Delirious
Director: Tom DiCillo; Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman; Release Date: May 06, 2008 |
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Delirious - Director Tom DiCillo scrutinizes the entertainment industry once again (see also: LIVING IN OBLIVION and THE REAL BLONDE) with DELIRIOUS. The film stars Steve Buscemi as a scuzzy New York City-based paparazzi photographer named Les, and Michael Pitt as a homeless wannabe thespian named Toby. Toby moves into Les's squalid Lower East Side apartment and works, for free, as his assistant. But it doesn't take long before Toby's career is on the up after he's invited to an exclusive party by Les. Toby meets casting director Dana (Gina Gershon) at the party, and subsequently meets pop star K'harma (Alison Lohman). Dana helps Toby to realize his silver screen dreams, while K'harma becomes his celebrity girlfriend. Unfortunately Les, who becomes apoplectic with rage at this sudden upturn in his protege's life, decides to stalk Toby and, fueled by bitterness and jealousy, plots to bring his career to an abrupt halt.
Buscemi gives a wonderful performance as the cranky Les, perfectly portraying a self-loa...
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Key Information |
| Directors | Tom DiCillo |
| Stars | Michael Pitt |
| Actors | Gina Gershon |
| Genre | Comedies |
| Subgenre | Comedy • Drama • Pop Sta |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
| Available Formats | DVD |
| UPC | 796019810531 |
| Release Date | 2007 |
| Running Time | 1hr 47min |
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Languages |
| Original Language | English |
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DVD Editions |
| DVD Editions | DVD1hr 47minGenius Productions, Inc.May 06, 2008Not Rated796019810531 |
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Credits |
| Screenwriter | Tom DiCillo |
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Professional Reviews |
| Professional Reviews | (08/23/2007, p.78, Peter Travers): 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] sharp satire....Fiercely funny and touching....Buscemi makes this pathetic and potentially lethal shutterbug a figure of surprising humor and compassion." |
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