Full list as well as multiple award nominees.
(From Movie Jungle. 18 December 2008, 12:35 AM, PST)
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Somewhat uneven dark comedy starring De Niro and Hoffan, I rate "7" of 10. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert De Niro | ... | Walt Koontz | |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Rusty | |
| Barry Miller | ... | Leonard Wilcox | |
| Chris Bauer | ... | Jacko | |
| Skipp Sudduth | ... | Tommy | |
| Wilson Jermaine Heredia | ... | Cha-Cha | |
| Nashom Benjamin | ... | Amazing Grace | |
| Scott Allen Cooper | ... | Ivana | |
| Rory Cochrane | ... | Pogo | |
| Daphne Rubin-Vega | ... | Tia | |
| Vincent Laresca | ... | Raymond Camacho | |
| Karina Arroyave | ... | Amber | |
| John Enos III | ... | Sonny (as John Enos) | |
| Jude Ciccolella | ... | Detective Noonan | |
| Mina Bern | ... | Mrs. Spivak |
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Rated R for pervasive language and strong violence.Parents Guide:
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112 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-16 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #36362) | Singapore:R(A) | Singapore:M18 | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Australia:MAFun Stuff
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The line 'I'm more of a man than you'll ever be, and more of a woman that you'll ever get' is tribute to "Rent". Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Cha-Cha) played a gay drag queen called Angel in the original cast. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: A hemiplegic patient has a paralysis of one side and paralysis of the face on the other side which is not the case in this movie. moreSoundtrack:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) moreFAQ
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This film is about a bunch of strange characters living at and about a rundown hotel in NYC. Many of them are "drag queens" and they are having their annual contest for the "Flawless" female impersonator, thus the name of the movie.
Walt (Robert De Niro) is a retired, decorated cop who has a mild stroke while responding to a disturbance in the hotel. As therapy he is advised to take singing lessons from Rusty (Phillip Seymour Hoffman). Their relationship as neighbors goes from antagonism to mutial respect by the end of the film. Money and crooks are involved, and Rusty wants to get enough money to have his operations and drug therapy to become the real woman that is inside him.
Some of the film is funny, some of it too "over the top" with the drag queens. It moves slowly in places, in others there are both good guys and bad guys shot and killed. While I enjoyed the viewing experience for its novelty, I probably would not recommend it to friends. I give it a rating of 7 mainly on the good acting of De Niro, and the superb acting of Hoffman as the drag queen. We saw him in "Almost Famous" recently plus "Magnolia" and "Talented Mr Ripley" and he is without a doubt one of the finest actors working today.
I saw the DVD and while it is fine, it is nothing extraordinary. And, there are no extras at all, which is disappointing. I'm sure there at least could have been some very funny deleted scenes.