The Majestic

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

Cast

Jim Carrey

as Peter Appleton

Martin Landau

as Harry Trimble

Laurie Holden

as Adele Stanton

Gerry Black

as Emmett Smith

David Ogden Stiers

as Doc Stanton

Bob Balaban

as Elvin Glyde

Jeffrey DeMunn

as Mayor Ernie Cole

Hal Holbrook

as Congressman Doyle

Brent Briscoe

as Sheriff Cecil Coleman

Ron Rifkin

as Kevin Bannerman

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

It's time for the Majestic review.... ...RED SCARE!!!! It makes a play at it in the very start of the film. It loudly proclaims that, HEY, WATCH THIS MOVIE, IT'S ABOUT FREE SPEECH AND THE HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST!!!!! And it does it as loud as it can... ...and then it kind of forgets what the mo...

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