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)
Plot summary
Directed by: George Clooney
Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell
Chuck Barris is a Gameshow host. He came up with such popular ideas as The Dating Game and the Gong Show. What most people don't know is that Barris claims that he was a hitman for the CIA and that he went on several missions of assassination, partnered with a mysterious female ally (Julia Roberts)
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Patricia: Insane asylums are filled with people who think they're Jesus or Satan. Very few have delusions of being a guy down the block who works for an insurance company.
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.'