The Majestic

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Plot

Set 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.

Release Year: 2001

Rating: 6.8/10 (29,841 voted)

Critic's Score: 27/100

Director:
Frank Darabont

Stars: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban

Storyline
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. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when pulled there by his girlfriend at the time, and thus heavy suspicion settles over him and he'll have to stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they don't, HHS cancels Appleton's contract and aborts the release date of the film. Appleton promptly begins to wallow in self-pity and spends nearly an entire night at a bar, then drives intoxicated through the streets of the California course until plummeting into a stormy river and getting knocked unconscious. Washing up on the beaches of a small town called Lawson…

Cast:

Jim Carrey

Peter Appleton


Bob Balaban

Elvin Clyde


Jeffrey DeMunn

Ernie Cole


Hal Holbrook

Congressman Doyle


Laurie Holden

Adele Stanton


Martin Landau

Harry Trimble


Brent Briscoe

Sheriff Cecil Coleman


Ron Rifkin

Kevin Bannerman


Gerry Black

Emmett Smith


David Ogden Stiers

Doc Stanton


James Whitmore

Stan Keller


Susan Willis

Irene Terwilliger


Catherine Dent

Mabel


Brian Howe

Carl Leffert
/
Head of the Studio


Karl Bury

Bob Leffert

Taglines:
Sometimes your life comes into focus one frame at a time.



Details

Official Website:
Official site [uk] |
Warner Bros [Germany] |

Release Date: 21 December 2001

Filming Locations: Falls Lake, Backlot, Universal Studios – 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA



Box Office Details

Budget: $72,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $7,366,207
(USA)
(23 December 2001)
(2361 Screens)

Gross: $37,317,558
(Worldwide)
(2002)



Technical Specs

Runtime:



Did You Know?

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: When part of the theater's neon sign explodes.

Goofs:

Continuity:
Before Pete's car goes off the bridge, the front end is hanging off the edge of the bridge angled downwards towards the water. But a brief reverse angle shot shows the car's rear end hanging off the edge of the bridge, with the headlights angled up towards the sky.

Quotes:

[first lines]

Studio Executive:
What about the kid?

Studio Executive:
What kid?

Studio Executive:
You know, the kid who rings the bell.

Studio Executive:
What kid? What bell? What are you talking about?

Studio Executive:
The kid. After the mine caves in. The kid. He runs up the hill. He rings the bell to alert the town.

Studio Executive:
Is that in the script? What page are we on?

Studio Executive:
What if we gave the kid – a disease.

Studio Executive:
A disease?

Studio Executive:
A *disease*. Braces on the legs, that sort of thing.
[…]



User Review

6.6/10? What absolute bull. Don't believe the low rating.

Rating: 10/10


I heard bad things about this movie. I heard it wasn't well written and
that Jim Carrey was a bad actor in it etc. DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT! It's
not true. This movie is absolutely amazing. Jim Carrey did an excellent
job at acting serious. He was 100% serious in this movie. He didn't try
any facial expressions or noises he was 100% serious. He did an
unforgettable role. He's even more serious than The Truman Show. The
story is well put together and well written. Carrey losing his memory
after a car crash in the river. The town people think he's someone that
went to war and who has come back. Carrey must try to remember who he
is. The people they know who he is are looking for him and will cause a
lot of trouble if he doesn't find out quick. Fantastic, sweet and
dramatic story. I recommend it to anyone. It is to be enjoyed by
anyone. 10/10