Weapons of Mass Distraction Movie Review 1997

Two megalomanical multimedia tycoons set out to destroy each other in this black comedy. Lionel Powers (Byrne) wants to buy pro football's Tucson Titans and so does his arch-rival Julian Messenger (Kingsley). So there's bribery and blackmail and airing of dirty family laundry all over the place. No heroes here but occassionally some sharp satire.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Satire & Parody, Mass Media, Corporate Shenanigans, News at 11

Screenplay

Larry Gelbart

Cast

Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers, Jeffrey Tambor, Illeana Douglas, Paul Mazursky, Kathy Baker, Chris Mulkey, R. Lee Ermey, Caroline Aaron, Jason Lee, Christina Pickles

Cinematography

Alar Kivilo

Director

Stephen Surjik

Music

Don Davis

Producer

Sean Ryerson, HBO Pictures