hurlyburly

             Eddie's world. It exists at the very juncture where Hollywood meets the mountains, where the almost-rich and not-yet-famous live on cheap thrills and heady ambition while searching for true love and redemption. Here, Eddie and his three best friends engage in a wild life of witty repartee and snappy come-backs, of ex-wives and future lovers, of hard partying and late nights, of sex, lies and self-obsession.
             Produced and directed by Anthony Drazan, Hurlyburly is a scathingly funny and touchingly human story about the quest for meaning in our morally muddled times. Based on David Rabe's play, the film features spellbinding performances from an ensemble cast including Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, Meg Ryan, Robin Wright Penn and Anna Paquin. Distinctively shot by Changwei Gu (Farewell My Concubine) in a world of mirrored reflections and shiny surfaces, Hurlyburly is produced by Drazan, Richard N. Gladstein and David S. Hamburger.
             Eddie (Penn) is a high-powered casting director in a tail-spin, searching for even a crumb of meaning in the hollow expanse of his existence. He lives in a posh Hollywood condo with his smugly charming business partner Mickey (Spacey), who is "taking a break" from his wife and kids. Often they are joined in their mission for good times and perfect one-liners by two close friends: the smooth Hollywood player Artie (Shandling) and the brutish but yearning would-be actor Phil (Palminteri).
             Into this exclusive all-male club come three equally adrift women from three very different walks of life. First there's Darlene (Wright Penn), a cool, beautiful fast-laner herself, who two-times with both Eddie and Mickey. Then there's Donna (Paquin), an underage, runaway waif whom Artie gives to his friends as a "care package." Finally, there's Bonnie (Ryan), the sweet but stepped-upon exotic dancer whose unfortunate run-in with Phil sets off an unexpected chain of events.
             Eddie and his fri...

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