BILL MURRAY plays Claudius' trusted advisor who tries to undermine Hamlet's credibility.

DIANE VENORA plays Hamlet's mother who remarries her former brother-in-law just weeks after her husband's sudden death.KYLE MACLACHLAN plays his uncle who kills his brother, marries his former sister-in-law and usurps control of the family corporation.ETHAN HAWKE plays the somewhat moody, murdered man's son who vows revenge upon those responsible for his father's death and thus creates brand new sets of problems and tragedies.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For some violence. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Some of the cast members may draw in some teens, but the thought of seeing a filmed adaptation of what they may have had to read in class might not have them knocking down the doors to do so. As the various involved parties then set out to enact their revenge upon others who've wronged them, nothing short of tragedy follows. As a result, his son, Laertes (LIEV SCHREIBER), vows revenge upon Hamlet who's also having to deal with Rosencrantz (STEVE ZAHN) and Guildenstern (DECHEN THURMAN), two men sent by Claudius to observe him. That further complicates matters as Hamlet sets into motion a plan to trap his uncle, but that ultimately results in Polonius' death. As such, Hamlet's ensuing strange behavior causes others to think he's gone mad, including Claudius' trusted advisor, Polonius (BILL MURRAY), who not only informs Claudius and Gertrude of such, but also orders that his daughter, Ophelia (JULIA STILES), no longer see Hamlet. They continue to increase when he then meets and speaks with the apparition who informs Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius.

Hamlet's suspicions grow after his friend, Horatio (KARL GEARY), informs him that he and others have seen his father's ghost. PLOT: It's the year 2000 and a young man, Hamlet (ETHAN HAWKE), has returned home to New York City none too happy that his uncle, Claudius (KYLE MACLACHLAN), has married his widowed mother, Gertrude (DIANE VENORA), and assumed control of the family's Denmark Corporation, all just two months after the sudden death of his father (SAM SHEPARD). QUICK TAKE: Drama: Believing his own family to be responsible for his father's sudden death, a young man sets into motion a series of vengeful events that have serious repercussions for everyone involved. (2000) (Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan) (R)

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