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    Insignificance (1985)

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    Four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and Joseph McCarthy converge in one New York City hotel room in this compelling, visually inventive adaptation of Terry Johnson’s play, from director Nicolas Roeg.

    With a combination of whimsy and dread, Roeg creates a fun-house-mirror image of 1950s America in order to reflect on the nature of celebrity and lingering cold war nuclear nightmares.

     

    Insignificance is a delirious, intelligent drama, featuring magnetic performances by Michael Emil as the Professor, Theresa Russell as the Actress, Gary Busey as the Ballplayer, and Tony Curtis as the Senator.

    The Actress
    Theresa Russell
    The Professor
    Michael Emil
    The Senator
    Tony Curtis
    The Ballplayer
    Gary Busey
    The Indian
    Will Sampson
    The Driver
    Patrick Kilpatrick

    Director
    Nicolas Roeg

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