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A documentary about writer and director Brian De Palma.A documentary about writer and director Brian De Palma.A documentary about writer and director Brian De Palma.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Mark Hamill
- Self
- (archive footage)
Amy Irving
- Self
- (archive footage)
Kurt Russell
- Self
- (archive footage)
Sissy Spacek
- Self
- (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg
- Self
- (archive footage)
Angela Bettis
- Carietta 'Carrie' White
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Jill Clayburgh
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Clarence Clemons
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
William Finley
- Winslow
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Vincent Gardenia
- Doctor Byrd
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Don Harvey
- Clark
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Annette Haven
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Gale Anne Hurd
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Holly Johnson
- Singing Nightclub Doorman
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Alan King
- Arthur Ruskin
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPaltrow and Baumbach filmed Brian De Palma for one week in 2010, collecting about 30 hours worth of interview footage. De Palma, sitting in Paltrow's living room and talking about his career, wore the same shirt every day for continuity's sake. But the movie ended up premiering in 2015 and the director made another movie years after the interview, which explains why when he talks about Passion the viewer only hears his voice but doesn't see him talking.
- GoofsFemme Fatale (2002)'s release date is incorrectly listed as 2000, both in the body of the film and in the end credits.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Brian De Palma: Holy mackerel.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
- SoundtracksDe Palma (Main Title Theme)
Written by Nathan Johnson
Courtesy of Choplogic Music
Under license from Nathan Johnson
Featured review
You know, I went into this experience thinking I what was a big fan of De Palma, but was really cool is, I knew nothing, but learned a lot.
I was expecting this movie to be all about Carrie, the Untouchables, Mission Impossible, but for those of us who De Palma became a big name for because your of the generation that group up with Hip hop artist who loved Scarface, that movie and many of his mainstream hits play an important part in this sit down interview, but a small one, as De Palma talks with great personal depth a careering touching 50 years.
He's tells the story from his perspective and it's told with an honest feel, and it gives you perfect insight on his film style. He's a guy who loves indie films for the freedom it allows but needed to prove to himself that he can make a mainstream hit. He defends his disturbing images, by revealing to us how he did not realize it was disturbed.
Though focus on his movies, De Palma does give you personal insight on his upbringing and the state of mind he was in when he made those movies (like during the early 80s when he constantly cast his then wife, Nancy Allen, which he knew as damaging to their relationship).
A few times in the film, his treatment of women in his films came up and once again this is where his honesty of what he was trying to do came up. The interview is intertwine with clips from his movies and other movies that inspire him, and I think every nude scene De Palma has ever filmed was used here. Another contemporary subject was War in which he was able to give his two cents on what's going on now by talking about the two war movies he did do.
It's a great sit down for not just De Palma fans but for film fans everywhere. The man was enjoyable to listen to for almost two hours and he told great stories about the development for his long list of film credits.
Now I have to go out and find the movies I never seen.
I was expecting this movie to be all about Carrie, the Untouchables, Mission Impossible, but for those of us who De Palma became a big name for because your of the generation that group up with Hip hop artist who loved Scarface, that movie and many of his mainstream hits play an important part in this sit down interview, but a small one, as De Palma talks with great personal depth a careering touching 50 years.
He's tells the story from his perspective and it's told with an honest feel, and it gives you perfect insight on his film style. He's a guy who loves indie films for the freedom it allows but needed to prove to himself that he can make a mainstream hit. He defends his disturbing images, by revealing to us how he did not realize it was disturbed.
Though focus on his movies, De Palma does give you personal insight on his upbringing and the state of mind he was in when he made those movies (like during the early 80s when he constantly cast his then wife, Nancy Allen, which he knew as damaging to their relationship).
A few times in the film, his treatment of women in his films came up and once again this is where his honesty of what he was trying to do came up. The interview is intertwine with clips from his movies and other movies that inspire him, and I think every nude scene De Palma has ever filmed was used here. Another contemporary subject was War in which he was able to give his two cents on what's going on now by talking about the two war movies he did do.
It's a great sit down for not just De Palma fans but for film fans everywhere. The man was enjoyable to listen to for almost two hours and he told great stories about the development for his long list of film credits.
Now I have to go out and find the movies I never seen.
- subxerogravity
- Jun 11, 2016
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $165,237
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,355
- Jun 12, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $168,045
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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