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Post by emerald on Jul 27, 2023 12:30:26 GMT -5
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Post by beatlies on Jul 30, 2023 17:23:01 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool%27s_Paradise_(2023_film)A mute John Doe with the mental capacity of a five-year-old is released from a mental hospital when the state cannot afford his treatment. He begins living on the streets and taking direction from whomever he comes across. While making a biopic about Billy the Kid, the Producer is incensed that method actor Sir Tom Bingsley refuses to leave his trailer. Since this costs the film time and money, the Producer resorts to using a stand-in. The Producer comes across the John Doe selling oranges on the street and hires him due to the striking resemblance to Bingsley. Meanwhile, Lenny is a struggling publicist who has not been able to maintain one client since moving to L.A. and bribes his way onto studio lots to look for talent. Lenny sees John Doe filming the biopic and misunderstands his name to be "Latte Pronto" due to the Producer demanding coffee. After Bingsley dies in a misguided method acting technique of hanging himself, "Billy the Kid" is forced to continue filming with Pronto as the star. Although hindered by Pronto's lack of acting talent and his continued looks directly into camera, his co-stars Christiana Dior and Chad Luxt are inspired by the supposed avant-garde performance and emulate his acting style. Lenny plans to propel Latte Pronto into stardom by getting him an agent and representation. Pronto is befriended by Luxt taking him to wild parties and showing him the Hollywood lifestyle. Simultaneously, Dior becomes infatuated with Pronto due to his sincerity. Dior convinces Pronto to marry her and they adopt several children, increasing their profiles in the media. "Billy the Kid" is a massive success, with critics praising Pronto's performance of breaking the fourth wall by looking into camera. At the after party, Lenny asks Pronto to confirm they will never end their business relationship. When Pronto cannot respond to Lenny's request, a security guard tries to escort Lenny out for disrupting the party. A fight breaks out with Pronto being blamed and sued by the security guard. The Agent asks Pronto to lay low from the media, while informing him of an offer to star in "Mosquito Boy" directed by Lex Tanner. While filming "Mosquito Boy", Pronto is taken out by Luxt for a night on the town which ends with the two in jail after assaulting a paparazzo. Even though Luxt was the aggressor, Pronto is blamed in the media. This further strains his relationship with his representation. While filming "Mosquito Boy", Pronto is injured and a stand-in is used for the majority of the movie. Lenny promises to publicize the film into a big hit regardless. The movie is a colossal failure at the box office and Pronto's representation leaves him. Dior is frustrated with her husband's failing stardom and controversies, so she divorces him, takes the children, and begins dating Luxt. Pronto is forced to move in with Lenny and the two bond over their mutual hardships. Lenny has a heart attack following his consumption of dozens of energy drinks. Pronto stays by his hospital bedside but leaves the room when a fan wants a selfie. Due to a mix-up with a nurse and a deceased patient, Pronto believes Lenny died while Lenny believes Pronto abandoned him. Lenny resolves to become a better person and successful publicist. Meanwhile, Pronto goes back to living on the street. Pronto befriends a homeless man named Dagger and saves his life, gaining media acclaim and is awarded the Key to the City by the Mayor of Los Angeles. The Mayor privately encourages Pronto to run for office on an anti-corporate platform since his acting career is over. The rich and powerful Cote brothers have Pronto kidnapped to discourage his political career. Ed Cote threatens his life should he oppose any of the Cotes' business interests. In return for abandoning politics, Ed Cote arranges for Latte to get his representation back (minus Lenny) and another chance at a movie career. Disillusioned with filmmaking, Pronto abandons his representation and wanders the streets aimlessly. Lenny sees Pronto and chases after him. Lenny apologizes for using his friend as a meal ticket and tells Pronto he loves him. Saying his first words, Pronto responds, "I love you too." The two leave to get dinner together and catch up.
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Post by beatlies on Jul 30, 2023 17:44:07 GMT -5
Cast
"Fool's Paradise" (2023)
Charlie Day as Latte Pronto
Ken Jeong as Lenny the publicist
Kate Beckinsale as Christiana Dior
Adrien Brody as Chad Luxt
Jason Sudeikis as Lex Tanner
Ray Liotta as the producer
Steve Coulter as Tony London
Jason Bateman as a SPFX tech
Edie Falco as the agent
Mary Elizabeth Ellis as makeup woman #1
Drew Droege as a male hairdresser
Artemis Pebdani as makeup woman #2
Jimmi Simpson as talk show host
Lance Barber as side kick
Dean Norris as studio head
Glenn Howerton as a business manager
Common as the dagger
Jillian Bell as Shaman
Katherine McNamara as Terry
John Malkovich as Ed Cote
Alanna Ubach as a pornography actress
David Hornsby as a pilot
Edy Ganem as the daughter (uncredited)[3]
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Post by emerald on Aug 14, 2023 5:08:44 GMT -5
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Post by emerald on Aug 24, 2023 12:59:53 GMT -5
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Post by emerald on Nov 23, 2023 4:36:11 GMT -5
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Post by beatlies on Jan 28, 2024 4:51:51 GMT -5
My Favorite Spy (1951) Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan "Comedian Peanuts White (Bob Hope) is certainly not a spy -- he just happens to look like one. Nabbed by FBI agents at an airport, he's mistaken for Eric Augustine (also Hope), an actual international spy. Peanuts clears his name but is convinced to visit Africa and impersonate Eric in order to steal an important piece of microfilm. He meets up with Lily Dalbray (Hedy Lamarr), Eric's lovely girlfriend, but it turns out she is also on the hunt for the microfilm, further complicating the situation." youtu.be/NcOP_H8pt6I |
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Post by emerald on Feb 3, 2024 13:24:47 GMT -5
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Post by emerald on Feb 28, 2024 15:01:32 GMT -5
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Post by emerald on Mar 2, 2024 6:47:08 GMT -5
The religious factor aside, there is a lot of truth in this film:
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