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McDonald at the Movies: Being John Malkovich

Thu, May 31 / 7 pm
Directed by Spike Jonze
1999, USA, 112 min

Once a month, comedian and co-founder of Kids in The Hall, Kevin McDonald will present a film handpicked from the archives of comic history.

Introduced by Kevin McDonald.

In music video maestro Spike Jonze’s crazily inventive feature debut, down-on-his-luck puppeteer Craig Schwartz discovers a mysterious portal that allows him to enter the head of John Malkovich (here sportingly playing himself) for 15 minutes at a time. Soon, he and his cynical co-worker Maxine are charging other people for the pleasure of ‘being’ the famously intense actor. Charlie Kaufman’s ingenious tail-chasing script overflows with all kinds of philosophical questions but, above all, never forgets to be extremely funny.

Reviews

4 stars. Rare is the movie where the last half hour surprises you just as much as the first, and in ways you're not expecting. The movie has ideas enough for half a dozen films.
-Roger Ebert
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