Magnolia List Price: $26.98 Our Price: $19.11 Your Save: $ 7.87 ( 29% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: New Line Home Video Starring: Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson Average Customer Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0794043109607 Format: Closed-captioned Label: New Line Home Video Manufacturer: New Line Home Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: New Line Home Video Release Date: 2007-05-08 Running Time: 188 Studio: New Line Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 2000-01-07 Related Items Boogie Nights Punch-Drunk Love (Two Disc Special Edition) (Superbit Collection) There Will Be Blood Being John Malkovich Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition) Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: I just did not get this Comment: When I rented this, I rented it from the local library, which is an excellent place for local rentals at no cost, (with the exception of late fees)and thought the film would be good. After all, it won a lot of awards. It had no point whatsoever, I watched two or three times and I still could not understand it. As a director you just cannot throw random mini-plots together and call it a movie. Why did people even like this?The same was true with Punch Drunk Love. What the hell are these movies about!? Customer Rating: Summary: Magnolia Comment: It was a great copy of the movie and will always be a classic movie. Customer Rating: Summary: Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing me again? Comment: 'Magnolia' is quite a film, and though I could find fault with it, it is almost too impressive and monumental to attack. It is kind of like a mosaic, where a lot of interrelated characters and intertwined stories keep our interest, keep us waiting to see how it will all connect and how all the story threads will be tied together--but some are while others end ambiguously. The promised epiphany is never delivered--and yet I am forced to applaud Anderson's bravado, spunk, and panache. I think the title, Magnolia, was meant to imply that the various and sundry story lines were like the petals of a flower (it seems like whenever they are in a different room, there are always pictures of flowers on the wall). The title "Magnolia" not only refers to Magnolia Blvd in Los Angeles, where much of Magnolia takes place, but is also similar to the term Charles Fort (who is referenced many times in this film) coined for a hypothetical place where things that fall from the sky originate - "Magonia". ----------------------------- Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: Have you ever been struck by lightning? It hurts. ========================================= The mosaic, flower petal structure is kind of like the Oscar winning Crash--but at least Crash, it could be argued, had a unifying theme of racism and racial tensions in Los Angeles to tie it all together. Magnolia does have a kind of a thesis, that strange coincidences happen in life, and if they were in a movie, you wouldn't believe it. Perhaps it could be summed up as "truth is stranger than fiction" except it is hard to see how the strange mixture of banal, and mundane with fantastic and surreal, add up to anything remotely resembling a coherent artistic statement. ------------------ Jim Kurring: Now, some neighbors claimed they heard screaming and a loud crash. Marcie: I don't even know no loud crash. =========================== I mean, just as things are getting to their grimmest for several of Magnolia's many story lines there is a musical sequence where all the characters, some even dying of cancer, sing along to an Aimee Mann song. The song, "Wise Up," was also used in the film, Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise. Think that was weird? You ain't seen nothin' yet, though, when there is a deus ex machina moment of Biblical proportions (don't want to spoil it for anyone, but check out Exodus 8:2, and therefore keep an eye out for the numbers 8 & 2 which feature prominently in Magnolia). ------------------------- Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I'm sick and I'm in love. Thurston Howell: You seem the sort of person who confuses the two. Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: That's right. That's the first time you've been right. I confuse the two and I don't care. ========================================== Paul Thomas Anderson is a very ambitious director, and one wonders how he seemingly went from grip to auteur overnight. He has absorbed so much film history that you would almost think he was just a copycat but he always uses what he has learned in a very creative and original way. He likes to work with an ensemble of actors, and in that he is like Robert Altman, the Coen Brothers, or even Will Ferrell, and indeed lots of his regulars are also shared with those directors. John C. Reilly and William H. Macy spring to mind. Though he must be comfortable working with his stalwarts, he is not afraid to approach big name actors. It is my understanding that he approached Tom Cruise on the set of 'Eyes Wide Shut,' the final film of director Stanley Kubrick. How he got Cruise to play Frank T. J. Mackey, the leader of a strange cult who conducts seminars on how to "Seduce and Destroy" females is anybody's guess, but the result was Tom Cruise's most unsympathetic yet riveting movie role. ---------------------- Gwenovier: Come on, Frank. What are you doing? Frank T.J. Mackey: What am I doing? I'm quietly judging you. ============================== So, as I'm quietly judging Magnolia, the verdict is guilty of being a most impressive cinematic monument in spite or because of its total lack of a coherent message. Really great performances from Magnolia's ensemble cast, and a really compelling vision from director Paul Thomas Anderson. A really long movie, but one that held my interest throughout. Two thumbs up. ------------------------- Claudia Wilson Gator: Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing me again? ===================================== DIRECTED BY PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON There Will Be Blood (2007) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Magnolia (1999) Boogie Nights (1997) FILM ROLES OF JULLIANNE MOORE I'm Not There. (2007) .... Alice Fabian Savage Grace (2007) .... Barbara Baekeland Magnolia (1999) .... Linda Partridge The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Edition (1998) .... Maude Lebowski Boogie Nights (1997) .... Amber Waves Benny & Joon (1993) .... Ruthie FILM ROLES OF WILLIAM H. MACY Wild Hogs (2007) .... Dudley Frank Inland Empire (2006) .... Announcer Bobby (2006) .... Paul Ebbers The Cooler (2003) .... Bernie Lootz Magnolia (1999) .... Donnie Smith Mystery Men (1999) .... The Shoveller Wag the Dog (1997) .... CIA Agent Charles Young Boogie Nights (1997) .... Little Bill Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) .... Charlie Crisco Fargo (Special Edition) (1996) .... Jerome 'Jerry' Lundegaard "Bakersfield P.D." .... Russell Karp (1 episode, 1993) Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) .... Tunafish Father Benny & Joon (1993) .... Randy Burch Shadows and Fog (1992) (as W.H. Macy) .... Cop with Spiro Radio Days (1987) (as W.H. Macy) .... Radio actor FILM ROLES OF JOHN C. REILLY Step Brothers (2008) .... Dale Doback The Promotion (2008) .... Richard Wehlner Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) .... Dewey Cox Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) (uncredited) .... Sasquatch Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) .... Cal Naughton Jr. A Prairie Home Companion (2006) .... Lefty Dark Water (2005) .... Mr. Murray Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody? (2005) The Aviator (2004) .... Noah Dietrich The Hours (2002) .... Dan Brown Chicago (2002) .... Amos Hart Gangs of New York (2002) .... Happy Jack Mulraney The Good Girl (2002) .... Phil Last Frank's Book (2001) .... Frank The Anniversary Party (2001) .... Mac Forsyth The Perfect Storm (2000) .... Dale 'Murph' Murphy Magnolia (1999) .... Officer Jim Kurring Boogie Nights (1997) .... Reed Rothchild Nightwatch (1997) (uncredited) .... Deputy Inspector Bill Davis Boys (1996) .... Officer Kellogg Curry Sydney (1996) .... John What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) .... Tucker Van Dyke Hoffa (1992) .... Pete Connelly Out on a Limb (1992) .... Jim Jr. Shadows and Fog (1992) .... Cop at Police Station State of Grace (1990) .... Stevie McGuire Days of Thunder (1990) .... Buck Bretherton We're No Angels (1989) .... Young Monk Casualties of War (1989) .... PFC. Herbert Hatcher FILM ROLES OF PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Synecdoche, New York (2008) .... Caden Cotard Charlie Wilson's War (2007) .... Gust Avrakotos Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) .... Andy Hanson The Savages (2007) .... Jon Savage Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Owen Davian Capote (2005) .... Truman Capote Empire Falls (2005) (TV) .... Charlie Mayne Strangers with Candy (2005) .... Henry Along Came Polly (2004) .... Sandy Lyle Cold Mountain (2003) .... Reverend Veasey Owning Mahowny (2003) .... Dan Mahowny 25th Hour (2002) .... Jacob Elinsky Red Dragon (2002) .... Freddy