Continuity mistake: When Barris is in his office reading a newspaper article, his secretary tells him over the intercom to pick up line one. Keep an eye on the Variety paper laying on his desk. In the very next shot, a pencil magically appears on top of it.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: George Clooney
Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell
Julia Roberts is the mole and she's the one who killed Keeler. She tries to kill Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) but he outsmarts her and she's the one who ends up getting poisoned. Chuck finishes writing his unauthorized autobiography "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" and marries Penny (Drew Barrymore); some CIA operatives attend the wedding. Chuck tells Penny that he works for the CIA and that he's killed people but she just laughs. is Chuck's story of his CIA life true? Who knows...
Dr. Schreber
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Jim Byrd: You're 32 years old, and you've achieved nothing. Jesus Christ was dead and alive again by 33. You better get crackin'.
Trivia: When Chuck and Penny are in her house getting to know each other, they talk religion. Penny asks Chuck what he is and he says he's Jewish. Penny asks him, 'Ashkenazi?' and he nods. Ashkenazi literally means 'German Jew' or a Jew of German descent. Today it means a European, Russian, or American-born Jew.
Question: What is going on with George Clooney during the scene on the diving board? Where did all the blood come from? Did he kill himself?
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Answer: He was presumably shot by the double agent. Which is why he tells Barry 'It's up to you now.'