Early in 1971, the publishing company McGraw-Hill passes on Clifford Irving's new novel. He's desperate for money, so, against the backdrop of Nixon's reelection calculations, Irving claims he has Howard Hughes's cooperation to write Hughes's autobiography. With the help of friend Richard Suskind, Irving does research, lucks into a manuscript written by a long-time Hughes associate, and plays on corporate greed. He's quick-thinking and outrageously bold. Plus, he banks on Hug... (Full plot summary below)
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Early in 1971, the publishing company McGraw-Hill passes on Clifford Irving's new novel. He's desperate for money, so, against the backdrop of Nixon's reelection calculations, Irving claims he has Howard Hughes's cooperation to write Hughes's autobiography. With the help of friend Richard Suskind, Irving does research, lucks into a manuscript written by a long-time Hughes associate, and plays on corporate greed. He's quick-thinking and outrageously bold. Plus, he banks on Hughes's reluctance to enter the public eye. At the same time, he's trying to rebuild his marriage and deflect the allure of his one-time mistress, Nina van Pallandt. Can he write a good book, take the money, and pull off the hoax?
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| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsThis intriguing, character-driven drama, directed by three-time, Oscar-nominee Lasse Hallstrom, is worthwhile for its capably-executed, beguiling plot alone. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansThe Hoax never makes up its mind what it's trying to say, leaving Gere's fast-talking charisma with nowhere to go. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip MartinIf the world is shaped by invisible armies working at the behest of the powerful, is paranoia the only rational course? |
| Can MagazineFred TopelIt's impossible to see this as Clifford Irving. It's Richard Gere... It's fine when you're doing a Richard Gere movie but you can't be Richard Gere in a true story because Richard Gere doesn' |
| MaximPete HammondSharp, smart, sophisticated and witty. Trust us. This is no fake praise!" |
| Film Journal InternationalErica AbeelPacey and entertaining, it's anchored by a zesty turn from Richard Gere, and it deftly evokes, through music and news clips, the early '70s of Nixon and anti-war protests. |
| CinemaBlendLexi FeinbergThe Hoax is never quite what you think it will be, and it delves surprisingly deep for something of this silly nature. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealGere plays Irving as if he's some sort of hero, and indeed his exploits are easier to cheer for than Tobey Maguire's mopey Spider-Man. |
| FilmStew.comBrent SimonMagnificently constructed and manipulated by Hallström, it presents a Gere that we haven't seen in a long time, if at all. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderAs playful and buoyant a film as Lasse Hallstrom has ever made. |
