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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   21,275 votes
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Director:
Peter Berg
Writer (WGA):
Peter Berg (written by)
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Release Date:
25 November 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
A very savage comedy. This fall. Tell no one. more
Plot:
A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Very Black Comedy - wonderful more (462 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jon Favreau ... Kyle Fisher

Leland Orser ... Charles Moore

Cameron Diaz ... Laura Garrety

Christian Slater ... Robert Boyd

Rob Brownstein ... Man

Jeremy Piven ... Michael Berkow
Daniel Stern ... Adam Berkow

Jeanne Tripplehorn ... Lois Berkow
Joey Zimmerman ... Adam Berkow Jr.
Tyler Cole Malinger ... Timmy Berkow (as Tyler Malinger)
Kobé Tai ... Tina (as Carla Scott)

Russell B. McKenzie ... Security Guard

Pancho Demmings ... Cop (as Pancho Demings)
Blake Gibbons ... Suit
Angelo Di Mascio Jr. ... Clerk
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong, grisly violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #35972) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2004) | Germany:18 (original rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Israel:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Austria:16 (DVD rating) | Canada:18A | Canada:16+ (Quebec)
Filming Locations:
Johnie's Coffee Shop - 6101 Wilshire Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) more

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Trivia:
Adam Sandler was originally cast as Michael Berkow but dropped out at the last minute to make The Waterboy (1998). Jeremy Piven took the role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Laura's right arm jumps from Kyle's shoulder to being around his body as they kiss at their wedding. more
Quotes:
Robert Boyd: [after stabbing the hotel security guard] Don't let him bleed on the carpet!
[They push the guard into the bathroom]
Robert Boyd: Get back - shut the door! Son of a bitch! He'll bleed out! He'll bleed out! He'll bleed out.
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Movie Connections:
References Heathers (1988) more
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37 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
Very Black Comedy - wonderful, 30 October 2004
9/10
Author: peterdavis from Planet Earth

One thing that's great about actors turned directors, like Peter Berg, is that they can be great at eliciting performances from the cast.

Acting is everything in this movie - as the plot spirals out of control, the acting has to maintain the necessary suspension of disbelief. Here it does.

Daniel Stern gives an eyeball-popping tour de force among a cast with some excellent character actors.

A gory and grotesque comedy nightmare masterpiece!

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