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The Hoax (2006)

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In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.

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Awards

1 win & 3 nominations.

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31 July 2007 | mikek-6
8
| Gripping film and difficult to find fault with
I really enjoyed this film from beginning to end and generally I'm difficult to please. I'm a little older than the average audience and so I knew this story really well having watched it unfold at the time. I also remember watching Orson Welles' masterpiece 'F for Fake', based around the same subject and anyone who's seen 'The Hoax' should watch 'F for Fake'. Richard Gere, and in fact, all the cast, were at their best and delivered a great script with all the tension and dynamics it needed. Gere and Molina worked very well together and I'd say it was probably Molina's best performance to date. Beautifully shot and cut, it was pacy but not too pacy like many current films. I liked the few library shots to help with creating a feeling for the period and of course, the music helped with that too. The story was told well, although if you weren't quite familiar with the outline of what happened, there could be some moments of doubt. However, knowing the story well made it all the more enjoyable.

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Trivia

Clifford Irving died December 19, 2017. He was 87.

Quotes

Clifford Irving: Bumped by this adolescent coffee boy. My lit professor at Cornell compared me to Hemingway! The middle of my life is at hand, and I don't have a couch.
Dick Suskind: Think about this: Henry Miller was 38-years-old, unpublished. His wife left him for a lesbian.
Clifford Irving: ...
Dick Suskind: ...

Goofs

A document in one of the files sent to Irving states that Howard Hughes loaned Donald Nixon, brother of Richard Nixon, $205,000 in 1956 to secure Pentagon contracts; Irving concludes that this information will bring Richard Nixon down if made public. In fact, the loan was to help Donald Nixon save his restaurant chain, and became public knowledge during the 1960 presidential race.

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Rue de noir
Written by Guy Barker
Courtesy of FirstCom Music, a unit of Zomba Enterprises, Inc.

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Genres

Comedy | Drama

Details

Release Date:

20 April 2007

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,501,000 8 April 2007

Gross USA:

$7,164,995

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,772,461

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