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  • Cecil B. Demented
  • Opened May 17, 2000 | Runtime:1 hr 30 min
  • R
    language, violence, sexual content and drug use
  • An insane action-comedy about a young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists who kidnap a movie goddess and force her to star in their underground movie. Vowing to punish the crass sins of commercial cinema, fueled by Read More
  • Cast: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • Director: John Waters
  • Genres: Comedy, Showbiz Comedy, Media Satire

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So-so Avg. Critic Score 57 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 80
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    DeMented is Waters the way we like him--spiked with laughs and served with a...

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    A fast, furious and funny fusillade of a movie.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    It's an audacious little comedy with bursts of hilarity and a certain giddy...

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    It's the cinematic equivalent of one of those prop guns where you pull the...

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