, the latest from Joel and Ethan Coen, telling the story of a studio fixer (Josh Brolin) trying to keep his boss and all of his stars happy, even as one (George Clooney) is
kidnapped by Communist screenwriters, another (Channing Tatum) may be in league with said writers, and another (Alden Ehrenreich) isn't able to make the transition from oater Westerns to high - toned dramas.
He passes out on the lot and is
kidnapped by a Communist Party group known as The Future.
Not exact matches
They are certainly not above mocking themselves, for instance, the plot, such that it is, involves at one point, a loopy fantasia on the era's witch - hunt of
communist writers infiltrating Hollywood
by kidnapping movie stars and indoctrinating them into the fold.
Trying to explain the plot is like trying to recant a strange dream - with a twist that sees Clooney
kidnapped and held at ransom
by a group of
communist writers (including Frank Pickle from Vicar of Dibley) the plot is difficult to follow.
After being reassured that the film will not insult the religious community, Minnix then deals with the fact that his lead actor, Baird Whitlock, (George Clooney, Tomorowland, 2015) has been
kidnapped by secret group of
communists working in Hollywood.
Whitlock is
kidnapped by a group of
communist writers (not yet blacklisted) who are striking out against a capitalistic studio that doesn't share the rewards with the creative folks.
It seems that the plot, which involves movie star Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) being
kidnapped by a group of
communists while shooting a swords - and - sandals epic, is almost secondary to the Coens» intentions.