1999 - THE MUSE. Albert Brooks bites the Hollywood hand that feeds him.

Albert Brooks is a screenwriter trying to get a film project off the ground in that den of thieves called Hollywood.  Unable to get anywhere with the studio brass he learns of a woman who is a "Muse" for  people in the entertainment world suffering from creative blocks.  Brooks engages her to help him write a new screenplay and close a deal to get his film made.   It turns out that maybe the Muse might be a little bit crazy.

As with many Albert Brooks comedies, The Muse is a very subtle and at times a very funny comedy.  Brooks has assembled a great cast which includes Sharon Stone as the muse, Jeff Bridges as his successful screenwriter friend, Andie MacDowell as his cookie baking wife and in two very amusing cameos from superstar directors James Cameron and Martin Scorcese.

 

I suppose this film will mostly appeal to fans of Albert Brooks, most people probably can't relate to  satirizing Hollywood or the problems a successful screenwriter is having getting a movie made.  For the most part I enjoyed it.

 

Written by Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson, the running time is 97 minutes.