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Artist David Salle makes a disappointing feature debut with a misconceived satire that poorly directed and is not much helped by a dream cast of eccentric indie actors
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Search and Destroy
A screwball tragedy!
1995 · 1h 30m · R
Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
David Salle
Overview
A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.
Director and cast
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