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adam253
Critic Adam Smith
rated 8

The film melds all the usual Waters ingredients: high campery, bitch-queen movie stars, surreal terrorism kidnap (always his favourite crime) and really bad hair.

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Cast & Crew

John Waters
As Reporter
John Waters
Director
Eric Roberts
As Honey's Ex
Michael Shannon
As Petie
Stephen Dorff
As Cecil B. Demented
Melanie Griffith
As Honey Whitlock
Kevin Nealon
As Kevin
Alicia Witt
As Cherish

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Cecil B. Demented is a dark comedy-thriller film that follows the story of a young, unconventional film director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists who kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie. The film explores themes of rebellion against the mainstream film industry and the blurring of reality and fiction. The film's protagonist, Cecil, is a charismatic and unstable filmmaker who will stop at nothing to create his masterpiece, even if it means putting himself and others in harm's way. The film features a cast of eccentric characters, including Honey Whitlock, the Hollywood diva who is kidnapped and forced to star in Cecil's film, and a group of misfit artists who are devoted to Cecil's cause. The film's climax features a dramatic showdown between Cecil's crew and the authorities, resulting in chaos, destruction, and ultimately, the completion of Cecil's masterpiece.

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