DEAD MAN

GENRE:  Drama/ Fantasy/ Western
MADE:  1995
CAST:  Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Crispin Glover
DIRECTOR:  Jim Jarmusch
WRITER:  Jim Jarmusch

PLOT:  William Blake is falsely accused of murdering a man and is now on the run hiding in the woods with a lone Indian named, "Nobody", who has him mistaken for a famous poet.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, True Grit, Jeremiah Johnson

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THE BIRDCAGE

GENRE:  Comedy
MADE:  1996
CAST:  Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria
DIRECTOR:  Mike Nichols
WRITER:  Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Elaine May

PLOT:  In Miami, life partners Armand & Albert own a cabaret and have a straight son who's in love with Barbara, the daughter of very square right-wingers.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Soapdish, A Fish Called Wanda, Pink Flamingos, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert

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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

GENRE:  Drama/ Fantasy/ Romance
MADE:  1990
CAST:  Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne West
DIRECTOR:  Tim Burton
WRITER:  Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson

PLOT:  Dear Peg welcomes orphaned Edward Scissorhands who has scissors for hands, his scissor hands allows him to be creative while at the same time singling him out as an outcast in the very colorful and "normal" neighborhood.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Tim Burton, Alice In Wonderland by Tim Burton, Beetle Juice

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HANNAH AND HER SISTERS

GENRE:  Dark comedy/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1986
CAST:  Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Woody Allen
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  Love blooms between Hannah's husband and her sister Lee while her ex-husband (a hypochondriac) falls in love with her other sister, Holly.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Annie Hall, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Crimes And Misdemeanors, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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