The Impostors
5.8 /10 1 Votes
2/4 Roger Ebert Initial DVD release September 5, 2000 Duration Country United States | 6.5/10 IMDb 62% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Comedy Music director Gary DeMichele Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 2, 1998 (1998-10-02) (U.S.) Cast (Maurice), Stanley Tucci (Arthur), (Voltri, First Mate), (Happy Franks), (The Veiled Queen), (Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro)Similar movies Titanic , Shrek the Third , Shakespeare in Love , Rushmore , Jaws , Finding Neverland Tagline Why be yourself when you can be somebody else? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The impostors trailer 1999
The Impostors is a 1998 American farce motion picture directed, written and produced by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, and Billy Connolly.
Contents
- The impostors trailer 1999
- The impostors band senores de la guerra urbano street
- Plot summary
- Cast
- Reception
- References
The film, in which Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci play a Laurel and Hardy-like odd couple of out-of work actors, is set in the depression-era 1930s; indeed, the retro style of the film is a recreation of 1930s screwball comedy. The opening silent sequence harks back to the golden days of silent film. Although the plotting is light, the film is a warm-hearted and charming tribute to the early days of film comedy, fuelled by the eclectic mix of characters, who (as the title suggests) all turn out to be impostors of some kind; but the very diversity of the ensemble turns out to be the film's central point.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
The impostors band senores de la guerra urbano street
Plot summary
In New York City, 1938 Arthur (Tucci) and Maurice (Platt) scrape a living by petty swindles, practicing their acting technique whenever they can. Following a drunken confrontation with pretentious and dreadful Shakespearean actor Sir Jeremy Burtom (Alfred Molina), they are forced to hide as stowaways on an ocean liner.
Unfortunately for the duo, Burtom himself turns out to be a passenger on the ship, along with a vividly diverse ensemble of larger-than-life characters: a suicidal crooner named Happy Franks (Steve Buscemi) sobs through a song; Mr. Sparks (Billy Connolly), an aging gay professional tennis player; the first mate Voltri (Tony Shalhoub), who is also a mad bomber with his own language; and many more.
Mistaken identities, pratfalls, slapstick, outrageous dialogue, and general mayhem ensue.
Cast
Reception
Despite the star-studded cast (among the uncredited cameos are Woody Allen as a neurotic casting director), the film received generally mixed reviews. The Impostors holds a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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