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| 3 | ''Hurlyburly'' is a 1998 independent comedy-drama film directed by Anthony Drazan, [[TheFilmOfThePlay based on]] the 1984 play of the same name by David Rabe. It stars Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/RobinWright, Creator/GarryShandling, Creator/AnnaPaquin, Creator/ChazzPalminteri, and Creator/MegRyan. |
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| 5 | Middling Hollywood casting director Eddie (Penn) is suffering a mid-life crisis, which is not helped by his drug abuse, his scheming buddy Mickey (Spacey), or his girlfriend Darlene (Wright) -- who happens to be sleeping with Mickey. When Eddie's associate Artie (Shandling) offers to let him "borrow" teenage Donna (Paquin) for a while, it sets off a chain of events that sends his life spinning out of control. |
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| 8 | !!This film contains examples of: |
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| 10 | * CompressedAdaptation: The original play is over three hours long. The film condenses the plot to just under two hours. |
| 11 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Phil ends up killing himself. Eddie contemplates following him, but is prevented by Donna.]] |
| 12 | * HairTriggerTemper: Phil has a very bad temper, forcing Eddie and Mickey to intervene to keep him out of trouble. |
| 13 | * OnlySaneMan: Darlene seems to be the only person in Eddie's orbit who has any sense and is willing to call him out on his bullshit. |
| 14 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After getting tired of Eddie and Mickey's bullshit, Donna tells Eddie to go fuck himself and then walks away. |
| 15 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: Between Mickey's scheming, Darlene's infidelity, Phil's temper, and Artie's vices, Eddie is surrounded by people who only fuel his own bad behavior. |
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