Hurlyburly (1998)

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 34
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 14

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 4

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Movie Info

David Rabe's popular play of Hollywood immorality and decadence is brought to the big screen by director Anthony Drazan and an all-star cast that includes Sean Penn, Robin Wright-Penn, Kevin Spacey, Meg Ryan, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, and Anna Paquin. The film is set in the Hollywood Hills and tells the story of Eddie (Penn) a drinking-smoking-snorting-womanizing casting director and his philandering partner-roommate Mickey (Spacey). Along with their buddies Artie and Phil, they sit

R, 2 hr. 30 min.

Drama

Directed By: Anthony Drazan

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Jun 22, 1999

New Line Home Entertainment

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Cast

Sean Penn
Eddie
Kevin Spacey
Mickey
Robin Wright
Darlene
Chazz Palminteri
Phil
Garry Shandling
Artie
Anna Paquin
Donna
Meg Ryan
Bonnie

Critic Reviews for Hurlyburly

All Critics (58) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (15) | DVD (12)

Rabe has streamlined the dialogue, sacrificing a lot of funny throwaway lines without lessening the script's burden on our patience.

September 24, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

This black alleged comedy wouldn't be funny at all if it weren't for Kevin Spacey's droll wit and silly bleach do. Sean Penn's self-indulgent performance and the unfocused script make sitting through Hurlyburly a chore.

August 11, 2003 Comment