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Certificate 18

Cast Stephen Dorff Melanie Griffith Adrian Grenier Alicia Witt Ricki Lake

Directors John Waters

Screenwriters John Waters

Running Time 88 minutes

Cecil B. Demented
A return to vile form for John Waters with this attack on Hollywood

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Plot
Apallingly egotistical film star Honey Whitlock spends most of her time emotionally torturing her assistant, until she is kidnapped by cinematic terrorist Cecil B. Demented and his merry band of "Sprocket Holes". As they force her to make a "real film" - and in the process terrorise Hollywood, she learns the “true meaning” of cinema...

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