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User Rating:
6.5/10
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Director:
David Mamet
Writers (WGA):
David Mamet (play)David Mamet (screenplay)
Release Date:
4 November 1994 (USA)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
He said it was a lesson. She said it was sexual harassment. Whichever side you take, you're wrong. more
Plot Summary:
A two character movie, involving a college professor, John, who is confronted by a female student, Carol...
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Plot Keywords:
Sexual Harassment
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Adaptation Directed By Original Author
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Professor
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Based On Play
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Independent Film
Awards:
1 nomination
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User Comments:
Political correctness gone mad
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(Credited cast)William H. Macy ... JohnDebra Eisenstadt ... Carol rest of cast listed alphabetically: Diego Pineda ... Quarterbackmore
Runtime:
89 min
Country:
UK / USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:PG/ Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Metropolitan State Hospital - 475 Trapelo Road, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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MOVIEmeter:
60% since last week
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Company:
Bay Kinescope
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Trivia:
The woman singing over the end credits is Mamet's wife, Rebecca Pidgeon, who originated the role of Carol on stage alongside William H. Macy.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Carol leaves John's office after their second meeting, shouting "Help!", the shadow of the camera covers the door.
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Quotes:
[last lines]
John:
Oh, my God.
Carol:
Yes, that's right.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Political correctness gone mad, 17 May 2004
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ubercommando from London
The overwhelming impression that I got from watching this film is how
language can be manipulated and used as a weapon to crush someone else.At
the beginning, we see Macy's professor in a bad light (he seems to be
playing the weak and morally compromised character that he does so well),
but as the film goes on, I thought he was increasingly becoming the victim,
not the oppressor.Carol uses language and wields political correctness
like a weapon to crush the professor whilst trying to claim the moral high
ground.He tries to lighten the situation by being familiar, she cries
harrassment, he takes a call from his wife, Carol rebukes him for being
patronising.If he tries to explain his position or reasoning, she shuts up
shop and repeatedly says "I don't understand".The exact words he uses are
more important to her than his true meaning.The more he tries to
understand her, the less she tries to understand him.In the end there is
no room left for compromise, no accord and no civility between the two.
When Macy punches her at the end, there's almost a sense of relief as she
has gone way beyond reasonable behaviour but this relief is mixed with
horror; Macy's problems have now only just begun.A moment of pent up
frustration and anger will destroy the man.I'm not sure what all of Mamet's themes are supposed to be in this film, but
I got the sense that a type of man; flawed, patronising and in a comfort
zone is under threat from the new wave of political correctness and militant
social thinking.Does the treatment he receives from Carol really fit his
"crimes"?One chilling bit is where he's walking through the campus and he
feels alienated from the students, and there are signs up on the walls
(presumably put up by the students or a committee) with political correct
propaganda on them.As in Orwell's "1984", the thought police target
language to bring people down.
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