Jim Carrey | Peter Appleton |
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Bob Balaban | Majority Counsel Elvin Clyde |
Martin Landau | Harry Trimble |
Gerry Black | Emmett Smith |
Brent Briscoe | Sheriff Cecil Coleman |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification. Jim Carrey. ... Peter Appleton. Bob Balaban. ... Elvin Clyde. Jeffrey DeMunn.
Dec 21, 2001 · The Majestic: Directed by Frank Darabont. With Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn, Hal Holbrook. In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden dated in 2001 when The Majestic was made, and later starred in Dumb and Dumber To in 2014. Jim Carrey dated his co-star Lauren Holly in 1994/95 when the first Dumb and Dumber movie was made...Holly and Holden share striking physical similarities, as well as the same initials L.H.
Written by Michael Sloane and revised by Frank Darabont, "The Majestic" (a.k.a. "The Bijou"), set in 1951, stars Jim Carrey as Peter Appleton, a blacklisted movie writer at HHS Studios who loses his memory after a car accident and finds a new home in the small town of Lawson, where he is mistaken for a local soldier who died during W.W.II. Darabont directs and Castle Rock …
Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1951 in particular.
Several names in the movie are connected to real-life persons involved in Senator Joseph McCarthy's "witch hunt" investigations. The town of Lawson is named for screenwriter John Howard Lawson who stood up to HUAC and ended the Red Scare. Another writer, Lester Cole, gives his surname to the mayor.
Location. The town of Ferndale, California provided many of the interior and exterior locations for The Majestic. The namesake theater was built as a false-front in the Ferndale municipal parking lot, and many Main Street buildings were modified by the film company.
"The Majestic" is a proud patriotic hymn to America, sung in a key that may make some viewers uncomfortable. At a time when our leaders are prepared to hold trials that bypass the American justice system, here is a film that unapologetically supports the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.Dec 21, 2001
"Majestic" is a 2007 song by American rock band Wax Fang. It appears as the first track on their album La La Land. In "Lost in Space", the song is sung by The Summoner when Jeff Fischer must have his mind probed by The Majestic to prove that he always loved Hayley in an effort to win his freedom.
December 21, 2001 (USA)The Majestic / Release date
2h 32mThe Majestic / Running time
Due to its scenic location, Main Street in Ferndale has been the location for several movies, the latest being “The Majestic”, starring Jim Carrey, filmed in the spring of 2001. The Ivanhoe was right in the center of the action for much of the filming of “The Majestic” and the hotel can also be seen in “Outbreak”.
The exception is the town's movie theater, the Majestic, which the owner, Harry (Martin Landau, playing a wasp but with so much baggy-cardiganed wisdom he might be auditioning for Doc in a road company of "West Side Story"), closed after the war because nobody wanted to go to the movies anymore.Dec 21, 2001
Frank DarabontThe Majestic / DirectorFrank Árpád Darabont is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Fly II. Wikipedia
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Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and he's dating the attractive movie star, Sandra Sinclair.
At one point, while the characters in the film are examining a store-front display of World War II heroes, a photograph of several men in uniform is shown. This photo is of actual soldiers that fought in World War II, all of whom made their home at the location of the film shoot, Ferndale, California.
By what name was The Majestic (2001) officially released in India in English?
The film grossed $37 million worldwide against a budget of $72 million, losing an estimated $49 million. The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2002, and failed to reach the Top 10.
Ron Rifkin as Kevin Bannerman, a studio attorney. David Ogden Stiers as Doc Stanton, the residential doctor of Lawson and the father of Adele. James Whitmore as Stan Keller, the elderly clock store owner who finds Peter on the beach following his car accident. Gerry Black as Emmett Smith, the usher and repairman of the Majestic.
After sending Adele a telegram, Peter instead returns to Lawson, fearing an unwelcome reception. Instead, he receives a hero's welcome from the town's citizens, who have come to respect him as an individual. Peter then resumes ownership and management of The Majestic, marries Adele, and they have a son together.
