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Auto Focus
A day without sex is a day wasted.
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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Synopsis
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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Cast
Greg KinnearBob Crane
Willem DafoeJohn Carpenter
Rita WilsonAnne Crane
Maria BelloPatricia Olson / Patrica Crane
Ron LeibmanLenny
Kurt FullerWerner Klemperer
Ed Begley Jr.Mel Rosen
Michael E. RodgersRichard DawsonCredits
- Directed by
- Paul Schrader
- Written by
- Michael Gerbosi
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $7M
- Box office
- $2.1M
Production
Propaganda FilmsUnited States
Good MachineUnited States- Focus Puller Inc.
Sony Pictures ClassicsUnited States
