K-PAX

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2h

Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges in K-PAX (2001)

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Drama Mystery Sci-Fi

PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

Director
- Iain Softley
Writers
- Gene Brewer(novel)
- Charles Leavitt(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

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Taglines
- Is he crazy?...or is he light years ahead of us?
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for a sequence of violent images, and brief language and sensuality
Parents guide

Trivia
Prot's signature sunglasses are actually a favorite pair owned and worn by U2's frontman, Bono. The glasses are Brand DITA and style is discontinued. Kevin Spacey asked to borrow them for the film, which Bono agreed to under the condition that they were well cared for and were returned immediately upon completion of the film.

Goofs
When Dr. Chakraborty is talking about Prot's vision, he describes him being able to see ultraviolet at 300-400 ångström. Generally in the context of vision, ultraviolet wavelength is ~280-400 nanometers or only 2800-4000 ångström.

Quotes
Prot: I wanna tell you something Mark, something you do not yet know, that we K-PAXians have been around long enough to have discovered. The universe will expand, then it will collapse back on itself, then will expand again. It will repeat this process forever. What you don't you know is that when the universe expands again, everything will be as it is now. Whatever mistakes you make this time around, you will live through on your next pass. Every mistake you make, you will live through again, & again, forever. So my advice to you is to get it right this time around. Because this time is all you have.

Crazy credits
After the credits, there's a view of the stars and then Dr. Mark Powell looks through the lens of his telescope as if he is looking for the stars of K-PAX. He walks in his yard, and the movie ends.

Connections
Featured in Spotlight on Location: The Making of 'K-PAX' (2002)

Soundtracks
Safe and Sound
Written by Sheryl Crow
Produced and Performed by Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of A&M Records

Top review

9/10

Quite an amazing movie

Personally, I think Kevin Spacey is one of the greatest actors of his generation, maybe the greatest. This in combination with another amazing actor named Jeff Bridges, it can't be bad. And that's exactly what this movie is! "K-PAX" is one of the most pleasant surprises of the latest years. To start with has the movie a brilliantly written story. It's part of what makes the movie so great. The other aspect that contributes to the greatness of the movie is the acting. The combination Spacey-Bridges really works.

This was already the second time I saw the movie and I'm sure it won't be the last time. "K-PAX" has everything. There are moments which are extremely funny, parts that remind of a true thriller and others which reminds of high-class drama. I think this movie deserves a much higher rating and a lot more awards. Great movie!

9/10

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Travis_Bickle01
Aug 12, 2005

Was any of this related to any actual occurrences?

Budget
- $68,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $50,338,485
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,215,275
- Oct 28, 2001
Gross worldwide
- $65,001,485

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Runtime
2 hours
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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