The Majestic

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The Majestic is a 2001 American drama film starring Jim Carrey as a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter who loses his memory and is mistaken for a missing war hero in a small California town during the 1950s.

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The Majestic canonical 7
The Majestic (2001 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
aspectOf Hollywood blacklist
McCarthyism
basedOn original screenplay
characterPlayedBy Peter Appleton – Jim Carrey
cinematography David Tattersall
countryOfOrigin United States
director Frank Darabont
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States
editedBy Jim Page
filmingLocation Ferndale, California
Northern California
genre drama film
hasSettingElement revival of a small-town movie theater
hasTheme freedom of speech
identity
patriotism
redemption
mainCharacter Peter Appleton
MPAARating PG
musicBy Mark Isham
notableFor dramatic performance by Jim Carrey
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter loses his memory and is mistaken for a missing war hero in a small California town during the 1950s.
productionBudget approximately 72,000,000 USD
productionCompany Castle Rock Entertainment
releaseDate 2001-12-21
releaseYear 2001
runningTime approximately 152 minutes
setInPlace California
fictional town of Lawson
setInTimePeriod 1950s
starring Bob Balaban
Brent Briscoe
Hal Holbrook
Jeffrey DeMunn
Jim Carrey
Laurie Holden
Martin Landau
Ron Rifkin
title The Majestic
writer Michael Sloane

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Frank Darabont directed The Majestic
Frank Darabont screenwriterOf The Majestic
Jerry Hardin notableWork The Majestic
A Kiss to Build a Dream On usedInFilm The Majestic (2001 film)
linked to: The Majestic
Amanda Detmer notableWork The Majestic
Jeffrey DeMunn appearedIn The Majestic
Brian Howe notableWork The Majestic