eggcellent. 2010 (Animated Short - 3 minutes), a film by Martin Sokol. Music by Dean Yeats. Mentored by Maury Whyte. Special thanks: Esther Kim, Allison Shannon, Luke Majchrowicz, Cassandra Lau, Elaine Chen, Hai Wei Hou, Noam Sussman and to all my fouth [sic] year peers. Movie Central, February 2, 2015.
The Hungover Games. 2014 (parody film), Starring
Ross Nathan ... Bradley
Sam Pancake ... Tracey
Ben Begley ... Ed
Herbert Russell ... Zach
John Livingston … Doug
Brandi Glanville … Housewife Veronica
Kyle Richards … Housewife Heather
Camille Grammer … Housewife Tanya
Tara Reid ... Effing White
Bruce Jenner ... Skip Bayflick
Hank Baskett ... Stephen A. Templesmith
Steve Sobel ... Kaptain Kazakhstan
Jamie Kennedy ... Justmitch
Chanel Gaines ... Boo
Rita Volk ... Katnip Everlean
Robert Wagner ... Liam
Sophie Dee... Topless Brunette
Kayden Kross... Topless Blonde
Caitlin Wachs... Scary
Ross Nathan Ross Nathan ...
Bradley
Sam Pancake Sam Pancake ...
Tracey
Ben Begley Ben Begley ...
Ed
Herbert Russell Herbert Russell ...
Zach
John Livingston John Livingston ...
Doug
Damien Bray Damien Bray ...
Scuba Diver
Tara Reid Tara Reid ...
Effing White
Jamie Kennedy Jamie Kennedy ...
Justmitch / Willy Wanker / Tim Pistol
Chanel Gaines Chanel Gaines ...
Boo
Carolyn Ratteray Carolyn Ratteray ...
Boo (voice)
Hank Baskett Hank Baskett ...
Stephen A. Templesmith
Bruce Jenner Bruce Jenner ...
Skip Bayflick
Steve Sobel Steve Sobel ...
Kaptain Kazakhstan
Mark Harley Mark Harley ...
Thor
Martin Klebba Martin Klebba ...
Fruito
Con Schell Con Schell ...
Bearded Wizard
Terra Jole Terra Jole ...
Teddy (as Terra Jolé)
Daniel Buran Daniel Buran ...
Captain Jack
Jeff Torres Jeff Torres ...
Tónto
Brandi Glanville Brandi Glanville ...
Housewife Veronica
Kyle Richards Kyle Richards ...
Housewife Heather
Camille Grammer Camille Grammer ...
Housewife Tanya
Terrence Julien Terrence Julien ...
Django
Matt Flanagan Matt Flanagan ...
Calvin Dandy
Kayden Kross Kayden Kross ...
Chastity
Kirsty Hill Kirsty Hill ...
Topless Girl (as Sophie Dee)
Ania Spiering Ania Spiering ...
Blue Princess
Fred Kracke Fred Kracke ...
Blue Warrior
Caitlin Wachs Caitlin Wachs ...
Scary
Leila Leigh Leila Leigh ...
Zombie
Rita Volk Rita Volk ...
Katnip
Jonathan Silverman Jonathan Silverman ...
Chineca Lame
Kellie Cockrell Kellie Cockrell ...
Technician
Mark Rhino Smith Mark Rhino Smith ...
Ultimate Boxer Guy
Dat Phan Dat Phan ...
Bao
Ron Butler Ron Butler ...
President Snowbama
Robert Wagner Robert Wagner ...
Liam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jessica Gee Jessica Gee ...
(voice) (uncredited)
Grant George Grant George ...
Miss Porky (voice) (uncredited)
Vanessa Giselle Vanessa Giselle ...
MMA Fighter (uncredited)
Dave Mallow Dave Mallow ...
