A funny look at people who will do anything to get famous... or stay famous.
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Kenneth Branagh Judy Davis Joe Mantegna Leonardo DiCaprio Charlize Theron Winona Ryder Melanie Griffith Famke Janssen Bebe Neuwirth Patti D'Arbanville Carmen Dell'Orefice Tony Sirico Kenneth Edelson Allison Janney Hank Azaria Tony Darrow Douglas McGrath Adrian Grenier Sam Rockwell John Doumanian Michael Lerner Dylan Baker J.K. Simmons Jeffrey Wright Gretchen Mol Debra Messing Donald Trump Celia Weston Karen Duffy Donna Hanover Leslie Shenkel Wood Harris Frank Pellegrino Aida Turturro Renée Lippin Irina Pantaeva Mark Vanderloo Frederique van der Wal Laura Nativo Larry Pine Marian Seldes David Margulies Greg Mottola Jeff Mazzola Dick Mingalone Vladimir Bibic Francisco Quijada Aleksa Palladino Dan Moran Peter Castellotti A. Lee Morris Maurice Sonnenberg Craig Ulmschneider Mina Bern Janet Marlow Tommie Baxter Kathleen Doyle Arthur Berwick Jodi Long John Carter Monique Fowler Marylouise Burke Peter Boyden Peter McRobbie Maureen McNamara Mary Catherine Wright Melinda Eng Isaac Mizrahi Alma Cuervo Ève Salvail Polly Adams Brian McConnachie Anthony Mason Daisy Prince Tina Sloan Dayle Haddon Bill Gerber Julie Halston Kate Burton Reuben Jackson Andre Gregory Skip Rose Alicia Meer Becky Ann Baker Michael Kell Steve Mellor Gerry Becker Ileen Getz Robert Cuccioli Surinder Khosla Frederick Rolf Ramsey Faragallah William Addy Patrick Thomas McCarthy Bernard Addison Mary Samuels Sarah Buff Heather Marni Bruno Gunn Sean Daloise Matthew Sweeney Kyle Kulish Sam Gray Marilyn Raphael Antonette Schwartzberg Gabriel Millman Adam Sietz Michael Crecco Neal Arluck Timothy Jerome Joseph Tudisco Jim Moody Robert Torres Steven Randazzo John Costelloe Mary Jo Buttafuoco Joey Buttafuoco Lorri Bagley Richard Mawe Ted Neustadt Bruce Jay Friedman Erica Jong Ned Eisenberg Clebert Ford Ralph Pope Rick Mowat Victor Colicchio Robert Cividanes Donegal Fitzgerald Howard Erskine Ray Cohen Angel Caban Ingrid Rogers Brian McCormack Gigi Williams
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