The improbable but true story of a spectacularly charismatic conman's journey from small-town businessman to flamboyant white-collar criminal, who repeatedly finds himself in trouble with the law and on the lam, brilliantly escaping from the Texas prison system on four separate occasionsall in the name of love.
Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) leads a seemingly average lifean organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie (Leslie Mann), and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he's gay and he's going to live life to the fullesteven if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.
Cast: | Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro |
Director: | Glenn Ficarra, John Requa |
Studio: | Consolidated Pictures |
Producer(s): | Andrew Lazar |
Writer(s): | Glenn Ficarra, John Requa |
Official Site: | www.phillipmorristhemovie.com |