Talking Jay (voice) (uncredited)
William Ngo as Phu; Stephanie Riggio as voice (voice) and Brian Avery as stunt double: Bradley. Movie Central, February 2, 2015. Music by Todd Haberman. Soundtrack: "Land of Promise" - Written by Terry Devine-King,
Performed by Terry Devine-King
Remembering the Fallen
Written by Luke Richards
Performed by Luke Richards
Guyz and Gallz
Written by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings
Performed by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings
Curiosity Shop
Written by David O'Brien
Performed by David O'Brien
Disclosure
Written by Chris Blackwell
Performed by Chris Blackwell
Bubblegum Baby
Written by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings
Performed by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings
Mirame
Written by Tim Devine, Alexis Arias, and Andres Perez
Performed by Tim Devine, Alexis Arias, and Andres Perez
Across the Globe
Written by Phillip Guyler
Performed by Phillip Guyler
Chillout Lounge
Written by David O'Brien
Performed by David O'Brien
Bubble Bath
Written by Dave James and Keith Beauvias
Performed by Dave James and Keith Beauvias
Quartz
Written by Bob Bradley
Performed by Bob Bradley
Midnight
Written by Igor Dvoikin and Duncan Pittock
Performed by Igor Dvoikin and Duncan Pittock
Outside of this World
Written by Terry Devine-King
Performed by Terry Devine-King
Tribal Wars
Written by Chris Blackwell
Performed by Chris Blackwell
Swans At Sunrise
Written by Robert Bruce
Performed by Robert Bruce.
Storyline: After celebrating Doug's upcoming wedding in a cut rate hotel in Laughlin, NV, hungover guys Bradley, Ed and Zach wake up in a futuristic dystopia, having lost their pal, Doug. With the help of Effing and Justmitch, the trio's loyal advisers, the gang must now prepare to battle their way through the pop culture districts of The Hungover Games including The Real Housewives of District 8 and Teddy from The Puppet District.
Trivia: It is a parody film, directed by Josh Stolberg. The film's title and central plot is The Hangover, The Hunger Games and Ted, as well as parodying Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Human Centipede, The Lone Ranger, Django Unchained, Thor, Carrie, District 9 and The Real Housewives. Reception: Reviews were mixed with praise to acting and casting but lambasting poorly developed script, humor, budget and merely imitating the spoofee characters by the spoofers as opposed to actual spoofing.
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA.
References:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
"Attica! Attica!"
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Mentioned in dialogue
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Mentioned in dialogue
World War Z (2013)
Mentioned in dialogue
Referenced in
Kendra on Top: Truce or Dare (2013) (TV Episode)
Hank is shown filming a scene for the film with Bruce Jenner
Spoofs:
The Muppet Show (1976) (TV Series)
Parody muppets of Kermit and Miss Piggy are in one of the districts
The Terminator (1984)
"Come with me if you want to attend a gay wedding."
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Gandalf is in one of the districts
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
All Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate factory is referenced in the Johnny Depp District.
Borat (2006)
Borat, in one of his outfits from this movie, is in one of the districts
Taken (2008)
A Bryan Mills parody character is accidentally called
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2008) (TV Series)
Sums up all of the Real Housewives Series
The Hangover (2009)
this movie is a crossover between this movie and 'The Hunger Games'
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Several of the hungover guys find out they were in a human centipede
Avatar (2009)
Na'vis are in one of the districts
The Walking Dead (2010) (TV Series)
A zombie from The Walking Dead is in one of the districts
Thor (2011)
Thor is in the Superhero District.
The Hunger Games (2012)
this movie is a crossover between this movie and 'The Hangover'
Ted (2012)
Ted is in the Puppet District.
Django Unchained (2012)
Django is one of the districts,
The Lone Ranger (2013)
Tonto is in the Johnny Depp District
Carrie (2013)
The Scary character, from one of the districts, is a parody.
Crazy Credits: There is a teddy wrangler listed after the puppeteers.
The three main characters are named like the three main actors in The Hangover (2009).
When the Hangover Games control room computer system crashes, and is subsequently rebooted, the Microsoft Windows 3.1 logo appears on the translucent touch screens.
Hello Ladies: The Movie. 2014 (HBO TV Movie), Starring
Stephen Merchant[3] as Stuart Pritchard
Christine Woods[3] as Jessica Vanderhoff
Nate Torrence[3] as Wade Bailey
Kevin Weisman[3] as Kives
Kyle Mooney[3] as Rory
Stephen Merchant ...
Stuart
Christine Woods Christine Woods ...
Jessica
Nate Torrence Nate Torrence ...
Wade
Kevin Weisman Kevin Weisman ...
Kives
Kyle Mooney Kyle Mooney ...
Rory
Adam Campbell Adam Campbell ...
Mike
Carly Craig Carly Craig ...
Carrie
Crista Flanagan Crista Flanagan ...
Marion
Nelson Franklin Nelson Franklin ...
Yogurt Director
Ryan Hansen Ryan Hansen ...
Pig Dream
Michael Hyatt Michael Hyatt ...
H.R. Woman
Henrietta Meire Henrietta Meire ...
Trudy
Allison Tolman Allison Tolman ...
Kate
Frances Shaw Frances Shaw ...