Lounds Punch-Drunk Love (2002) .... Dean Trumbell Love Liza (2002) .... Wilson Joel Almost Famous (2000) .... Lester Bangs State and Main (2000) .... Joseph Turner White The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) .... Freddie Miles ... aka The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA: complete title) Magnolia (1999) .... Phil Parma Flawless (1999) .... Rusty Patch Adams (1998) .... Mitch Roman Happiness (1998) .... Allen The Big Lebowski (1998) .... Brandt Next Stop Wonderland (1998) .... Sean Montana (1998) .... Duncan Culture (1998) .... Bill Boogie Nights (1997) .... Scotty J. Twister (1996) .... Dustin Davis Sydney (1996) (as Phillip Seymour Hoffman) .... Young Craps Player ... aka Hard Eight (USA: new title) The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995) (as Philip S. Hoffman) .... Bernardo / Horatio / Laertes Nobody's Fool (1994) .... Officer Raymer When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) .... Gary The Getaway (1994) (as Philip Hoffman) .... Frank Hansen Money for Nothing (1993) (as Philip S. Hoffman) .... Cochran My Boyfriend's Back (1993) (as Philip Hoffman) .... Chuck Bronski Joey Breaker (1993) .... Wiley McCall Scent of a Woman (1992) (as Philip S. Hoffman) .... George Willis, Jr. Leap of Faith (1992) .... Matt My New Gun (1992) .... Chris Szuler (1992) Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991) (as Phil Hoffman) .... Klutch "Law & Order" .... Steven Hanauer (1 episode, 1991) FILM ROLES OF TOM CRUISE Valkyrie (2008) .... Col. Claus von Stauffenberg Tropic Thunder (2008) .... Les Grossman Lions for Lambs (2007) .... Senator Jasper Irving Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Ethan Hunt War of the Worlds (2005) .... Ray Ferrier Collateral (2004) .... Vincent The Last Samurai (2003) .... Nathan Algren Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) .... Austin Powers (in film "Austinpussy") Minority Report (2002) .... Chief John Anderton Vanilla Sky (2001) .... David Aames Mission: Impossible II (2000) .... Ethan Hunt Magnolia (1999) .... Frank T.J. Mackey Eyes Wide Shut (Unrated Two-Disc Special Edition) (1999) .... Dr. William 'Bill' Harford "3rd Rock from the Sun" .... Guy on Couch (1 episode, 1998) Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Jerry Maguire Mission: Impossible (1996) .... Ethan Hunt Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) .... Lestat de Lioncourt The Firm (1993) .... Mitch McDeere A Few Good Men (1992) .... Lt. Daniel Kaffee Far and Away (1992) .... Joseph Donnelly Days of Thunder (1990) .... Cole Trickle Born on the Fourth of July (1989) .... Ron Kovic Rain Man (1988) .... Charlie Babbitt Young Guns (1988) (uncredited) .... Cowboy Cocktail (1988) .... Brian Flanagan The Color of Money (1986) .... Vincent Lauria Top Gun (1986) .... Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell Legend (1985) .... Jack All the Right Moves (1983) .... Stefen Djordjevic Risky Business (1983) .... Joel Goodsen Losin' It (1983) .... Woody The Outsiders (1983) .... Steve Randle Taps (1981) .... Cadet Captain David Shawn Endless Love (1981) .... Billy ----------- Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I'm sick. Thurston Howell: Stay that way. ====================================== Customer Rating: Summary: There Will Be Frogs Comment: Magnolia seems to get better each time I watch it. After seeing it 3 times, I now realize it's a brilliant work and one of the all time classics for a drama. The performances are just unbelievable. All of the actors completely immersed themselves into their roles. This type of passion is rarely seen in today's cinema. Paul thomas anderson captured magic in a bottle and Magnolia lives on as a documantation of brilliant cinema. It is story driven and character driven and it is why Paul Thomas Anderson in my oppinion is one of the best directors and writers in Hollywood. Customer Rating: Summary: the darkside Comment: it is the bitter end of coffee - it is the twisted dark side of life - it is a masterpiece - I have watched it about a dozen times and everytime it brings home a new meaning. It is probably one of those rare movies where all the actors and actresses gave their life time best performance - specially Tom Cruise. It is about life - it is about our life - it is about my life - we build things and then they fall apart and we cry - we look for help and sometimes we get that help. If you ever have had a tough life then you will find a rare connection with a Hollywood movie and fall in love with it. Strange things happen and they happen in our life and the movie depicts sometimes how all these can happen together - they may not be connected with a clear thread but there is an underlying sadness which ties them Editorial Reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: I just did not get this Comment: When I rented this, I rented it from the local library, which is an excellent place for local rentals at no cost, (with the exception of late fees)and thought the film would be good. After all, it won a lot of awards. It had no point whatsoever, I watched two or three times and I still could not understand it. As a director you just cannot throw random mini-plots together and call it a movie. Why did people even like this?The same was true with Punch Drunk Love. What the hell are these movies about!? Customer Rating: Summary: Magnolia Comment: It was a great copy of the movie and will always be a classic movie. Customer Rating: Summary: Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing me again? Comment: 'Magnolia' is quite a film, and though I could find fault with it, it is almost too impressive and monumental to attack. It is kind of like a mosaic, where a lot of interrelated characters and intertwined stories keep our interest, keep us waiting to see how it will all connect and how all the story threads will be tied together--but some are while others end ambiguously. The promised epiphany is never delivered--and yet I am forced to applaud Anderson's bravado, spunk, and panache. I think the title, Magnolia, was meant to imply that the various and sundry story lines were like the petals of a flower (it seems like whenever they are in a different room, there are always pictures of flowers on the wall). The title "Magnolia" not only refers to Magnolia Blvd in Los Angeles, where much of Magnolia takes place, but is also similar to the term Charles Fort (who is referenced many times in this film) coined for a hypothetical place where things that fall from the sky originate - "Magonia". ----------------------------- Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: Have you ever been struck by lightning? It hurts. ========================================= The mosaic, flower petal structure is kind of like the Oscar winning Crash--but at least Crash, it could be argued, had a unifying theme of racism and racial tensions in Los Angeles to tie it all together. Magnolia does have a kind of a thesis, that strange coincidences happen in life, and if they were in a movie, you wouldn't believe it. Perhaps it could be summed up as "truth is stranger than fiction" except it is hard to see how the strange mixture of banal, and mundane with fantastic and surreal, add up to anything remotely resembling a coherent artistic statement. ------------------ Jim Kurring: Now, some neighbors claimed they heard screaming and a loud crash. Marcie: I don't even know no loud crash. =========================== I mean, just as things are getting to their grimmest for several of Magnolia's many story lines there is a musical sequence where all the characters, some even dying of cancer, sing along to an Aimee Mann song. The song, "Wise Up," was also used in the film, Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise. Think that was weird? You ain't seen nothin' yet, though, when there is a deus ex machina moment of Biblical proportions (don't want to spoil it for anyone, but check out Exodus 8:2, and therefore keep an eye out for the numbers 8 & 2 which feature prominently in Magnolia). ------------------------- Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I'm sick and I'm in love. Thurston Howell: You seem the sort of person who confuses the two. Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: That's right. That's the first time you've been right. I confuse the two and I don't care. ========================================== Paul Thomas Anderson is a very ambitious director, and one wonders how he seemingly went from grip to auteur overnight. He has absorbed so much film history that you would almost think he was just a copycat but he always uses what he has learned in a very creative and original way. He likes to work with an ensemble of actors, and in that he is like Robert Altman, the Coen Brothers, or even Will Ferrell, and indeed lots of his regulars are also shared with those directors. John C. Reilly and William H. Macy spring to mind. Though he must be comfortable working with his stalwarts, he is not afraid to approach big name actors. It is my understanding that he approached Tom Cruise on the set of 'Eyes Wide Shut,' the final film of director Stanley Kubrick. How he got Cruise to play Frank T. J. Mackey, the leader of a strange cult who conducts seminars on how to "Seduce and