The Hoax (2007)
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| Certificate : | R |
| Genre(s) : | Comedy, Drama |
| Director(s) : | Lasse Hallstr |
| Cast : | Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Richard Gere, Stanley Tucci |
| Description : | "The Hoax" tells one of those amazing stories that we only believe because we know that it actually happened. Feeling mad with anger after having his fictional work rejected Irving comes up with the perfect concept for a best seller, a wholly different kind of fiction. He will make up interviews between himself and famous recluse Howard Hughes, and then sell it as a sort of autobiography. McGraw/Hill, eye on the box office, bites and the game is on. Irving pulled off some truly amazing stunts that led me to believe that him pulling this ruse off for so long was nothing short of a miracle. He is dishonest to the core, but the ways in which he fools the world are simply artful. But as time ticks by Irving learns that cheating on his wife is one thing, faking his way into a fortune another, and impeaching the President a whole different Solar System. Since the Hollywood Code says so Irving is brought down in the end, and yes I know that is how it really happened, just to say that films about real life renegades who get away with murder are few and far between. Money got the best of him and no matter how you cut it depositing Hughes' checks into a Swiss bank account was not a smooth move. |
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Additional details
Running Time : 115 mins Released : 10/16/2007 Screen Format : 1.85:1 Sound formats : Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Subtitles : Spanish, French, English Languages : English, French
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