Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
The American biographical spy film, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), follows the fictional life of Chuck Barris, who aspired to be a famous television personality. Initially rejected by the women he desires, he moves from Manhattan to become an NBC page, but is ultimately let go. He then becomes Dick Clark’s personal assistant on American Bandstand in 1961, where he writes the hit song ‘Palisades Park’ and becomes involved with Penny Pacino. Eventually, Chuck pitches his idea for The Dating Game at ABC and receives $7,500 to create a pilot. However, ABC ultimately chooses to produce Hootenanny instead. After being ousted from a bar for fighting, Barris is approached by CIA agent Jim Byrd, who enrolls him as a hitman.
Upon returning from a successful operation in Mexico, he discovers that Penny has embraced the hippie lifestyle. Around the same time, ABC gives the green light to The Dating Game and its popularity skyrockets by 1967. During his undercover work in Helsinki, Finland, he crosses paths with female operative Patricia Watson. Back home, The Newlywed Game becomes another hit for Barris. With plans to relocate to Los Angeles with Penny, Barris remains hesitant about marriage, much to her disappointment. In 1970, Byrd persuades him to embark on a mission to West Berlin to eliminate Hans Colbert. There he meets German-American operative Keeler and aids in the assassination of Colbert. However, he is later captured by the KGB and eventually released during a spy exchange between east and west.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Sam RockwellChuck Barris  Michael CeraYoung Chuck  Drew BarrymorePenny  George ClooneyJim Byrd  Julia RobertsPatricia Watson  Rutger HauerKeeler  Maggie GyllenhaalDebbie |
The American biographical spy film, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), follows the fictional life of Chuck Barris, who aspired to be a famous television personality. Initially rejected by the women he desires, he moves from Manhattan to become an NBC page, but is ultimately let go. He then becomes Dick Clark’s personal assistant on American Bandstand in 1961, where he writes the hit song ‘Palisades Park’ and becomes involved with Penny Pacino. Eventually, Chuck pitches his idea for The Dating Game at ABC and receives $7,500 to create a pilot. However, ABC ultimately chooses to produce Hootenanny instead. After being ousted from a bar for fighting, Barris is approached by CIA agent Jim Byrd, who enrolls him as a hitman.
Upon returning from a successful operation in Mexico, he discovers that Penny has embraced the hippie lifestyle. Around the same time, ABC gives the green light to The Dating Game and its popularity skyrockets by 1967. During his undercover work in Helsinki, Finland, he crosses paths with female operative Patricia Watson. Back home, The Newlywed Game becomes another hit for Barris. With plans to relocate to Los Angeles with Penny, Barris remains hesitant about marriage, much to her disappointment. In 1970, Byrd persuades him to embark on a mission to West Berlin to eliminate Hans Colbert. There he meets German-American operative Keeler and aids in the assassination of Colbert. However, he is later captured by the KGB and eventually released during a spy exchange between east and west.
