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Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywoods Golden Age--1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and hes dating its attractive star, Sandra Sinclair. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered that he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when dragged there by his girlfriend at the time; thus, heavy suspicion settles over him and he must stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they dont, HHS cancels Appletons contract and aborts the films release. Appleton promptly plunges into self-pity and spends nearly a whole night at a bar, then drives intoxicated through the streets of California until he plummets into a stormy river and is knocked unconscious. He washes up on the beaches of a small town called Lawson. The citizens are pleasant and likable, but the town is depressed and lifeless after losing 62 of its sons in World War II. One of them, Luke Trimble, was Missing in Action, and miraculously, Peter bears a striking resemblance to the black-and-white photos: close enough to fool even Lukes father Harry. And the alcohol and blow to the head have brought on amnesia, so Peter decides that he must be who they think he is. Besides, its not a bad life: Lukes beautiful girlfriend, lawyer Adele Stanton, is all over him; the town has sudden sprung back to life with excitement, and he and his "father" rebuild a movie palace Harry used to run, The Majestic. Unfortunately, Peters memory returns in time for G-men to track him down.
Jim Carrey plays Peter Appleton, an egoistic studio scriptwriter in post-WWII Hollywood. Appletons career is just getting off the ground when his name comes to the attention of a Congressional committee investigating the Communist affiliations of prominent Americans. Finding himself blacklisted by his studio, Appleton drinks too much, then goes for a long drive. He awakens on a deserted beach near a small town, but besides not knowing where he is, he doesnt know who he is or where hes supposed to be. The residents of Lawton, the small town, are calling him "Luke Trimble," because Appleton bears an uncanny resemblance to their much-beloved hometown boy. In the weeks that follow, the townspeople "remind" Appleton why Luke was so well-liked, and finds himself living up to a new set of values he never possessed prior to his accident--and liking himself the better for it.
Jim Carrey
Peter Appleton
Martin Landau
Harry Trimble
Bob Balaban
Elvin Clyde
Jeffrey DeMunn
Ernie Cole
Hal Holbrook
Congressman Doyle
Laurie Holden
Adele Stanton
Brent Briscoe
Sheriff Cecil Coleman
Ron Rifkin
Kevin Bannerman
Gerry Black
Emmett Smith
David Ogden Stiers
Doc Stanton
James Whitmore
Stan Keller
Susan Willis
Irene Terwilliger
Catherine Dent
Mabel
Brian Howe
Carl Leffert
Karl Bury
Bob Leffert
Chelcie Ross
Avery Wyatt
Amanda Detmer
Sandra Sinclair
Allen Garfield
Leo Kubelsky
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