Matchstick Men (film)
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| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
| Produced by | Robert Zemeckis EP Sean Bailey Jack Rapke |
| Written by | Eric Garcia - novel Ted Griffin - screenplay Nick Griffin - screenplay |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Sam Rockwell Alison Lohman Bruce Altman Bruce McGill |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution |
| Release date(s) | September 12th, 2003 |
| Running time | 116 min |
| Language | English |
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Matchstick Men is a 2003 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. It is based on the novel Matchstick Men by Eric Garcia.
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[edit] Plot
Roy Waller (Cage) is a phobia-addled con artist who lives a life filled with problems and miseries. His one friend, Frank (Rockwell), is a younger con man who works with Roy in setting up scams against weaker people. Their usual heist is to sell the victims something useless at a huge price.
All is normal for the two of them until Roy learns from his new psychiatrist that he has a fourteen-year-old daughter named Angela (Lohman). This throws Roy for a loop, but once he gets to know her, life takes a strange yet very pleasant turn for him. Then Frank pushes him into setting up a long con against tough-guy Chuck, which makes things more than a little complicated.
[edit] Cast
- Nicolas Cage - Roy Waller
- Sam Rockwell - Frank Mercer
- Alison Lohman - Angela
- Bruce Altman - Dr. Harris Klein
- Bruce McGill - Chuck Frechette
- Sheila Kelley - Kathy
- Beth Grant - Laundry Lady
- Jenny O'Hara - Mrs. Schaffer
- Steve Eastin - Mr. Schaffer
- Melora Walters - Heather
[edit] Trivia
- In the film, Angela states that she attends Venice High School in Los Angeles, California, which is a real high school.
- In the film, Roy Waller displays fictionalized symptoms of Tourette's syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder.
- The 2005 Bollywood film Bluffmaster is loosely based on Matchstick Men.
[edit] External links
- Matchstick Men at the Internet Movie Database
- Matchstick Men at Rotten Tomatoes
- Matchstick Men at Box Office Mojo
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