Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented is a 2000 black comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film stars Melanie Griffith as a snobby A-list Hollywood actress who is kidnapped by a band of terrorist filmmakers; they force her to star in their underground film. Stephen Dorff stars as the eponymous character and leader of the group, with Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Michael Shannon co-starring as the rest of his gang of filmmakers.
Plot
Hollywood A-list actress Honey Whitlock publicly presents herself as a sweet and considerate woman, but is actually a profane, unreasonable, and demanding diva. While in Baltimore to attend a premiere for her latest film, Honey is kidnapped by manic film director Cecil B. Demented and his band of misfit, Andy Warhol–worshiping artists who have branded themselves "outlaw filmmakers", known collectively as the "Sprocket Holes". Each of the Sprocket Holes has infiltrated the staff of the theater where the premiere is to take place; they subsequently kidnap Honey as she concludes her speech on stage. In the ensuing mayhem, the group escapes.
More details
| author | John Waters |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Baltimore |
| director | John Waters |
| editor | Jeffrey Wolf |
| genre | comedy crime thriller |
| keywords | a-list abandoned movie theater andy warhol brand build daily life demented diva film film director forrest gump gag human branding id kidnap kill law enforcement movie theater open patch adams patch adams: the director\'s cut shoot stockholm syndrome survive teamster television special tie up wound |
| musicBy | Basil Poledouris |
| producer | John Fiedler Mark Tarlov |
| publisher | Artisan Entertainment BAC Films |
| recordedAt | Baltimore |
| theme | black comedy comedy thriller crime comedy filmmaking independent underground |