The Hoax

Who:  Amber & Jonathan
What:  The Hoax
Where:  @ home - free Starz weekend
Why:  I finally got to pick a movie!

This movie actually let's you know exactly that will happen at the end (for the most part), but it was still pretty suspenseful.  Kodus to the editor!  

Cliff Irving (Richard Gere) is a down and out writer.  His latest book was rejected, so he comes up with a brilliant plan - write an autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes.  This is the early '70s, nobody has seen Howard Hughes in about 20 years, and he's a media darling.

People are going nuts about the idea about a book about Howard Hughes!  It's weird to think about in this decade.  Is there a celebrity or figure (who is still alive) that a possible book would make us go nuts?!?  I guess in the age of the internet, we know everything about everybody.

Back to the '70s.  Cliff forges documents "proving" that he's in contact with Hughes.  He steals some documents to get even more in depth knowledge.  After he gets a huge bonus to finish the book, he finds himself in hot water.  He can be sued and go to jail if he gets caught!

If you read the cliff notes (pun!) about this movie, you know Cliff Irving will get caught.  But the movie still is fairly suspensful.  Will Cliff get caught before or after the book is published?

And, my favorite part about stories based on real people, they told us what has happened to the characters in real life.  We found out a little about Howard Hughes, a lot about Cliff and his wife, and about Cliff's writing partner.  I recommend this movie!