Nikki (as Frankie Shaw)
Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Tobolowsky ...
Alan
Greg Tuculescu Greg Tuculescu ...
Josh
Sean Wing Sean Wing ...
Glenn
Madeline Blue Madeline Blue ...
Melissa
Stephanie Corneliussen Stephanie Corneliussen ...
Tatiana
Ashley Dyke Ashley Dyke ...
Cute Woman
Mitch Field Mitch Field ...
Teenage Stuart
Wayne Federman Wayne Federman ...
Pastor
Laura James Laura James ...
Ashleigh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jessica Mellott Jessica Mellott ...
Ketchup Girl
Michelle M. Miracle Michelle M. Miracle ...
Joan
Markie Adams Markie Adams ...
Boat Model (uncredited)
Justin Andrews Justin Andrews ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Vanessa Angel Vanessa Angel ...
McCadams (uncredited)
Alexis Victoria Bloom Alexis Victoria Bloom ...
Cute Girl (uncredited)
Kendall Keith Kendall Keith ...
Boat Girl (uncredited)
Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman ...
Nicole Kidman (uncredited)
Kirk Krogstad Kirk Krogstad ...
Pool party goer (uncredited)
Johnny Martini Johnny Martini ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Brian Nagel as Jessica's Date and Colin Owens as Nikki's Boyfriend. HBO, February 3, 2015. Music by Vik Sharma. Soundtrack: "Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station, "Somebody" by Bryan Adams, "Sussudio" by Phil Collins, "Days Gone Down" by Gerry Rafferty.
Storyline: When Stuart learns that his British ex girlfriend is planning to visit Los Angeles with her husband, he sets out to impress them with his glamorous lifestyle, enlisting a Russian model he has just met to play the role of his beautiful girlfriend. What could go wrong?
Trivia: Hello Ladies is an American comedy television series created by Stephen Merchant, Lee Eisenberg, and Gene Stupnitsky. It stars Merchant as an Englishman looking for love in modern Los Angeles. The series premiered on the American network HBO on September 29, 2013.[1] On January 23, 2014, HBO canceled the series; however, the series was concluded with a feature-length special, which aired on November 22, 2014. Hello Ladies was adapted from Merchant's stand-up show of the same name. Premise: Stuart Pritchard (Merchant) is a gawky Englishman living in Los Angeles, California with the intent of finding the woman of his dreams. However the awkward Stuart keeps running into situations that more often than not, have him not connecting with women. Along for the adventure include his best friend Wade (Nate Torrence) who is trying to experience life as a bachelor again after he and his wife separate and Jessica (Christine Woods), an aspiring actress-screenwriter living at Stuart's home. In the movie, after his ex-girlfriend calls to tell Stuart that she and her husband will be visiting LA, Stuart, desperate to show he's "won at life," enlists Jessica to pose as his girlfriend.
Directed by Stephen Merchant. Writing Credits: written by Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg. Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg - Creators.
Connections: Follows - Hello Ladies (2013) (TV Series).
References: When Harry Met Sally... (1989) - mentioned by Wade.
Stephen Merchant offered a cameo role to Nicole Kidman after he discovered that she had been to one of his stand-up shows; "I reached out to her and she was into the idea, which was incredible. She jets in for a couple of hours and was exactly as I hoped she would be - completely happy to plunge in, improvise, let me say absurd things to her, and so game to play along. I couldn't be happier with what she did, or the experience" has Merchant of her involvement.
Rage (originally Tokarev). 2014, Starring
Nicolas Cage : Paul Maguire
Rachel Nichols : Vanessa
Peter Stormare : O'Connell
Danny Glover : Detective St. John
Max Ryan : Kane
Michael McGrady : Danny Doherty
Judd Lormand : Mr. White
Max Fowler : Mike
Pasha D. Lychnikoff : Chernov
Ron Goleman : Detective Hanson
Aubrey Peeples : Caitlin Maguire
Elena Sanchez : Lisa
Weston Cage : young Paul Maguire
Jon Dannelley : young Kane
Dawn Hamil : Amber
Jack Falahee : Evan
Kelly Tippens : Eleanor
Kevin Lavell Young : Oliver
Kara Riann Brown : a druggie
Patrice Cols : Anton
Steven Vickers Jr. : Jack
Sarah Ann Schultz : Miss Russell
Paul Sampson : Sasha
Dretta Love : a stripper
Jessica Fiesta George : a stripper
Jaanika Kaarpalu : a stripper
Regis Harrington : stunt double (guy on black motorcycle)
Nicolas Cage ...