Destroy" females is anybody's guess, but the result was Tom Cruise's most unsympathetic yet riveting movie role. ---------------------- Gwenovier: Come on, Frank. What are you doing? Frank T.J. Mackey: What am I doing? I'm quietly judging you. ============================== So, as I'm quietly judging Magnolia, the verdict is guilty of being a most impressive cinematic monument in spite or because of its total lack of a coherent message. Really great performances from Magnolia's ensemble cast, and a really compelling vision from director Paul Thomas Anderson. A really long movie, but one that held my interest throughout. Two thumbs up. ------------------------- Claudia Wilson Gator: Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing me again? ===================================== DIRECTED BY PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON There Will Be Blood (2007) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Magnolia (1999) Boogie Nights (1997) FILM ROLES OF JULLIANNE MOORE I'm Not There. (2007) .... Alice Fabian Savage Grace (2007) .... Barbara Baekeland Magnolia (1999) .... Linda Partridge The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Edition (1998) .... Maude Lebowski Boogie Nights (1997) .... Amber Waves Benny & Joon (1993) .... Ruthie FILM ROLES OF WILLIAM H. MACY Wild Hogs (2007) .... Dudley Frank Inland Empire (2006) .... Announcer Bobby (2006) .... Paul Ebbers The Cooler (2003) .... Bernie Lootz Magnolia (1999) .... Donnie Smith Mystery Men (1999) .... The Shoveller Wag the Dog (1997) .... CIA Agent Charles Young Boogie Nights (1997) .... Little Bill Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) .... Charlie Crisco Fargo (Special Edition) (1996) .... Jerome 'Jerry' Lundegaard "Bakersfield P.D." .... Russell Karp (1 episode, 1993) Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) .... Tunafish Father Benny & Joon (1993) .... Randy Burch Shadows and Fog (1992) (as W.H. Macy) .... Cop with Spiro Radio Days (1987) (as W.H. Macy) .... Radio actor FILM ROLES OF JOHN C. REILLY Step Brothers (2008) .... Dale Doback The Promotion (2008) .... Richard Wehlner Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) .... Dewey Cox Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) (uncredited) .... Sasquatch Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) .... Cal Naughton Jr. A Prairie Home Companion (2006) .... Lefty Dark Water (2005) .... Mr. Murray Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody? (2005) The Aviator (2004) .... Noah Dietrich The Hours (2002) .... Dan Brown Chicago (2002) .... Amos Hart Gangs of New York (2002) .... Happy Jack Mulraney The Good Girl (2002) .... Phil Last Frank's Book (2001) .... Frank The Anniversary Party (2001) .... Mac Forsyth The Perfect Storm (2000) .... Dale 'Murph' Murphy Magnolia (1999) .... Officer Jim Kurring Boogie Nights (1997) .... Reed Rothchild Nightwatch (1997) (uncredited) .... Deputy Inspector Bill Davis Boys (1996) .... Officer Kellogg Curry Sydney (1996) .... John What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) .... Tucker Van Dyke Hoffa (1992) .... Pete Connelly Out on a Limb (1992) .... Jim Jr. Shadows and Fog (1992) .... Cop at Police Station State of Grace (1990) .... Stevie McGuire Days of Thunder (1990) .... Buck Bretherton We're No Angels (1989) .... Young Monk Casualties of War (1989) .... PFC. Herbert Hatcher FILM ROLES OF PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Synecdoche, New York (2008) .... Caden Cotard Charlie Wilson's War (2007) .... Gust Avrakotos Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) .... Andy Hanson The Savages (2007) .... Jon Savage Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Owen Davian Capote (2005) .... Truman Capote Empire Falls (2005) (TV) .... Charlie Mayne Strangers with Candy (2005) .... Henry Along Came Polly (2004) .... Sandy Lyle Cold Mountain (2003) .... Reverend Veasey Owning Mahowny (2003) .... Dan Mahowny 25th Hour (2002) .... Jacob Elinsky Red Dragon (2002) .... Freddy Lounds Punch-Drunk Love (2002) .... Dean Trumbell Love Liza (2002) .... Wilson Joel Almost Famous (2000) .... Lester Bangs State and Main (2000) .... Joseph Turner White The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) .... Freddie Miles ... aka The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA: complete title) Magnolia (1999) .... Phil Parma Flawless (1999) .... Rusty Patch Adams (1998) .... Mitch Roman Happiness (1998) .... Allen The Big Lebowski (1998) .... Brandt Next Stop Wonderland (1998) .... Sean Montana (1998) .... Duncan Culture (1998) .... Bill Boogie Nights (1997) .... Scotty J. Twister (1996) .... Dustin Davis