A day without sex is a day wasted.
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Jul 20257/10
**_Bob Crane's growing sexual addiction and murder_** Crane (Greg Kinnear) befriends a video expert named John Carpenter (Willem Dafoe) around the time he gets the gig for Hogan's Heroes. He is soon seduced by the temptations of being a big star; "free sex" is the sin du jour of the era and Crane can't resist the scores of beautiful women who want him. Unlike Crane, Carpenter isn't a star and isn't handsome, but he's able to continually pick up women simply due to his friendship with Bob. During and, especially, after his popular TV show, Crane experiences a downward spiral as he becomes entangled in the web of loose sex. By June, 1978, he was dead at 49. "Auto Focus" (2002) was based on Robert Graysmith's book "The Murder of Bob Crane: Who Killed the Star of Hogan's Heroes?," which – believe it or not – depicts Crane's plunge into sexual immorality even worse than seen in the movie. Director Paul Schrader is a writer or director of quite a few critically acclaimed films, like "Taxi Driver" (writer), "The Mosquito Coast" (writer) and "Hardcore" (writer & director). Speaking of "Hardcore," that film also addresses the subject of sexual hedonism with focus on a fascinating father/dau
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Cast
- Greg KinnearBob Crane
- Willem DafoeJohn Carpenter
- Rita WilsonAnne Crane
- Maria BelloPatricia Olson / Patrica Crane
- Ron LeibmanLenny
- Kurt FullerWerner Klemperer
- Ed Begley Jr.Mel Rosen
- Michael E. RodgersRichard Dawson
- Michael McKeanVideo Executive
- Christopher NeimanRobert Clary
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- Paul SchraderDirector
- Michael GerbosiWriter
- Fred MurphyDirector of Photography
- Angelo BadalamentiOriginal Music Composer
- Kristina BodenEditor
- Scott AlexanderProducer
- Alicia AllainProducer
- Patrick DollardProducer
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