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MONEY
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Earned back only 30% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Flawless
"Nobody's perfect. Everybody's flawless."
1999 1h 52m EN
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★6.1TMDB · 320
ComedyDramaCrime
Synopsis
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An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.
“Nobody's perfect. Everybody's flawless.”
Cast
Robert De Niro
Walt Koontz
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rusty
Barry Miller
Leonard Wilcox
Chris Bauer
Jacko
Skipp Sudduth
Tommy
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Cha-Cha
Nashom Benjamin
Amazing Grace
Scott Allen Cooper
Ivana
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Writers
- Joel Schumacher
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bruce Roberts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Miller carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Nobody's perfect. Everybody's flawless.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0155711 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joel Schumacher directs. Declan Quinn behind the camera. Bruce Roberts scores. Mark Stevens cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 30% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bruce Roberts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Miller carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Nobody's perfect. Everybody's flawless.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0155711 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "drag queen", "tango", "sex change", "ex-cop".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Declan Quinn
- Original score
- Bruce Roberts
- Editing
- Mark Stevens
- Production design
- Jan Roelfs
- Costume design
- Daniel Orlandi
- Makeup / hair
- Margot Boccia
- Sound
- Mark Smith
- Stunt coordinator
- Eddie Yansick
- Runtime
- 112 min · 1h 52m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $4,488,529
- Return
- 30% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Flawless (1999)
Also by
Joel Schumacher
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
Tribeca Productions
US
Key crew
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMark Smith
- Set DecorationLeslie A. Pope
- ProducerJoel Schumacher
- Still PhotographerAndrew D. Schwartz
- Associate ProducerEli Richbourg
- CastingMali Finn
- Camera OperatorPatrick Capone
- Costume DesignDaniel Orlandi
- Art DirectionSarah Knowles
- Production DesignJan Roelfs
- EditorMark Stevens
- ProducerJane Rosenthal
- Co-ProducerAmy Sayres
- Co-ProducerCaroline Baron
- Executive ProducerNeil Machlis
- Script SupervisorSheila Paige
- StuntsJodi Michelle Pynn
- First Assistant DirectorSteve Apicella
- Music ProducerStephen McLaughlin
- Music ProducerMatthias Gohl
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRon Bartlett
- Art Department CoordinatorLauren Buckley
- Key CostumerAskia Won-Ling Jacob
- Supervising Sound EditorJohn Leveque
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- drag queen
- tango
- sex change
- ex-cop
- loneliness
- stroke
- singing lessons
- physical therapy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1999-11-26R
Also known as
International titles
- Nadie es perfectoES
