Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 American biographical spy film directed by George Clooney in his directorial debut and written by Charlie Kaufman. It stars Sam Rockwell as game show host and producer Chuck Barris; based on Barris' 1984 "unauthorized autobiography" of the same name, in which he makes unsubstantiated claims to have worked for the CIA, it also depicts Barris' alleged second career as an international assassin, albeit in an over-the-top, absurdist manner. Drew Barrymore, Clooney, Julia Roberts and Rutger Hauer star in supporting roles.
Plot
Tired of being rejected by the beautiful women he lusts after, Chuck Barris moves to Manhattan to become an NBC page with dreams of becoming famous in television but is eventually fired. He moves back to Philadelphia and becomes Dick Clark's personal assistant on American Bandstand in 1961. He writes the successful song "Palisades Park" and becomes romantically involved with a woman named Penny Pacino. Barris is given permission to pitch the concept for The Dating Game at ABC. He is given $7,500 to create a television pilot, but ABC abandons the idea in favor of Hootenanny.
Cast
- Anna Silk
- Brad Pitt
- Carlos Carrasco
- Chuck Barris
- Claire Elyse Brosseau
- Conrad Pla
- Daniel Zacapa
- David Julian Hirsh
- Dick Clark
- Drew Barrymore
- Emilio Rivera
- Eric Jungmann
- Fred Savage
- George Clooney
- Isabelle Blais
- J. Todd Anderson
- James Urbaniak
- Jennifer Hall
- Jerry Weintraub
- Julia Roberts
- Krista Allen
- Kristen Wilson
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Matt Damon
- Michael Cera
- Michael Ensign
- Rachelle Lefevre
- Richard Kind
- Robert John Burke
- Rutger Hauer
- Sam Rockwell
- Vikki Carr
More details
| author | Charlie Kaufman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Berlin Los Angeles Mexico New York City |
| director | George Clooney |
| editor | Stephen Mirrione |
| genre | comedy-drama mystery |
| keywords | abc american bandstand american broadcasting company capture central intelligence agency cheat cia cia agent coffee bar date diving board double life drink end fight first date green-light helsinki hootenanny id joke kgb kick out kill married mole murder nbc page nervous breakdown newlywed one night out of control palisades park personal assistant poison rat reject russian spy television pilot the dating game the gong show the newlywed game tv show west berlin write |
| musicBy | Alex Wurman |
| producer | Andrew Lazar |
| productionCompany | JVS & Co. Mad Chance Mel's Cité du Cinéma Section Eight |
| publisher | Miramax Films |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Florida Montreal Philadelphia |
| theme | absurdist biographical narrative neo-noir serial killer spy trick |