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      Maidstone

      1969 1h 50m Drama List
      Reviews 27% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Norman Kingsley, a famous director, launches a campaign for the presidency. Read More Read Less

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      Shane Burridge rec.arts.movies.reviews Will the real Norman Mailer please shut up? Apr 7, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Fitfully interesting to see Mailer and company finding a setting and hoping, with increasing anxiety, for a film to spontaneously occur without the interference of a text or subtext, direction or apparent motivation. Rip Torn's unique decision to send the film into something resembling a climactic moment is one of the more disturbing and hard-not-to-watch moments ever captured on film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Juvenile, embarrassing, egotistical. Mailer can compare himself all he likes to Bunuel (at least three times by name in the first dozen or so minutes), but that only draws attention to what a very poor copy he is. This is easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen (Mailer reminds me of Joe Pesci's character in JFK, or a combination of the two main characters in The Master)--the only compelling thing in it is Rip Torn at the end (that, and the young black man forcefully speaking about slum life). Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Norman Kingsley, a famous director, launches a campaign for the presidency.
      Director
      Norman Mailer
      Screenwriter
      Norman Mailer
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 19, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 50m