The Muse (film)
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| Directed by | Albert Brooks |
| Produced by | Herb Nanas |
| Written by | Albert Brooks Monica Johnson |
| Starring | Albert Brooks Sharon Stone Andie MacDowell Jeff Bridges Steven Wright |
| Music by | Elton John |
| Cinematography | Thomas Ackerman |
| Editing by | Peter Teschner |
| Distributed by | October Films |
| Release date(s) | August 27, 1999 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
The Muse is a 1999 film starring Albert Brooks and Sharon Stone.
The Story
After winning an award, esteemed screenwriter Steven Phillips (Brooks) is about to have a rude awakening. The studio has reneged on his deal and told him he's gone cold, saying he's lost his edge. Taken by surprise, the Oscar-nominated writer wants to find a way to get back to his talents. Through the advice of a screenwriter buddy (Bridges), Steven comes into contact with Sarah (Stone), a modern day muse who might be able to revitalize his seemingly fading career. But Sarah has conditions and only ones that can be met by unnecessary needs such as expensive hotel rooms and gifts from Tiffany's, and Steven has to meet good on those conditions even at the cost of swallowing his pride to do so. With his wife's chagrin, his friend's support and his agent waiting, Steven is about to find out whether or not the muse could be the real thing, or one that's sucking him dry of his patience.
Cast
- Albert Brooks .... Steven Phillips
- Sharon Stone .... Sarah Little
- Andie MacDowell .... Laura Phillips
- Jeff Bridges .... Jack Warrick
- Mark Feuerstein .... Josh Martin
- Bradley Whitford .... Hal
- Steven Wright .... Stan Spielberg
- Jennifer Tilly .... Herself
- Rob Reiner .... Himself
- Wolfgang Puck .... Himself
- James Cameron .... Himself
- Martin Scorsese .... Himself
- Lorenzo Lamas .... Himself
Reception: The Muse was a box office flop grossing about $11 million domestically on an estimated budget of $15 million. The film did relatively poorly at the box office as compared to Brooks other films such as Defending Your Life which made $16 million and Mother which made $19 million. Critical reception for the film was also low. Most notable critics who were fans of the film included Leonard Maltin and Roger Ebert. Other critcs felt all the film was "a movie with a bunch of notable cameos and that's it".
See also
- The Muse (Soundtrack), by Elton John.
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