Chaplin (1992 film)
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Chaplin is a 1992 semi-biographical film about the life of Charles Chaplin. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Hopkins, Milla Jovovich, Moira Kelly, Kevin Kline, Diane Lane, Penelope Ann Miller, Paul Rhys, Marisa Tomei, Nancy Travis, James Woods and John Thaw.
The movie was adapted by Diana Hawkins, William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from the books My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin and Chaplin: His Life and Art by David Robinson. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Downey Jr.), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Music, Original Score. Robert Downey Jr. also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some respects of Chaplin's life, Downey's uncanny performance as Chaplin won almost universal acclaim. Attenborough was so confident in Downey's performance that he actually allowed footage of the real Chaplin to be used at the end of the film.
Plot summary
The life and times of filmmaker extraordinaire Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin). An old Chaplin narrates the film, as he tells the story of his life to his autobiographer. From his formative years in England to his highest successes in America, Charlie's life, work, and loves are followed. While his screen characters are extremely hilarious, the man behind "The Little Tramp" was constantly haunted by a sense of loss.Tagline: Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend.
Academy Awards
| Award | Person | |
| Nominated: | ||
| Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | |
| Best Score | John Barry | |
| Best Art Direction | Stuart Craig Chris Butler | |
Trivia
- Milla Jovovich was only seventeen at the time of filming, and was too young to appear in a nude scene; a body double was used.
- Geraldine Chaplin portrays Charles Chaplin's mother and her own paternal grandmother, Hannah Chaplin.
- James Woods makes a cameo appearance as lawyer Joseph Scott and filmed the role in one day.
- John Goodman was considered for the role that went to Dan Aykroyd.
- The film's original title was Charlie, as that was what Chaplin was known as to his close friends. Attenborough went with the name Chaplin, since the actor was well-known by that name.
- Although the final theatrical cut ran for 143 minutes, over 200 hours of footage was shot.
External links
| The Films of Charlie Chaplin | |
|---|---|
| The Chaplin-Mutual Comedies: The Floorwalker, The Fireman, The Vagabond, One A.M., The Count, The Pawnshop, Behind the Screen, The Rink, Easy Street, The Cure, The Immigrant, The Adventurer | |
| Feature-length films: Tillie's Punctured Romance, The Kid, A Woman of Paris, The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, A King in New York, A Countess from Hong Kong | |
| Other films: The New Janitor, Chaplin | |
| Stock company: Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman | |
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