Jeffrey DeMunn as Ernie Cole, the Mayor of Lawson who is also a druggist. Amanda Detmer as Sandra Sinclair, Peter's movie star ex-girlfriend, who plays Emily in Sand Pirates of the Sahara. Allen Garfield as Leo Kubelsky, Peter's agent.
Location. The town of Ferndale, California provided many of the interior and exterior locations for The Majestic. The namesake theater was built as a false-front in the Ferndale municipal parking lot, and many Main Street buildings were modified by the film company.
Jim Carrey as Peter Appleton, a screenwriter who flees Hollywood after being accused of having communist sympathies; he loses his memory after a car accident and is mistaken for Luke Trimble, a soldier feared to be missing in action during WWII.
Hal Holbrook as Congressman Doyle, a member of Congress presiding over Peter's Congressional hearing. Laurie Holden as Adele Stanton, the girlfriend of Luke Trimble and the daughter of Doc Stanton. Martin Landau as Harry Trimble, the father of Luke Trimble. Ron Rifkin as Kevin Bannerman, a studio attorney.
Advertisement: The Majestic is a 2001 dramedy film directed by Frank Darabont and starring Jim Carrey in one of his first serious roles. It is 1951 and screenwriter Peter Appleton (Carrey) is about to get his big break when he's blacklisted as a Communist and subsequently fired from the studios. No one wants to be associated with him, so naturally ...
Only Sane Man: When the whole town is overjoyed at the "return" of Luke, Bob Leffert (a one-handed veteran who knew the real Luke) is cynical and sees Peter as an imposter from the start and fears he may be setting the town for more heartbreak. Bob: I knew Luke Trimble. I didn't like him much.
When Peter is done shaming the House Un-American Committee with reading the First Amendment and citing what a Hero Luke Trimble was and what he died for, he silences the committee by showing them the Congressional Medal of Honor Luke was honored with for his valor above and beyond the call of duty.
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Executive Meddling: In-Universe, several scenes show Peter trying to deal with executives toying with his masterpiece script, especially them constantly trying to shove in scenes of a dog doing cute things purely because they think a dog is needed.
The golden idol used in Sand Pirates is the one from the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Show Within a Show: Sand Pirates of the Sahara.
Complete with a cameo by the king of B-movies, Bruce Campbell. Back from the Dead: Luke, sort of. Peter, when he returns to the court. Chekhov's Gun: Sand Pirates of the Sahara. When the Majestic Theater unexpectedly plays it one night, seeing it makes Peter remember who he is. Cloud Cuckoo Lander: What the locals first think Peter is.
The Majestic is a 2001 American historical romance film directed and produced by Frank Darabont, written by Michael Sloane, and starring Jim Carrey in the title role. The film also features Bob Balaban, Brent Briscoe, Jeffrey DeMunn, Amanda Detmer, Allen Garfield, Hal Holbrook, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau, Ron Rifkin, David Ogden Stiers, and James Whitmore. The film depicts a 1951 Hollywood …
In 1951, in the midst of the Second Red Scare, Peter Appleton is an up-and-coming young screenwriter in Hollywood. He learns from studio lawyer Leo Kubelsky and his own attorney Kevin Bannerman that he has been accused of being a communist, because he attended an antiwar meeting in his college years, a meeting he claims he only attended to impress a girl.
In an instant, Peter's new film, Ashes to Ashes, is pushed back for a few months, the credit is giv…
• Jim Carrey as Peter Appleton, a screenwriter who flees Hollywood after being accused of having communist sympathies; he loses his memory after a car accident and is mistaken for Luke Trimble, a soldier feared to be missing in action during WWII.
• Bob Balaban as Elvin Clyde, a member of Congress presiding over Peter's Congressional hearing.
The town of Ferndale, California provided many of the interior and exterior locations for The Majestic. The namesake theater was built as a false-front in the Ferndale municipal parking lot, and many Main Street buildings were modified by the film company.
Train scenes were recorded on the California Western Railroad in Fort Bragg, California.
The lighthouse used was Point Cabrillo Light.
The film earned $27 million at the box office in the United States and another $9 million outside the US, which beings the worldwide total of $37 million. The film’s failure was partly due to competition with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Ocean's Eleven, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
The Majestic received generally unfavorable reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten …
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