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Puzzle #51 Answer

Dogma (1999)

Dogma was the link movie connecting Grown Ups and After Hours.

Linked through Salma Hayek Pinault and Linda Fiorentino.

FantasyComedyAdventure 1999
The Connection
Grown Ups poster
Grown Ups (2010)
After Hours (1985)
After Hours poster

Both Salma Hayek Pinault and Linda Fiorentino appeared in Dogma.

About Dogma

★ 6.9/10 ⏱ 2h 10m 📅 Oct 4, 1999

"Get "touched" by an angel."

An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven.

Directed by Kevin Smith
Written by Kevin Smith

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Top cast

Ben Affleck
Ben Affleckas Bartleby
Matt Damon
Matt Damonas Loki
Salma Hayek Pinault
Salma Hayek Pinaultas Serendipity
Jason Lee
Jason Leeas Azrael
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickmanas Metatron
Chris Rock
Chris Rockas Rufus
George Carlin
George Carlinas Cardinal Glick
Bud Cort
Bud Cortas John Doe Jersey

Behind the camera

Producers
Scott Mosier
Executive Producers
Jonathan Gordon
Cinematography
Robert D. Yeoman
Editing
Scott Mosier, Kevin Smith
Composer
Howard Shore
Production Design
Robert Holtzman
Costume Design
Abigail Murray

Box office

Budget
$10.0M
Worldwide gross
$33.5M

Soundtrack

Score by Howard Shore

Movie trivia

  • 1

    Kevin Smith wrote an essay titled In the Beginning... The Story of Dogma on October 25, 2000, which details the film's history and genesis and is included on the Dogma 2-disc Special Edition DVD.

  • 2

    Dogma evolved from an earlier project called God; Smith completed a first draft in August 1994 (about 148 pages) in which Bethany was a stripper and later drafts included an orangutan that was ultimately dropped.

  • 3

    Jason Lee was originally attached to play Loki; when Matt Damon was cast—cited for onscreen chemistry with Ben Affleck—Lee accepted the role of Azrael because of scheduling conflicts with Mumford.

  • 4

    Smith envisioned Samuel L. Jackson as Rufus but, after meeting Chris Rock, hired Rock for the part; Alan Rickman was recruited to play Metatron.

  • 5

    To realize a surreal, 'somewhere between reality and unreality' environment Smith and Scott Mosier assembled a visual-effects and design team including Robert Holtzman, Charles Belardinelli, Vincent Guastini, Abigail Murray, and DP Robert Yeoman.

  • 6

    The film's irreverent treatment of Catholicism led to denunciation by the Catholic League, organized protests that delayed its release in many countries, and at least two death threats against Smith.

Themes

angelwisconsindark comedysatirechurch servicereligionchurchaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstinger

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