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Cecil B. Demented (2000)

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Cecil B. Demented (2000)

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.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Neutral

Viewer Rating
5.9

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.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Google Play logoGoogle Play
YouTube logoYouTube
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly promotes a radical, anti-establishment ideology through its central conflict, which champions "guerrilla cinema" as a revolutionary act against mainstream commercialism and societal norms. Its solution involves artistic terrorism and a rejection of conventional morality in pursuit of "pure" art and social change, aligning with progressive and radical left discourse.

The movie features a visibly diverse ensemble cast, characteristic of its director's style, but this diversity does not involve explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative offers a satirical critique of mainstream Hollywood and its values, which can be seen as an indirect challenge to established norms, rather than an explicit negative portrayal of traditional identities.

Secondary

Cecil B. Demented features several openly LGBTQ+ characters, including gay and lesbian individuals, who are integral members of the renegade film crew. Their queer identities are depicted as accepted facets of their rebellious personas, contributing to the film's overall celebration of non-conformity and outsider culture without being a source of mockery or degradation.

Cecil B. Demented features Fidget, a transsexual character, as an active member of the radical filmmaking crew. Their identity is present but not central to the narrative, nor is it a source of mockery or villainy. The film integrates Fidget into the ensemble without explicitly affirming or denigrating their transsexual identity, resulting in a neutral portrayal.

The film features female characters as part of a rebellious filmmaking collective. While they participate in chaotic disruptions and confrontations, there are no specific scenes depicting a female character individually defeating one or more male opponents in direct, skilled physical combat.

Cecil B. Demented is an original film by John Waters, not an adaptation or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canon or historical record from which a character's gender could have been swapped.

Cecil B. Demented is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or established canon from which characters' races could have been altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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5.3
Metacritic logo
5.7

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