DramaComedy

Celebrity

- A funny look at people who will do anything to get famous... or stay famous.

The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.

Release Date : 1998-09-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sweetland FilmsMiramaxJean Doumanian Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : David

Original Name : Hank Azaria

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lee Simon

Original Name : Kenneth Branagh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robin Simon

Original Name : Judy Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brandon

Original Name : Leonardo DiCaprio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicole Oliver

Original Name : Melanie Griffith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bonnie

Original Name : Famke Janssen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Lupus

Original Name : Michael Lerner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony Gardella

Original Name : Joe Mantegna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nina - the Hooker

Original Name : Bebe Neuwirth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nola

Original Name : Winona Ryder

Gender : Female

Character Name : Supermodel

Original Name : Charlize Theron

Gender : Female

Character Name : Catholic Retreat Priest

Original Name : Dylan Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robin's Friend Cheryl

Original Name : Kate Burton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Iris

Original Name : Patti D'Arbanville

Gender : Female

Character Name : TV Reporter at Premiere

Original Name : Karen Duffy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elaine's Book Party Guest

Original Name : Ned Eisenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robin's Friend Jan

Original Name : Monique Fowler

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Papadakis

Original Name : Andre Gregory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evelyn Isaacs

Original Name : Allison Janney

Gender : Female

Character Name : TV Reporter

Original Name : Debra Messing

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bruce Bishop

Original Name : Isaac Mizrahi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vicky

Original Name : Gretchen Mol

Gender : Female

Character Name : Director

Original Name : Greg Mottola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Philip Datloff

Original Name : Larry Pine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop at Hotel

Original Name : Steven Randazzo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darrow Entourage

Original Name : Sam Rockwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olga

Original Name : Aida Turturro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dee Bartholomew

Original Name : Celia Weston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Greg

Original Name : Jeffrey Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pinky Virdon

Original Name : Carmen Dell'Orefice

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lou DeMarco

Original Name : Tony Sirico

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rabbi Kaufman

Original Name : Kenneth Edelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moving Man in Loft

Original Name : Tony Darrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Gaines

Original Name : Douglas McGrath

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darrow Entourage

Original Name : Adrian Grenier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darrow Entourage

Original Name : John Doumanian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Souvenir Hawker

Original Name : J.K. Simmons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Donald Trump

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manhattan Moods Anchor Woman

Original Name : Donna Hanover

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manhattan Moods Assistant Director

Original Name : Leslie Shenkel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al Swayze

Original Name : Wood Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie

Original Name : Frank Pellegrino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Examining Room Patient

Original Name : Renée Lippin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Friend of Supermodel

Original Name : Irina Pantaeva

Gender : Female

Character Name : Friend of Supermodel

Original Name : Mark Vanderloo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Friend of Supermodel

Original Name : Frederique van der Wal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Datloff Party Guest

Original Name : Marian Seldes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Counselor Adelman

Original Name : David Margulies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant Director

Original Name : Jeff Mazzola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camera Operator

Original Name : Dick Mingalone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Director of Photography

Original Name : Vladimir Bibic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erno Delucca

Original Name : Francisco Quijada

Gender : Male

Character Name : Production Assistant

Original Name : Aleksa Palladino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jackhammer Operator

Original Name : Dan Moran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sound Recordist

Original Name : Peter Castellotti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Assistant Cameraperson

Original Name : A. Lee Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalton Freed

Original Name : Maurice Sonnenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Production Assistant Daniel

Original Name : Craig Ulmschneider

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elderly Homeowner

Original Name : Mina Bern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singing Nun

Original Name : Janet Marlow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Second Nun

Original Name : Tommie Baxter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Gladden's Fan

Original Name : Kathleen Doyle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Gladden's Fan

Original Name : Arthur Berwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Gladden's Fan

Original Name : Jodi Long

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Gladden

Original Name : John Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Gladden's Fan on Porch

Original Name : Marylouise Burke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Gladden's Fan on Porch

Original Name : Peter Boyden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Gladden's Fan on Porch

Original Name : Peter McRobbie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Gladden's Fan on Porch

Original Name : Maureen McNamara

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pious Diner

Original Name : Mary Catherine Wright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fashion Designer

Original Name : Melinda Eng

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bruce Bishop's Admirer

Original Name : Alma Cuervo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bruce Bishop's Admirer

Original Name : Ève Salvail

Gender : Female

Character Name : Exercise Tape Fan

Original Name : Polly Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Exercise Tape Fan

Original Name : Brian McConnachie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Anthony Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiting Room Nurse

Original Name : Daisy Prince

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiting Room Patient

Original Name : Tina Sloan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiting Room Patient

Original Name : Dayle Haddon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiting Room Patient

