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Gus Van Sant's black comedy stars Nicole Kidman as Suzanne Stone, the cold-eyed career woman who will do whatever it takes to get where she wants to get, who schmoozes a television celebrity even while on her honeymoon with husband Larry. She wants that career and, back in Little Hope, New Hampshire, there's a cable station where, if being the lowly weather girl is the route to power, then so be it. Railroading a story onto air, she recruits three high school drop-outs who become her willing stooges as she schemes her way to the top but when Larry wants to start a family, she has to persuade them to remove the last obstacle in her path for stardom, even if that means a court appearance.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Black Comedy, Homosexual, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1995) (UK / USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Nicole Kidman	.... Suzanne Stone Maretto
Matt Dillon	.... Larry Maretto
Joaquin Phoenix	.... Jimmy Emmett
Casey Affleck	.... Russel Hines
Illeana Douglas	.... Janice Maretto
Alison Folland	.... Lydia Mertz

Supporting Cast:

Dan Hedaya	.... Joe Maretto
Wayne Knight	.... Ed Grant
Kurtwood Smith	.... Earl Stone
Holland Taylor	.... Carol Stone
Susan Traylor	.... Faye Stone
Maria Tucci	.... Angela Maretto
Tim Hopper	.... Mike Warden
Michael Rispoli	.... Ben DeLuca
Buck Henry	.... Mr. H. Finlaysson

Directors:

Gus Van Sant

Writers:

Joyce Maynard
Buck Henry