Being John Malkovich

 

John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener,
Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place
Universal Pictures; Directed by Spike Jonze
Rated R; 112 minutes; 1999
 
Craig, a frustrated and out-of work puppeteer (John Cusak) trapped in a passionless marriage takes a temporary job as a filing clerk to make ends meet. There he meets the sexy Maxine who spurns his every advance until he tells her of his amazing discovery. In his office, Craig has unearthed a strange portal into the life and mind of John Malkovich. Soon, Maxine and Craig become business partners and sell others the opportunity to be John Malkovich. Complications arise when Craig's wife, Lotte, becomes Malkovich and falls for the sexy Maxine during the experience. A bizarre love triangle develops with all the participants using the body of John Malkovich as their battlefield.

 

"A one-of-a-kind masterpiece. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH is the kind of breakthrough that leaves every other movie around looking clueless."
--Tom Carson, ESQUIRE

"Don't even think of missing this extraordinary film."
--Anne Marie O'Connor, MADEMOISELLE

"As wildly imaginative as 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND.' A brilliant comic fantasy."
--Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
 

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