Cecil B. Demented

Aug 2, 2000

1h 28m

★ 6.4

Demented Forever!

Overview

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Action

Production Companies

Le Studio Canal+

Polar Entertainment

Cecil B. Demented Trailers

Cast

Honey Whitlock

Melanie Griffith

Cecil B. Demented

Stephen Dorff

Cherish

Alicia Witt

Lyle

Adrian Grenier

Raven

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lewis

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Rodney

Jack Noseworthy

Petie

Michael Shannon

Dinah

Harry Dodge

Fidget

Eric Barry

Chardonnay

Zenzele Uzoma

Pam

Erika Auchterlonie

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