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Breakfast of Champions

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Breakfast of Champions (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 44 Fresh: 11  Rotten:33 Average Rating: 4.2/10
 
Consensus: The movie is overwhelmed by its chaotic visual effects and disjointed storyline.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Synopsis: Midland City madman Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis) has car commercials on every local channel and his smiling face beaming down from every billboard, but he's not smiling inside; his life is falling apart. Not only is he saddled with a pill-popping schizophrenic wife (Barbara Hershey), a... Midland City madman Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis) has car commercials on every local channel and his smiling face beaming down from every billboard, but he's not smiling inside; his life is falling apart. Not only is he saddled with a pill-popping schizophrenic wife (Barbara Hershey), a glitter-covered lounge singer son named Bunny (Lukas Haas), and a paranoid, cross-dressing sales manager (Nick Nolte, in a hilarious performance), but it's Hawaiian week at the dealership, and everyone is acting extra-bizarre, especially Dwayne. Luckily, obscure science fiction novelist Kilgore Trout (Albert Finney) is coming to Midland City to preside over an art festival--and maybe save the day. His eyes wide open to the cosmic truths behind the horrors of existence, Trout might be the one man who can lead Hoover out of the hell of his own perceptions. Based on the revered Kurt Vonnegut novel, this ultraweird film from director Alan Rudolph may alienate viewers in search of a conventional narrative, but those in the mood for a neopsychedelic trip through the American psyche should enjoy the ride. They'll also dig the great "exotica" score by lounge legend Martin Denny. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Glenne Headly, Omar Epps, Nick Nolte

Director: Alan Rudolph
Screenwriter: Alan Rudolph
Story: Kurt Vonnegut
Producer: David Willis, David Blocker
Composer: Mark Isham

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 6, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Letterboxed - 1.85
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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Rudolph exagera ao transformar o filme em um delírio (in)digno de Terry Gilliams, mas o roteiro, sua mensagem e as atuações acabam equilibrando a balança.

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Jules Brenner
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Adaptating a Vonnegut book isn't easy. This movie pulls it off (for the most part).

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Alex Sandell
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What could be funnier than Nick Nolte in a dress?

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Kevin Thomas
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This mélange of bizarre images and disjointed special effects will leave you feeling more dizzy than enlightened.

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