Talk:Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)

message: No mention of Penny in either the Barris article or this one... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.94.156 (talk) 08:54, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Is Penny real?

message: This article is written almost expressly from the POV of the film, when the title was originally an autobiogrpahy.  While the facts of the autobiography may be disputed, I think that the article itself should mainly be about the book (it differs enough from what Chuck Barris was really known for and raised enough eyebrows that it should be separate from the Chuck Barris article).  The fact that it was later remade into a film is swell, but that shouldn't trump the original book.  I suggest that the article either begin with a summary of the book's contents and critical reaction to the book, followed by further details of the film adaptation, or else the entire article should be split in two.  Wencer 19:54, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd recommend that the articles be split. --Robert Merkel 07:09, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't believe there is a need for the article to be split as it is entirely about the film. If you would like an article about the book, I would create another article. Count de Ville 02:44, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Film

message: Currently it's impossible to read this article without spoiling the plot.  The mole and its identity are not revealed until the last 10 minutes of the movie!  I think we can do better than that!   brain (talk) 05:05, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: For anyone who is interested, please review this page: Wikipedia:Spoiler. Wordreader (talk) 17:54, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  De-spoilerize? 

message: It says in the article, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was a box office bomb..." then continues, "...largely due to competition from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Catch Me If You Can and Chicago." I don't see the point of that comment. If a film does badly there are usually others which did better. The fact that others did better doesn't explain the failure. It's a bit like suggesting that someone only came fourth because others came first, second and third.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.233.172 (talk) 21:45, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for pointing this out. I checked the reference, and it did not actually comment on why this film did poorly at the box office. It appears to be synthesis, and I've removed the statement. Erik (talk | contribs) 22:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  How does one explain failure 

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message: Does anyone know much about the actual memoir? Surprised at first that it doesn't have an entry, but maybe it flew under the radar back in the 80s. Barris' attempt at staying relevant and controversial? Or was he still relevant in 1984? The Way of the Fewture (talk) 15:31, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Book? (also a question about the poster billing block)