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ComedyYear2003Duration1h 52mIMDb5.3

Masked and Anonymous

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A singer, whose career has gone on a downward spiral, is forced to make a comeback to the performance stage for a benefit concert.

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Cast

Larry Charles

Director

Bob Dylan

Jack Fate

JG

John Goodman

Uncle Sweetheart

Jessica Lange

Nina Veronica

Jeff Bridges

Tom Friend

Penélope Cruz

Pagan Lace

Luke Wilson

Bobby Cupid

Angela Bassett

Mistress

Steven Bauer

Edgar

Michael Paul Chan

Guard

Bruce Dern

Editor

Ed Harris

Oscar Vogel

Val Kilmer

Animal Wrangler

Cheech Marin

Prospero

Chris Penn

Crew Guy #2

Giovanni Ribisi

Soldier

Mickey Rourke

Edmund

Richard C. Sarafian

President

Christian Slater

Crew Guy #1

Bob Dylan

Writer

Larry Charles

Writer

Comments

4 Comments

Shining StarJun 13, 2025

I had read so many bad reviews of this movie. I'd read it was impossible to follow; I'd read that the dialogue was banal; Roger Ebert gave it half a star, claiming it was too ambiguous. So, when I saw Masked & Anonymous, I was prepared for the worse. Instead, as soon as the movie began, and that Spanish Version of My Back Pages started playing to bomb explosions and imagery of a future gone wrong, I realize: I'm going to like this movie. First, the plot, far too incredible to really explain here (And it sort of depends on your point of view anyways) is very creative in that it conveys an incredible amount of symbolism. On one hand, this is a movie that mocks rock music (Think of the scene where Uncle Sweetheart tells Fate "You're gonna play rock and roll get rich launch your career and bring world peace all at the same time!") On the other hand, this could be Dylan's way of telling us who he really is. "Maybe I'm just a singer and nothing more" he tells us. He's tired of being made to be a counter cultural liberal protester. He's tired of people who think he only writes anti-war songs. Think of the scene where a woman brings her daughter to see Dylan. When Dylan learns that the little girl knows all his lyrics he asks "What'd she do that for?" And the mother quickly responds "Because I made her." This movie is about so many things: You just have to see it and every time you see it again you'll see more. Concerning the dialogue. Many people say the dialogue is contrived, banal, or mindlessly poetic. To such people I reccomend they read Shakespeare (He's in the alley). Dylan has been hailed as a modern Shakespeare, so it is not wonder that this movie has the same beautiful poetry that his songs do. But I will grant this: Bad actors would never be able to pull off this script. And this was probably the movie's strongest feature: Incredible acting. John Goodman deserves an Emmy for his portrayal of the scheming Uncle Sweetheart. Val Kilmer shocked me with his ability to portray the crazed Animal Wrangler. Jessica Lange gave the best performance of her career. The list goes on... Mickey Rourke, Ed Harris, Christian Slater, all surprised me with brilliant acting. If you have the chance to see this movie, just once, do so. And forgive its few shortcomings-- it was made on short notice, and its messages were meant to transcend all imperfections for movie rookie director Larry Charles. This movie will probably be forgotten one day, which is unfortunate, because rarely is a movie this original.

BEZ❄️May 29, 2023

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