The Majestic [videorecording] Castle Rock Entertainment presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment, a Darkwoods production ; producer, Frank Darabont ; writer, Michael Sloane ; director, Frank Darabont.
MPAA rating: PG. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Special features: movie within a movie: "Sand Pirates of the Sahara" - the complete sequence; additional scenes; theatrical trailer; cast/crew highlights. Cast: Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Brent Briscoe, Jeffrey DeMunn, Amanda Detmer, Allen Garfield, Hal Holbrook, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau, Ron Rifkin, David Ogden Stiers, James Whitmore.
Summary:
Peter Appleton, a 1950s Hollywood screenwriter who is about to see his first screenplay made into a film, is mistakenly called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. As a result, the studio pulls the plans for the film. Peter then finds himself in a small California town after a car accident takes his memory. There, the townspeople believe he is local hero Luke Trimble. Peter settles into his life at the Majestic theater, as Luke Trimble, until his memory begins to resurface and govenrment men track him down.
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