哈利斯特游艇谋杀案
InNovember1924,multimillionaireWilliamRandolphHearst(EdwardHerrmann)hostsaweekendoffestivitiesaboardhis220-footsteamerinhonoroffilmmakerThomasInce's(CaryElwes)birthday.ItseemsthateveryoneonboardwantssomethingfromHearst.Inceandhispartner,GeorgeThomas(VictorSlezak),needhisfinancialassistancefortheirfalteringbusiness;gossipcolumnistLouellaParsons(JenniferTilly),anEastCoastHearstemployee,wantstotransfertoTinseltown;andcomedianwomanizerCharlieChaplin(EddieIzzard)wantsHearst'sloverMarionDavies(KirstenDunst)forhisown.Joinedbyotherpartygoers,includingEnglishVictoriannovelistElinorGlyn(JoannaLumley)andInce'smistress,theactressMargaretLivingston(ClaudiaHarrison),thegroupshipsoffforaweekendoffunanddebauchery.ThefestivitiessoonturnmoreseriousasChaplinpursuesDavies,fuelingHearst'sjealousyovertheirallegedrelationship.Ince,meanwhile,attemptstoingratiatehimselfwithHearstbykeepinganeyeonChaplinandDavies.Ultimately,jealousyleadstotragedy,withallofthepartygoerssworntosecrecyoverwhattranspired.DirectorPeterBogdanovich(MASK)successfullyrecreatestheopulenceofHearst'slifeandthespiritoftheRoaringTwentiesrightdowntothebootlegmoonshineandtheCharleston.