Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)

An all-star cast led by Gabriel Byrne Ben Kingsley Mini Rogers Jeffrey Tambor Illeana Douglas Paul Mazursky Chris Mulkey and Kathy Baker takes on a shattering expose of the back-stabbing world of big business from the award- winning pen of Larrry Gelbart (Tootsie/TV's M*A*S*H). Two media moguls with the world at their feet- under their feet in fact- want more. Each wants the other out of his way so he can be No. 1 and what starts as battle to buy football team ends up as a media war with no holds barred. Their weapons: the newspapers magazines and television stations they own. Their ammunition: blackmail bribery sexual manipulation and revelation. These two businessmen are about to discover that when it comes to taking care of business there are no weapons deadlier than the WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION.Running Time: 96 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 026359140129 Product Description

cricket lady was great

The actress who played cricket was awesome, other that the movie was not good at all her performance made the movie watchable March 10, 2008

Weapons of Mass Destruction

This movie displays in graffic style the damage done to ordinary people during the high profile business "war games" played out by too wealthy businessmen. Gabriel Byrne is superb, Ben Kingsley is up to the task as his adversary. Very relevant to today's world February 19, 2008

One of the funniest satires I've ever seen

If you want to see one of the best, maybe the best, satire on the media (maybe topping even "Network"?), then this movie is for you. Don't miss it. I swear, a number of times I laughed so hard I cried. November 25, 2007

Anti-climax

This movie shows great promise, and builds up plenty of potential for a great war of dirty information between the two main characters, but the movie fails to see it through, and feels as though it has stopped in the middle. I still haven't worked out what role, if any, the housewife and her out-of-work husband play in the movie. They seem to have a lot of screen-time, but their story runs independant of the main plot. Great acting from Kingsley and Byrne, but they are both wasted on this movie. They are all that carries this turkey. Like I said, great potential wasted! September 13, 2004

Well done satire. Intelligent and engaging.

Kingsly and Byrne are excellent in this biting satire that often turns to black comedy in an excellent commentary on modern high-powered wheeling and dealing in the corporate world. Twists and turns galore in a tightly woven plot that promises and delivers surprise after surprise in a wonderfuly written plot. Equally engaging is the sub-plot of Mr. and Mrs. anyone caught up in the aftermath of the duel between two media mogules (hence the title).

An intelligent and engaging well writen movie for those who like to think about and be caught up in their entertainment. July 24, 1999

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