---
title: 'Insignificance (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicolas Roeg'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/insignificance-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089343/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Insignificance (1985)

1985 · 108 min · Drama, Comedy · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Insignificance is a 1985 British alternative history comedy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg, and starring Gary Busey, Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis, and Will Sampson. Adapted by Terry Johnson from his 1982 play of the same name, the film follows four famous characters who converge in a New York City hotel one night in 1954: The Ballplayer (Busey), The Professor (Emil), The Actress (Russell), and The Senator (Curtis), inspired by Joe DiMaggio, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and Joseph McCarthy, respectively.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicolas Roeg](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-roeg)
- **Screenplay:** [Terry Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-johnson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-myers)
- **Producer:** [Jeremy Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-thomas), [Alexander Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-stuart)

## Cast

- [Gary Busey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-busey)
- [Will Sampson](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-sampson)
- [Tony Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-curtis)
- [Theresa Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-russell)

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