True West

8.5
1984 1 hr 50 min Drama , Comedy

A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording of the 1982 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production was later broadcast by PBS.

  • Cast:
    John Malkovich , Gary Sinise

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Reviews

Beanbioca
1984/02/01

As Good As It Gets

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Kaydan Christian
1984/02/02

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Marva
1984/02/03

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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Billy Ollie
1984/02/04

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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