Sydney (1996) (as Phillip Seymour Hoffman) .... Young Craps Player ... aka Hard Eight (USA: new title) The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995) (as Philip S. Hoffman) .... Bernardo / Horatio / Laertes Nobody's Fool (1994) .... Officer Raymer When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) .... Gary The Getaway (1994) (as Philip Hoffman) .... Frank Hansen Money for Nothing (1993) (as Philip S. Hoffman) .... Cochran My Boyfriend's Back (1993) (as Philip Hoffman) .... Chuck Bronski Joey Breaker (1993) .... Wiley McCall Scent of a Woman (1992) (as Philip S. Hoffman) .... George Willis, Jr. Leap of Faith (1992) .... Matt My New Gun (1992) .... Chris Szuler (1992) Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991) (as Phil Hoffman) .... Klutch "Law & Order" .... Steven Hanauer (1 episode, 1991) FILM ROLES OF TOM CRUISE Valkyrie (2008) .... Col. Claus von Stauffenberg Tropic Thunder (2008) .... Les Grossman Lions for Lambs (2007) .... Senator Jasper Irving Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Ethan Hunt War of the Worlds (2005) .... Ray Ferrier Collateral (2004) .... Vincent The Last Samurai (2003) .... Nathan Algren Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) .... Austin Powers (in film "Austinpussy") Minority Report (2002) .... Chief John Anderton Vanilla Sky (2001) .... David Aames Mission: Impossible II (2000) .... Ethan Hunt Magnolia (1999) .... Frank T.J. Mackey Eyes Wide Shut (Unrated Two-Disc Special Edition) (1999) .... Dr. William 'Bill' Harford "3rd Rock from the Sun" .... Guy on Couch (1 episode, 1998) Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Jerry Maguire Mission: Impossible (1996) .... Ethan Hunt Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) .... Lestat de Lioncourt The Firm (1993) .... Mitch McDeere A Few Good Men (1992) .... Lt. Daniel Kaffee Far and Away (1992) .... Joseph Donnelly Days of Thunder (1990) .... Cole Trickle Born on the Fourth of July (1989) .... Ron Kovic Rain Man (1988) .... Charlie Babbitt Young Guns (1988) (uncredited) .... Cowboy Cocktail (1988) .... Brian Flanagan The Color of Money (1986) .... Vincent Lauria Top Gun (1986) .... Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell Legend (1985) .... Jack All the Right Moves (1983) .... Stefen Djordjevic Risky Business (1983) .... Joel Goodsen Losin' It (1983) .... Woody The Outsiders (1983) .... Steve Randle Taps (1981) .... Cadet Captain David Shawn Endless Love (1981) .... Billy ----------- Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I'm sick. Thurston Howell: Stay that way. ====================================== Customer Rating: Summary: There Will Be Frogs Comment: Magnolia seems to get better each time I watch it. After seeing it 3 times, I now realize it's a brilliant work and one of the all time classics for a drama. The performances are just unbelievable. All of the actors completely immersed themselves into their roles. This type of passion is rarely seen in today's cinema. Paul thomas anderson captured magic in a bottle and Magnolia lives on as a documantation of brilliant cinema. It is story driven and character driven and it is why Paul Thomas Anderson in my oppinion is one of the best directors and writers in Hollywood. Customer Rating: Summary: the darkside Comment: it is the bitter end of coffee - it is the twisted dark side of life - it is a masterpiece - I have watched it about a dozen times and everytime it brings home a new meaning. It is probably one of those rare movies where all the actors and actresses gave their life time best performance - specially Tom Cruise. It is about life - it is about our life - it is about my life - we build things and then they fall apart and we cry - we look for help and sometimes we get that help. If you ever have had a tough life then you will find a rare connection with a Hollywood movie and fall in love with it. Strange things happen and they happen in our life and the movie depicts sometimes how all these can happen together - they may not be connected with a clear thread but there is an underlying sadness which ties them An intriguing and entertaining study in characters going through varying levels of crisis and introspection. This psychological drama leads you in several different directions, weaving and intersecting various subplots and characters, from a brilliant Tom Cruise, as a self-proclaimed pied-piper, to a child forced to go on a TV game show and the pressures he faces from a ruthless father. Ask about this healthcare product "Magnolia" in the forum Give review on this healthcare product "Magnolia" in the forum Search related information in the forum