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42. In K-PAX, there are two possible explanations: Prot is crazy. He is truly an alien. There are facts that indicate 1, but also 2. Examples: He seems to respond to hypnosis, has a sort of phobia of water, looks just like his friend and doesn't physically leave.
K-PAX Review. By Bradley Null. It would be an exaggeration to say that there are no original ideas anymore, that every movie fits some formula we've seen before. But, ya know, the claim isn't that ...
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After claiming he is an extraterrestrial from the planet 'K-PAX', 1,000 light years away in the Lyra constellation, prot (not capitalized and pronounced with a long O, rhyming with boat) is committed to the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan. There, psychiatrist Dr. Mark Powell attempts to cure him of his apparent delusions. However, prot is unwave...
Will Smith was offered the role of prot/Robert Porter.Kevin Spacey was originally offered the role of Dr. Mark Powell, but instead landed on the role of prot.
K-PAX received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 42%, based on 141 reviews, with an average rating of 5.10/10. The website's consensus states "For those who have seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or Starman, K-PAX may not hold anything new. The movie works best as a showcase for Kevin Spacey and Jeff Br...
K-PAX grossed $17.5 million and ranked number 1 in its opening weekend ahead of Warner Bros.' Thirteen Ghosts and 20th Century Fox's From Hell. It plunged into fourth place when Monsters, Inc. was released during its second weekend.The film was a box-office disappointment, making only $65,001,485 worldwide vs. a budget of $68 million, including $50...
Argentinian director Eliseo Subiela claimed that K-Pax plagiarized his 1986 film Man Facing Southeast. He said "it's a copy, but a good quality one". Subsequently, Gene Brewer and others connected with K-PAX were sued in November 2001. The complaint was withdrawn because the trial stretched over time and Subiela lacked sufficient funds to continue ...
Book: Frauley, Jon . 2010 . Pathology, Power, and Medicalization in K-Pax . https://books.google.com/books?id=IW3HAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA156 . Criminology, Deviance, and the Silver Screen: The Fictional Rea...
Web site: Film #17316: K-PAX. Lumiere. 2 July 2021.Web site: K-PAX (2001). Box Office Mojo.Web site: Will Smith Snagged 'I Am Legend' from Schwarzenegger, but Can You Imagine Nicolas Cage in 'The Matrix'?. MTV.Web site: Talking K-PAX with Kevin Spacey - IGN. October 18, 2001.Oct 25, 2001 · "K-PAX" gives off a great deal of light but generates little heat in a drama that aspires to cosmic themes but ends up with plain, comforting homilies.
Sometimes the best teachers come in very strange guises, as in K-PAX, a well-acted and spirited science fiction drama based on a 1995 novel by Gene Brewer. Prot (Kevin Spacey) arrives in New York City's Grand Central Station and, when he sees a woman being mugged, he immediately goes to help her. The police arrive and haul him away after he ...
Popular reviews. More. Review by Deckk ★★★★ 3. 100-word review: I don't know whether this film's so-so average score stems from the fact that Kevin Spacey plays the lead role in it — and I don't blame people rating it low for that reason, if that's the case — but personally I find K-PAX to be a captivating mystery where the twist is ...
K-PAX: Directed by Iain Softley. With Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard. PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX.
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