Matchstick Men
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| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
| Produced by | Ridley Scott Steve Starkey Sean Bailey Jack Rapke Ted Griffin Robert Zemeckis |
| Screenplay by | Ted Griffin Nicholas Griffin |
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Matchstick Men by Eric Garcia |
| Starring |
Nicolas Cage Sam Rockwell Alison Lohman Bruce McGill |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Edited by | Dody Dorn |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $62 million |
| Box office | $65.6 million |
| Matchstick Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album (Digital download / Audio CD) by Hans Zimmer and various artists | |
| Released | September 30, 2003 |
| Length | 55:28 |
| Label | Varèse Sarabande |
Matchstick Men is a 2003 American black comedycrime film directed by Ridley Scott. Based on Eric Garcia's 2002 novel of the same name, the film stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman.
Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage) is a con artist residing in Los Angeles who has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Alongside his partner and protégé Frank Mercer (Sam Rockwell), Roy operates a fake lottery, selling overpriced water filtration systems to unsuspecting customers. After Roy experiences a violent panic attack, Frank suggests he see a psychiatrist, Dr. Harris Klein (Bruce Altman).
Klein provides Roy with medication, and in therapy has Roy recall his past relationship with his ex-wife, Heather (Melora Walters), who was pregnant during the time of the divorce. At Roy's behest, Klein informs Roy that he called Heather and found out that Roy has a 14-year-old daughter, Angela (Alison Lohman). Roy and Angela meet, and her youthful energy rejuvenates him. Roy thus agrees to work with Frank on a long-term con: their target is Chuck Frechette (Bruce McGill), an arrogant businessman whom the duo decides to con with the Pigeon drop.
One night, Angela unexpectedly arrives at Roy's house, saying that she has had a fight with her mother, and decides to stay for the weekend before returning to school. She explores his belongings and causes him to rethink his life, which he mentions during therapy with Klein. Angela returns home late one night, leading to an argument between the two. During dinner, Roy admits that he is a con artist and reluctantly agrees to teach Angela a con. The two of them go to a local laundromat and con an older woman into believing she has won the lottery, and she shares half of her expected winnings with Angela; however, Roy then forces Angela to return the money.
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