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Masked and Anonymous

Play trailer Poster for Masked and Anonymous PG-13 Released Jul 24, 2003 1h 52m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest is looking forward to a giant charity concert, organized by deceptive concert promoter Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman), who plans on raking in huge sums of money for himself from the event. Headlining is Jack Fate (Bob Dylan), a legendary musician serving time in prison, who is released with Sweetheart's help. Meanwhile, journalist Tom Friend (Jeff Bridges) investigates the corrupt concert and tries to unmask the truth to the public.
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Unintelligible and self-indulgent Bob Dylan vehicle.

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Amy Taubin Film Comment Magazine Dylan does about a dozen songs with his tight juke-joint band, and it's worth sitting through the rest of the nonsense for both the music and for Jeff Bridges, in Fisher King mode as Dylan's nemesis. Apr 10, 2018 Full Review Angie Errigo Empire Magazine Only the scenes of Dylan on stage really hold the attention. Rated: 1/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post A strong contender for the worst movie of the century. Rated: 0/4 Nov 9, 2003 Full Review Luke Buckmaster Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) I love those long, windy speeches—not the kind of dialogue one’s accustomed to hearing in movies, and, while they contain noticably Dylanesque flourishes, not the kind we’re accostomed to from his writing either. Jan 25, 2025 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Had I caught this atrocity back in 2003 when it was initially released, it would have seriously challenged The Cat in the Hat and Bad Boys II for one of the top spots on my 10 Worst list. Rated: 1/4 Mar 14, 2020 Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Bloated by self-regard, Masked and Anonymous is the essence of the self-aggrandizing benefit concerts it weakly parodies. Feb 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Douglas Oliver S Absolutely a strange thing this is. Somehow it makes sense. Just love the moxie to make this thing. It''l be an artifact for sure as Dylan will be. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Agatha C A Collage worth watching several times. It's fun and inventive. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/23 Full Review Dru K As a Dylan fan, especially of his Time Out of Mind/Love and Theft/Modern Times period, I'm glad I watched this. Otherwise, it's skippable. The Time Out Of Mind songs in use are sublime. I also enjoyed the star studded cameos, and Jeff Bridges is always a sight to behold. I also loved the production design, this unnamed, presumably fictional war torn country in which this takes place could have been a Terry Gilliam creation. Come to think of it, in Gilliam's hands this could have been a reasonably enjoyable movie. Otherwise, it was impossible to follow, the writing tiresome, and then ending nonsensical. But Dylan completists, enjoy! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/21/23 Full Review Jerod S Put me out of my misery. Bob Dylan fans, get in line. But if your ears work like mine, you'll realize he can't sing or act and this movie is about as dumb as they come. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Typically, against the flow, I rather liked this. Mad and clearly flawed, but fun, unusual and some great people and cameos. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I think that the critics who pan this have absolutely no idea of art. Bob Dylan is an artist folks and this movie is one of his masterpieces Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Luke Wilson as Bobby Cupid. Cheech Marin as Prospero and Bob Dylan as Jack Fate. John Goodman as Uncle Sweetheart, Luke Wilson as Bobby Cupid and Bob Dylan as Jack Fate. Laura Elena Harring as The Lady In Red and Bob Dylan as Jack Fate. Bob Dylan as Jack Fate and John Goodman as Uncle Sweetheart. Giovanni Ribisi as The Soldier. Luke Wilson as Bobby Cupid and Jeff Bridges as Tom Friend. Filmmaker Larry Charles (left) directs a scene with Bob Dylan. Tinashe Kachingwe as Mrs. Brown's Daughter and Bob Dylan as Jack Fate. Christian Slater as The Crew Guy and Chris Penn as The Other Crew Guy. View more photos

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Synopsis A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest is looking forward to a giant charity concert, organized by deceptive concert promoter Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman), who plans on raking in huge sums of money for himself from the event. Headlining is Jack Fate (Bob Dylan), a legendary musician serving time in prison, who is released with Sweetheart's help. Meanwhile, journalist Tom Friend (Jeff Bridges) investigates the corrupt concert and tries to unmask the truth to the public.
Director
Larry Charles
Producer
Nigel Sinclair, Jeff Rosen
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
BBC, Spitfire Films, Marching Band Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 24, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$533.3K
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround
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