Word: dillon
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...Matt Dillon's Cambodian Ghosts
...Matt Dillon is used to strange props showing up in his movies. After all, there was the questionable, er, hair gel that several actors sported in There's Something About Mary and the man-eating crocodile that finished off his character in Wild Things. But neither of those compare to the pesky monkeys that tormented Dillon during the filming of his directorial debut, City of Ghosts, a crime drama set mostly in Cambodia and scheduled to open on April 25 in the U.S. "We had to smuggle in a monkey from Thailand for some scenes, because our Cambodian monkey...
...Mischievous monkeys were the least of Dillon's problems while shooting a movie in one of the world's poorest nations. For starters, the newbie director needed to raise $10 million in production costs?a low budget for a Hollywood movie, but astronomical for most Asian features. Then there was the issue of shooting in a country where no Western film crew had completed an entire movie since 1964, when Peter O'Toole braved cobras, heat rash and corrupt officials during the making of Lord Jim. Although many Asia hands advised Dillon to shoot in neighboring Thailand instead, he insisted...
...Matt Dillon's Cambodian Ghosts
...slew of grizzled expatriates with shady pasts. Later, an International Herald Tribune story about felons hiding out in Cambodia due to its lack of extradition treaties further sparked his imagination. Working with writer Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart), he penned a noirish yarn about a Manhattan yuppie (played by Dillon) embroiled in a major insurance scam who travels to Phnom Penh and reunites with his mentor, portrayed by James Caan (The Godfather). The plot follows Dillon's character through sweat-soaked brothel scenes, all-night temple raves and a seedy guesthouse where French superstar G?rard Depardieu shines as the gruff...