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Clay Pigeons

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Clay Pigeons (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 41

Fresh: 27

Rotten:14

Average Rating: 6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Joaquin Phoenix is Clay, a young Montana man who is distressed over the suicide of his friend, the wife of whom Clay was having an affair with. When he befriends a charismatic serial killer (Vince... Joaquin Phoenix is Clay, a young Montana man who is distressed over the suicide of his friend, the wife of whom Clay was having an affair with. When he befriends a charismatic serial killer (Vince Vaughn), death, while never touching him, can't seem to leave Clay alone. Janeane Garofolo does a snappy turn as an FBI agent in the darkly comic and surprising film. [More]

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo, Georgina Cates

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo, Georgina Cates

Director: David Dobkin

Director: David Dobkin
Screenwriter: Matt Healy
Producer: Ridley Scott, Chris Zarpas

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Emanuel Levy
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An okay little High Plains Noir, but it unravels at the end.

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Rob Thomas
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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Twisted and quietly addicting crime flick.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
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Great performance by Vaughn

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12/31/04
Jon Niccum
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07/27/04
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

It's hard to put a finger on what exactly this film is, and, for a while, it seems as if the filmmakers aren't sure what they're after, either.

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01/01/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

Brilliant direction.

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April 11, 2006: "Crashers" Director to Battle the Undead
Filmmaker David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Clay Pigeons) has his next project lined up over at Universal: Based on a comic book series by Peter Lenkov, R.I.P.D. is a sci-fi... More...

February 27, 2006: Vince Vaughn Gets His "Claus" Into a New Holiday Comedy
According to Variety, funny guy Vince Vaughn will star in a new holiday comedy entitled "Fred Claus," a project that'll reunite him with his "Clay Pigeons"... More...

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