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Why is IMDB such a mess?
Peter Falk and John Cassavetes are the stars of Mickey & Nicky. IMO they are inarguably two of the greatest actors in the industry. May their memories be a blessing. So why does it say
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I couldn't figure out why Falk and Cassavetes weren't listed as the stars. Turns out that the cast is listed in order of appearance and those three are listed first. There's nothing wrong with listing the cast in order of appearance, but Falk and Cassavetes should be listed there, not those three, and Falk and Cassavetes are listed as 7th and eighth in the "Top Cast" list. It's absurd. Looks like an AI gaffe. AI can and does make mistakes. FEH.
I've been using IMDB for years and it's certainly gone downhill. We are told there are "editors", but in light of how many summaries (the ones that are above director, writer, etc.) I've had to correct because the contributor was incapable of writing a cogent English sentence, I sincerely doubt it.
It certainly doesn't surprise me that Amazon owns the site. They don't care. They don't have to.
Peter_pbn
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The explanation is that the cast list follows the order from the end credits, so it has nothing to do with AI. But IMDb staff does have the ability to set the top stars differently, so perhaps they could do so here: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes and Ned Beatty are credited in the opening credits.
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