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Name: The Muse
Released: 1999-8-27
Cast: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Steven Wright

The Muse

PG-13
1h 36m
1999

53%

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Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks) is the king of Hollywood screenwriting, but his hold on the throne is slipping. When a successful friend (Jeff Bridges) suggests that the services of a bona-fide Muse named Sarah (Sharon Stone) might get his career back on track, Steven’s desperate enough to take a leap of faith. Despite the misgivings of his wife, Laura (Andie MacDowell), Steven accepts Sarah’s extravagant demands, hoping for a good, strong dose of inspiration. But as Sarah’s quirky and endearing ways charm her deeper into their lives, Steven and Laura find themselves changed in ways they never could have guessed. Featuring an original musical score by Elton John and cameos by a host of Hollywood luminaries, including Martin Scorsese, Rob Reiner and James Cameron, The Muse is a wry comedy that pokes hilarious fun at Tinseltown itself.

Director:

Albert Brooks

Producer:

Albert Brooks

Writer:

Albert Brooks, Monica Mcgowan Johnson

Cast:

Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Steven Wright, Greg Grunberg, Cybill Shepherd, Jennifer Tilly, Rob Reiner, James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, Wolfgang Puck

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

53%

Critics Consensus: Despite quirky and original writing, the subject matter feels too removed to produce laughs.

Reviews

Paste Magazine

Mitchell Beaupre

Charmingly posits questions of how much does one’s juice come from within, and how much from some external, perhaps even mystical force?

This kind of subject is barely interesting; it's insular and reflexive, and sometimes it laughs at its own jokes. But when you populate the story with some of the most unlikable characters imaginable, it evolves into something that's simply repellent.

"The Muse'' is an intelligent, undemanding comedy.

Satire, Hollywood in-jokes won't appeal to kids.

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