Original Name : Bill Gerber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patient With Jowls

Original Name : Julie Halston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cameraman at Lupus Office

Original Name : Reuben Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Couple on Beach

Original Name : Skip Rose

Gender : Male

Character Name : Couple on Beach

Original Name : Alicia Meer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Glenwood High Alumna - Doris

Original Name : Becky Ann Baker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Glenwood High Alumna - Nat

Original Name : Michael Kell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glenwood High Alumna - Eddie

Original Name : Steve Mellor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glenwood High Alumna - Jay Tepper

Original Name : Gerry Becker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glenwood High Alumna - Reunion Announcer

Original Name : Ileen Getz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Glenwood High Alumna - Monroe Gordon

Original Name : Robert Cuccioli

Gender : Male

Character Name : V.J. Rajnipal

Original Name : Surinder Khosla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Book Reviewer

Original Name : Frederick Rolf

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Program Director

Original Name : Ramsey Faragallah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Klansman

Original Name : William Addy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Klansman

Original Name : Patrick Thomas McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister Polynice

Original Name : Bernard Addison

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Production Assistant

Original Name : Mary Samuels

Gender : Female

Character Name : TV Production Assistant

Original Name : Sarah Buff

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teenage Obese Acrobat

Original Name : Heather Marni

Gender : Female

Character Name : Skinhead

Original Name : Bruno Gunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skinhead

Original Name : Sean Daloise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skinhead

Original Name : Matthew Sweeney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Overweight Achiever

Original Name : Kyle Kulish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony's Father

Original Name : Sam Gray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony's Mother

Original Name : Marilyn Raphael

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tony's Grandma

Original Name : Antonette Schwartzberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ricky

Original Name : Gabriel Millman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vince

Original Name : Adam Sietz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Michael Crecco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Neal Arluck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Timothy Jerome

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Joseph Tudisco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Jim Moody

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Robert Torres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop at Hotel

Original Name : John Costelloe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herself

Original Name : Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Joey Buttafuoco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chekhov-style Writer

Original Name : Lorri Bagley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elaine's Book Party Guest

Original Name : Richard Mawe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elaine's Book Party Guest

Original Name : Ted Neustadt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elaine's Book Party Guest

Original Name : Bruce Jay Friedman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elaine's Book Party Guest

Original Name : Erica Jong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elaine's Book Party Guest

Original Name : Clebert Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Comic's Agent

Original Name : Ralph Pope

Gender : Male

Character Name : Comic

Original Name : Rick Mowat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moving Man in Loft

Original Name : Victor Colicchio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moving Man in Loft

Original Name : Robert Cividanes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moving Man on Street

Original Name : Donegal Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator Paley

Original Name : Howard Erskine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pianist at Wedding

Original Name : Ray Cohen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Limo Driver

Original Name : Angel Caban

Gender : Male

Character Name : Off-Off Broadway Actress

Original Name : Ingrid Rogers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Phil

Original Name : Brian McCormack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fan of Robin Simon

Original Name : Gigi Williams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jailbait (uncredited)

Original Name : Laura Nativo

Gender : Female

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2024-12-07

"Lee" (Kenneth Branagh) and wife "Robin" (Judy Davis) have been coasting along for quite a while when he suddenly declares to her that he wants a divorce. He's a writer largely reduced to churning out travelogues who has had his head banged against the wall following a high school reunion that made him realise that mundanity is set fair unless he does something about it. She doesn't take that so well, and seeks solace in a retreat that might be part of their problem. He feels that her strong Catholic religion has repressed their sex life and that, in turn, has impacted upon his literal creative juices. He certainly reckons that his new love "Bonnie" (Famke Janssen), herself a story editor, might be able to stimulate that. Meantime, "Robin" lands on her feet and is soon working with television executive "Tony" (Joe Mantegna) who offers her an whole new range of opportunities and as these two people begin to live independent lives, one begins to relish it and the other, well maybe less so. Is it a case of grass being greener or being careful what you wish for? It's an adequate drama this one that illustrates well the pulling power of Woody Allen in assembling a fairly stellar cast, but the episodic style of the storytelling is miss more than hit for me, and with the underpinning marital drama barely registering on the interesting scale, it really falls to one lively and authentic looking scene with Leonardo DiCaprio as the over-indulged film star having a mega-strop with his girlfriend and threatening to trash the hotel to bring the film to a brief form of life. It's too long, at times repetitive, and extremely verbose as the characters never seem capable of shutting up long enough to listen to what has already been said, let alone absorb or implement it's messages. Monochrome helps it's look, as does the classic sounding score, but as an opportunity to satirise the whole business of celebrity and the fickleness of fame, it rather disappoints.