---
title: 'Cecil B. Demented (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Waters'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cecil-b-demented-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173716/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cecil B. Demented (2000)

2000 · 87 min · Comedy, Crime · France, United States


## Synopsis

Cecil B. Demented is a 2000 black comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film stars Melanie Griffith as a snobby A-list Hollywood actress who is kidnapped by a band of terrorist filmmakers; they force her to star in their underground film. Stephen Dorff stars as the eponymous character and leader of the group, with Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Michael Shannon co-starring as the rest of his gang of filmmakers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters)
- **Screenplay:** [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris)
- **Producer:** [John Fiedler](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fiedler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert M. Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-m-stevens)
- **Editor:** [Jeffrey Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-wolf)

## Cast

- [Eric Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-roberts)
- [Michael Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shannon)
- [Maggie Gyllenhaal](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-gyllenhaal)
- [Adrian Grenier](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-grenier)
- [Roseanne Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/roseanne-barr)
- [Lawrence Gilliard Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-gilliard-jr)
- [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters)
- [Stephen Dorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-dorff)
- [Michael Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-willis)
- [Mink Stole](https://cinepixo.com/people/mink-stole)
- [Melanie Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-griffith)
- [Patty Hearst](https://cinepixo.com/people/patty-hearst)
- [Mary Vivian Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-vivian-pearce)
- [Alicia Witt](https://cinepixo.com/people/alicia-witt)
- [Ricki Lake](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricki-lake)

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