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Being John Malkovich(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-10-29
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4633 Votes
Time: 1h 53m
Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.
Overview:
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $13,000,000.00
Revenue: $22,863,596.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Single Cell Pictures
Movie: Being John Malkovich
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Cusack
Craig Schwartz
Cameron Diaz
Lotte Schwartz
John Malkovich
John Horatio Malkovich
Catherine Keener
Maxine Lund
Orson Bean
Dr. Lester
Mary Kay Place
Floris
W. Earl Brown
First J.M. Inc. Customer
Carlos Jacott
Larry the Agent
Willie Garson
Guy in Restaurant
Byrne Piven
Captain Mertin
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John Malkovich Goes Into His Own Head
Malkovich Inside Malkovich Scene
Malkovich's Masterful Marionettes
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