Insignificance (1985)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Nicolas Roeg

Writer:

Terry Johnson (writer)

Release Date:

2 August 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

The object of every man's fantasy and the greatest mind of the century are about to meet.

Plot:

Four 1950's icons meet in the same hotel room and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.

Plot Keywords:

Albert Einstein | 1950s | Marilyn Monroe | Joe Dimaggio | Whistle

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Michael Emil	...	The Professor
Theresa Russell	...	The Actress
Tony Curtis	...	The Senator
Gary Busey	...	The Ballplayer
Will Sampson	...	Elevator Attendant
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Driver
Ian O'Connell	...	Assistant Director
George Holmes	...	Actor
Richard Davidson	...	Director of Photography
Mitchell Greenberg	...	Technician
Raynor Scheine	...	Autograph Hunter
Jude Ciccolella	...	Gaffer
Lou Hirsch	...	Charlie
Ray Charleson	...	Bud
Joel Cutrara	...	Bar Drunk

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | New Zealand:R13 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Recorded Picture Company (RPC)

Trivia:

The photo collage calendar of Theresa Russell, echoing Marilyn Monroe's famous Playboy pose, was created by British artist David Hockney at the request of director Nicolas Roeg, and has since been exhibited at museums throughout the world.

Quotes:

The Actress: I only said I knew, because you said you knew.
The Professor: I lied. Knowledge isn't truth. It's just mindless agreement. You agree with me, I agree with someone else - we all have knowledge. We haven't come any closer to the truth. You can never understand anything by agreeing, by making definitions. Only by turning over the possibilities. That's called thinking. If I say I know, I stop thinking. As long as I keep thinking, I come to understand. That way, I might approach some truth.

Movie Connections:

Features Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

Soundtrack:

Wild Hearts

This flick has everything but insignificance!

It was late at night, and fighting with a dream that refused to take over me I finally saw the movie...

It blew my mind away... Marilyn, Di Maggio, McCarthy & Einstein all in a small hotel room!

I really enjoyed the characterization of Marilyn by Theresa Russell, and the other actors played their parts with grace too.

A nostalgic trip to the yesterday. This movie is now in the list of my favorites.

If you have the chance to see it, don't miss it!