Insignificance
1985 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.4 · 66% critics
In a 1950s hotel room, four famous public figures unexpectedly cross paths. As the night unfolds, the film turns their encounter into a talky, offbeat mix of humor, ideas, and emotion, with two of them finding an unexpected connection beneath their larger-than-life images.
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-08-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (69 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy dialogue-heavy, offbeat chamber pieces like The Big Kahuna or Peter's Friends, especially when ideas and personalities matter more than action; Not for you if you want a straightforward, fast-moving story.
Pros: thoughtful conversations; standout lead performance; witty and unusual | Cons: very talky; uneven character portrayals; meaning may feel elusive
Themes
- hotel room
- new york city
- mccarthy era
- price of fame
- joseph mccarthy
- 1950s
- relativity
- what if
- joe dimaggio
- philosophical debate
- fictional story
- marilyn monroe
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Michael Emil
as The Professor
Theresa Russell
as The Actress
Tony Curtis
as The Senator
Gary Busey
as The Ballplayer
Will Sampson
as Elevator Attendant
Patrick Kilpatrick
as Driver
- IO
Ian O'Connell
as Assistant Director
- GH
George Holmes
as Actor
- RD
Richard M. Davidson
as Director of Photography
- MG
Mitch Greenberg
as Technician
Directed by Nicolas Roeg