At one point the android impersonates Jeff in order to leave the laboratory, and stows away in Frankie’s Chevrolet Corvair.Īfter escaping he encounters human society at a shopping mall, buys a tuxedo, goes on a date with a woman (Laurie Metcalf) who thinks he is Jeff, reducing her to an emotional wreck, and then loses his head (literally) over Frankie’s best friend Trish (Glenne Headly) who has taken refuge in Frankie’s apartment after walking out on her husband who is a star on the popular daytime soap opera New Jersey.įrankie also develops feelings for the android and befriends Jeff on a lesser level. However, in his interaction with her, the android develops emotions and develops better social skills than the scientist himself.
As a part of her job, she must get to know the android better, in order to “humanize” him for the benefit of the project’s sponsors in Congress. He develops the Ulysses android (which looks exactly like him) for the purpose of space exploration, since an android would not be affected by the isolation.įrankie Stone (Ann Magnuson) is hired to do public relations for the project. He dreams of deep space exploration, which would be difficult because of the lack of human contact for long periods of time. well, you deserve to be spit out on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike.Jeff Peters (John Malkovich) is an emotionally repressed scientist who cannot stand others because of their intellectual inferiority. If you call yourself a Malkovich fan and somehow haven't seen this classic.
David Germain of the Associated Press wrote: "Fabulously funny and delightfully disturbed, 'Being John Malkovich' is the ultimate voyeur movie, a dark and at times malevolent take on what it's like to be in someone else's skull, looking out." The movie was nominated for several awards, landing Malkovich an American Comedy Awards win for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. "Being John Malkovich" was hailed by critics for its fierce wit and originality. A strange love triangle ensues between Craig, Lotte, and Maxine, with the oblivious Malkovich at the center, having his mind rented out like a hotel that charges by the hour. When he reveals the secret to his co-worker, Maxine (Catherine Keener), the latter forms a scheme to use the knowledge to their advantage. When Craig takes a job in an unusual office building, he finds a secret door that leads into the mind of famous character actor John Malkovich (Malkovich). Marshall Vince Larkin (Cusack).Ī surreal dark comedy, the film centers on a lonely puppeteer named Craig Schwartz ( John Cusack), who is trapped in an unhappy marriage with Lotte (Cameron Diaz). Using clever tactics, Poe tries to take down the operation from the inside, while secretly getting a message out to U.S. Unfortunately, the plane intended to transport him and his fellow inmates to their scheduled destination is hijacked by nefarious criminal Cyrus Grissom (Malkovich), who plans to fly the plane to freedom with his lackeys, including fellow criminals Joe Parker (Chappelle) and "Diamond Dog" Jones (Rhames). Years later, he has been granted parole and is eager to return to his wife and meet his young daughter for the first time. Army veteran who was jailed for accidentally killing his wife's attacker. A Jerry Bruckheimer production, "Con Air" features Malkovich as its spine-tingling antagonist. He grabs the role with both hands and tackles it as ably as any other project - leading a cast of late '90s notables that includes Cage, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Monica Potter, Dave Chapelle, Danny Trejo and more.Ĭage plays Cameron Poe, a respected U.S.
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