Breakfast of Champions
1999
In a world gone mad, you can trust Dwayne Hoover. Read more
| Starring | Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey |
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| Director | Alan Rudolph |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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As the richest man in a small town, Bruce Willis is having an existential crisis in this tedious adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut Jr novel. He spends most of the movie contemplating ending it all and, after enduring two hours of this mess, you might too. An able cast — including Nick Nolte, Albert Finney and Barbara Hershey — supports Willis, but they are hindered by an incoherent script and uncertain direction by Alan Rudolph. Nolte in a dress is not a pretty sight.
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Everyone loves retail king Dwayne Hoover (Willis). Still, Dwayne starts every day sticking a gun in his mouth. His wife... read more on Time Out
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Muddled and meandering satire on the American dream that misses most of its targets.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Quriky Madness
If you like movies such as Fear and loathing in las vegas then this is just for you. Sheer madness like watching an acid trip. The cast is fantastic Willis is on top form as Dwayne Hooper and the star stubbed cast give first rate performances. Every one that has seen this movie love it. Pure madness.
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not a breakfast movie, but really good
this is one of the most beautiful films i have ever seen, it is difficult to watch for some, but i feel that if you can see what it is about then you will understand why it was made that way.
lot of critics said it was badly acted, hahahhaa, no way, its one of the best acted comedy dramas ive seen, its not ment to be dramatic or funny all the way through, its like a dream.
I love it, its just got to be respected a bit more.
you may not love it however, I would say that you have to be prepared, its meaningful, strange and much more coherent than people make it out to be
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Quriky Madness
If you like movies such as Fear and loathing in las vegas then this is just for you. Sheer madness like watching an acid trip. The cast is fantastic Willis is on top form as Dwayne Hooper and the star stubbed cast give first rate performances. Every one that has seen this movie love it. Pure madness.
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not a breakfast movie, but really good
this is one of the most beautiful films i have ever seen, it is difficult to watch for some, but i feel that if you can see what it is about then you will understand why it was made that way.
lot of critics said it was badly acted, hahahhaa, no way, its one of the best acted comedy dramas ive seen, its not ment to be dramatic or funny all the way through, its like a dream.
I love it, its just got to be respected a bit more.
you may not love it however, I would say that you have to be prepared, its meaningful, strange and much more coherent than people make it out to be -
Hmmmmm
Kurt Vonnegut helped shape who I am today. Reading Breakfast of Champions today (for the nth time) is just as refreshing as it was when I first read it, 19 years ago when I was 18.
As much as I admire the makers of this film for attempting to bring this novel and novelist to the mass market (and giving KV a cameo role!), I must admit to hating this film.
The source material is just too vibrant to be translated to celluloid. Albert Finney is not Kilgore Trout. The skewed vision of small town America becomes a mess of cinematic cliches.
Best to leave fairyland tucked away in your imagination, stacked next to the wide open beaver magazines.
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Critics' reviews (3)
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As the richest man in a small town, Bruce Willis is having an existential crisis in this tedious adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut Jr novel. He spends most of the movie contemplating ending it all and, after enduring two hours of this mess, you might too. An able cast — including Nick Nolte, Albert Finney and Barbara Hershey — supports Willis, but they are hindered by an incoherent script and uncertain direction by Alan Rudolph. Nolte in a dress is not a pretty sight.
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Everyone loves retail king Dwayne Hoover (Willis). Still, Dwayne starts every day sticking a gun in his mouth. His wife... read more on Time Out
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Muddled and meandering satire on the American dream that misses most of its targets.
Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop
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