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Fiendish Thingy

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11. It is a low budget film

Reply to J_J_ (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 02:36 PM

Sep 2014

IIRC, Cusack funded it out of his own pocket. The special effects are pretty cheesy, but the biting emotion of the satire, especially in the context of the Iraq war fiasco, is powerful.

And yes, Hilary Duff gave a memorable and impressive performance.

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Has anyone seen "War Inc" with John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Marissa Tomei and Dan Ackroyd as Cheney? [View all] J_J_ Sep 2014 OP

No. Had no awareness of its existence but now you've mentioned it dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #1

excellent J_J_ Sep 2014 #5

Yep, saw it a few years back. Very good movie. BillZBubb Sep 2014 #2

yes, I was totally impressed with Hilary Duff in this J_J_ Sep 2014 #4

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2014 #3

Yes. Great movie!!! nt Zorra Sep 2014 #6

It was pretty sucky. The_Commonist Sep 2014 #7

boring? Did we see the same movie? J_J_ Sep 2014 #8

Sadly, I have to agree. RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #10

Thanks for the heads up on it. nt valerief Sep 2014 #9

It is a low budget film Fiendish Thingy Sep 2014 #11