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Cecil B. Demented

Country: USA, Language: English, 87 mins

  • Director: John Waters
  • Writer: John Waters
  • Producer: Fred Bernstein; Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.

CGiii Comment

Typical John Waters...hypocritical satire or plain old fun?

Original, hysterical and colourful.

The actors actually look as if they are having a good time and Griffiths is actually bloody good.

Thank God that Waters makes films, sometimes.


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The(ir) Blurb...

In Baltimore, guerrilla filmmaker Cecil B. Demented leads a band of cinema revolutionaries who kidnap Honey Whitlock, a bitchy and aging movie star of big-budget froth. Cecil wants her in his movie, a screed against Hollywood they film during blitzkrieg attacks on a multiplex, a Maryland Film Commission press conference, and the set of a "Forrest Gump" sequel. He insists on celibacy; the cast and crew channel sexual energy into the production. With a family-values coalition, aggrieved Teamsters, and the police on their trail, Cecil needs help from porno, kung-fu, and drive-in audiences. What about Honey? Will she bolt or refuse to act? Or will she hit her marks and light up the screen?

Cast & Characters

Melanie Griffith as Honey Whitlock;
Stephen Dorff as Cecil;
Alicia Witt as Cherish;
Adrian Grenier as Lyle;
Larry Gilliard Jr. as Lewis;
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Raven;
Jack Noseworthy as Rodney;
Mink Stole as Mrs. Sylvia Mallory;
Ricki Lake as Libby;
Patricia Hearst as Fidget's Mom;
Michael Shannon as Petie;
Kevin Nealon as Himself;
Eric Barry as Fidget;
Zenzele Uzoma as Chardonnay;
Erika Lynn Rupli as Pam