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Auto Focus

A day without sex is a day wasted.

6.4(227)20021h 44m3

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.

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Status
Released
Budget
$7M
Box office
$2.1M
Language
English
  • adultery
  • infidelity
  • pornography
  • based on novel or book
  • 1970s
  • orgy
  • sex addiction
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • video taped
  • 1960s
  • dinner theater

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival4 Oct 2002
    • Theatrical (limited)R18 Oct 2002
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical187 Mar 2003
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 2002
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)1818 Oct 2002
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+22 May 2003
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival28 Sept 2002
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1216 Apr 2003
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1626 Jun 2003
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT1819 Aug 2003
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT187 Mar 2003
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTR15+1 Nov 2003
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Premiere1818 Oct 2002
    • Theatrical1818 Oct 2002

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Auto Focus was released on 18 October 2002.

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    Wuchak

    7/5/2025

    7/10

    **_Bob Crane's growing sexual addiction and murder_** Crane (Greg Kinnear) befriends a video expert named John Carpenter (Willem Dafoe) around the time he gets the gig for Hogan's Heroes. He is soon seduced by the temptations of being a big star; "free sex" is the sin du jour of the era and Crane can't resist the scores of beautiful women who want him. Unlike Crane, Carpenter isn't a star and isn't handsome, but h…

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