Cecil B. Demented (2000)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Aug 11, 2000
Running Time: 88 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: France
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
A group of obsessed "cinema terrorists," lead by Cecil B DeMented, make it their mission to avenge the crass sins of commercial movie culture through acts of brazen filmmaking and vigilante outlaw cinema retribution. As the movie begins, Cecil and his "Sprocket Holes" gang kidnap Honey Whitlock, a beloved Hollywood movie star visiting Baltimore for the premiere of her latest blockbuster. Once Whitlock is their prisoner, DeMented and his horny, tatooed crew immediately go into production on "Raving Beauty," the ultimate underground movie in which Whitlock is forced to play the insane owner of a failed art theatre. Armed with lights, cameras, heavy artillery and courage to burn, DeMented and his guerrilla production team wreak havoc on the Baltimore film scene, hitting targets from the Maryland Film Commission to penetrating the high-security set of a major big-budget sequel.
cast + crew
Director
2nd unit director
Honey Whitlock
Cecil B DeMented
Cherish
Mrs Mallory
Libby
Fidget's Mom
screenplay
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Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
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December 10, 2000
The rap on john waters is that Baltimore's titan of trash (remember Divine noshing dog shit in 1972's Pink Flamingos?) has lost his edge in the age of Farrelly hair gel. Pay no mind. Waters never fails to sneak in a few good ones. What better time than summer 2000 to kick Hollywood in the scrotum for its blockbuster mentality?

Stephen Dorff bites into the tasty role of Cecil B. DeMented, the leader of the Sprocket Holes, cinema terrorists who kidnap bitch movie queen Honey Whitlock (Melanie… Continued

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Angry auteur takes up arms against the crass sins of commercial movie culture.

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John Waters gives Hollywood the finger with this comedy about cinema purist, Cecil B. DeMented, and his band of guerrilla filmmakers who kidnap the industry's hottest leading lady, Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith), during the Baltimore premiere of her latest film, a "life-affirming screwball comedy" called "Some Kind of Happiness." DeMented and the group live Rocky Horror-style in an abandoned warehouse, with… Continued