Rotten
Schrader really isn't interested in Crane except as the straw man for his moral lessons about sin and sexuality and the nature of celebrity.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
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A day without sex is a day wasted.
2002 · 1h 44m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Paul Schrader
Overview
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
Director and cast
- Paul Schrader Director
- Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane
- Willem Dafoe as John Carpenter
- Rita Wilson as Anne Crane
- Maria Bello as Patricia Olson / Patrica Crane / Sigrid Valdis
- Ron Leibman as Lenny
- Ed Begley Jr. as Mel Rosen
- Bruce Solomon as Edward H. Feldman
- Michael McKean as Video Executive
- Michael E. Rodgers as Richard Dawson
- Kurt Fuller Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Rotten
How do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any? On the evidence before us, the answer is clear: Not easily and, in the end, not well enough.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Admirably unconventional film.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
It never answers the key question: Why should we care?
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Watching this cold, detached movie, you never get the sense that Schrader cares one whit about Crane or is even curious about understanding the compulsions that wrecked his marriage and career and eventually cost him his life.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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