Directed by:
George ClooneyScreenplay:
Charlie KaufmanCinematography:
Newton Thomas SigelComposer:
Alex WurmanCast:
Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Rutger Hauer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, David Julian Hirsh, Michael Cera, Jennifer Hall (more)Plots(1)
George Clooney makes his directorial debut with this frenetic, visually dazzling black comedy. Based on notorious television producer Chuck Barris' unauthorised autobiography, Clooney's film reinforces Barris' outlandish claim that he lived a secret life as a hitman for the CIA. Sam Rockwell stars as Barris, a fresh-faced dreamer who moves to New York to find success in television. Pretty soon, he's written a hit song ("Palisades Park"), has shacked up with the ultra-peppy Penny (Drew Barrymore), and has his first successful game show, The Dating Game. But as if that weren't enough excitement, he is soon recruited by CIA Special Agent Jim Byrd (Clooney) to become a hired killer for the federal government. As Barris' subsequent shows (The Newlywed Game, The Gong Show) take off, the conflicted producer uses them as a front for his undercover job, chaperoning winning couples all over the world while performing his deadly duties after hours. Along the way, he meets a shady cast of characters - including a sultry assassin (Julia Roberts) - who threatens to blow his cover and ruin his television career forever. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Richard Kind](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/870/163870818_d80eff.jpg)
Richard Kind
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Inside Out (2015)
Tommy Hinkley
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Fail Safe (2000) (TV movie)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
![Fred Savage](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002953_d51b10.jpg)
Fred Savage
USA
Best movies:
Deadpool 2 (2018)
The Princess Bride (1987)
When You Remember Me (1990) (TV movie)
![Jerry Weintraub](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276749_c0fcd2.jpg)
Jerry Weintraub
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's 13 (2007)
The Firm (1993)
![Darcy Donavan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277081_02acb1.jpg)
Darcy Donavan
USA
Best movies:
Suyun Kim
Best movies:
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Just Visiting (2001)
Girl Fever (2002)
![Isabelle Blais](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/941/163941574_e599e2.png)
Isabelle Blais
Canada
Best movies:
The High Cost of Living (2010)
Human Trafficking (2005) (TV movie)
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Michael Filipowich
Best movies:
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Dead Silence (1997) (TV movie)
Janet Lane
Canada
Best movies:
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Trader games (2010)
![Anna Silk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280859_479a5c.jpg)
Anna Silk
Canada
Best movies:
The Company (2007) (series)
Breakfast with Scot (2007)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
![Linda Tomassone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280882_fa7c8e.jpg)
Linda Tomassone
Canada
Best movies:
Head in the Clouds (2004)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
See Jane Date (2003) (TV movie)
Carlos Carrasco
Panama
Best movies:
The Fisher King (1991)
Speed (1994)
Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
![Daniel Zacapa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/178/158178150_b04612.jpg)
Daniel Zacapa
Honduras
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Witness Protection (1999) (TV movie)
![Michael Ensign](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779814_66c116.gif)
Michael Ensign
USA
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Titanic (1997)
The X Files: Biogenesis (1999) (video compilation)
![Sean Tucker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/169/160169322_7b748d.jpg)
Sean Tucker
Canada
Best movies:
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
To Catch a Killer (2023)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Claire Brosseau
Canada
Best movies:
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
If I Were You (2012)
Girl's Best Friend (2008) (TV movie)
James Urbaniak
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV movie)
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
![Sarah Smyth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/147/160147629_8dd791.jpg)
Sarah Smyth
Best movies:
50/50 (2011)
Duke (2012) (TV movie)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
![Joe Cobden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/462/162462285_2b54a6.jpg)
Joe Cobden
Canada
Best movies:
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Arrival (2016)
Source Code (2011)
Dick Clark
USA
Best movies:
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Spy Kids (2001)