Paul Maguire
Rachel Nichols Rachel Nichols ...
Vanessa Maguire
Max Ryan Max Ryan ...
Kane
Michael McGrady Michael McGrady ...
Danny Doherty
Peter Stormare Peter Stormare ...
Francis O'Connell
Pasha D. Lychnikoff Pasha D. Lychnikoff ...
Chernov
Patrice Cols Patrice Cols ...
Anton
Weston Cage Weston Cage ...
Young Paul
Max Fowler Max Fowler ...
Mike
Aubrey Peeples Aubrey Peeples ...
Caitlin Maguire
Jack Falahee Jack Falahee ...
Evan
Danny Glover Danny Glover ...
Det. Peter St. John
Ron Goleman Ron Goleman ...
Detective Hanson
Michael Papajohn Michael Papajohn ...
Vory
Amir Zandi Amir Zandi ...
Young Doherty (as Amir Zandi-Karimi)
Jon Dannelley Jon Dannelley ...
Young Kane
Garrison Tyler Garrison Tyler ...
Ivan (as Garrison Baugh-Tyler)
Paul Sampson Paul Sampson ...
Sasha
Kevin Lavell Young Kevin Lavell Young ...
Oliver (as Kevin Young)
Elena Sanchez Elena Sanchez ...
Lisa
Eric C. Schmitz Eric C. Schmitz ...
Coroner
Sarah Ann Schultz Sarah Ann Schultz ...
Miss Russell
Kelly Tippens Kelly Tippens ...
Eleanor
Judd Lormand Judd Lormand ...
Mr. White
Al Stokes Al Stokes ...
Mayor
Bella Stevens Bella Stevens ...
Singing Little Girl
Tom Waite Tom Waite ...
Track Suit Russian
Michael Brannon Michael Brannon ...
News Reporter #1
Sean Owsley Sean Owsley ...
News Anchor
Brent Nevison Brent Nevison ...
David
Dawn Hamil Dawn Hamil ...
Amber
Steven Vickers Jr. Steven Vickers Jr. ...
Jack
Michael Waldron Michael Waldron ...
Victor
Kimberley Canova Kimberley Canova ...
Mrs. White
Craig Savage Craig Savage ...
Anton's Thug #1
Seth Woodruf Seth Woodruf ...
Anton's Thug #2
Steven Marlow Steven Marlow ...
Anton's Thug #3
Michael Stallings Michael Stallings ...
Anton's Thug #4
Joe Fuselli Joe Fuselli ...
Anton's Thug #5
Nathan O'Neil Smith Nathan O'Neil Smith ...
Anton's Thug #6 (as Nathan Smith)
Nick Vasko Nick Vasko ...
Anton's Thug #7
Kizzy Ferguson Kizzy Ferguson ...
CSI #1
Rick Whiston Rick Whiston ...
CSI #2
Lindsay Grandquest Lindsay Grandquest ...
CSI #3
Mark Swalley Mark Swalley ...
News Reporter #2
Phil Gilmer Phil Gilmer ...
Catholic Priest
Chip Brown Chip Brown ...
Upstanding Husband #1
Peggy Folz Peggy Folz ...
Upstanding Wife #1
Tim Mai Tim Mai ...
Upstanding Husband #2
Jennifer Williams Jennifer Williams ...
Upstanding Wife #2
Teddy Lee Teddy Lee ...
Jogger
Kadi Klausen Kadi Klausen ...
Stripper #1
Jaanika Kaarpalu Jaanika Kaarpalu ...
Stripper #2
Richard Rionda Del Castro Richard Rionda Del Castro ...
Strip Club Patron
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Crenshaw Kirk Crenshaw ...
Evan's Dad / Funeral Attendee
Jamie Gliddon Jamie Gliddon ...
Neighbor
Jeremy Lami Jeremy Lami ...
Paramedic
Kara Riann Brown as Druggie, Jessica Fiesta George as Stripper and Tom Waite as stunt double: Nicolas Cage. Movie Central, February 5, 2015. Music by Laurent Eyquem. Soundtrack: "Whisper" - Written and performed by Herman Beeftink,
Published by Weaseldog Music
Courtesy of Elite Source Music
Tokarev
Opening Theme
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Cops
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Kidnapping
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Trying to Understand
Written by Laurent Eyquem
A Talk
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Briefing, Part 1
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Briefing, Part 2
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Crack Dealer
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Body Found
Written by Laurent Eyquem
All is Lost
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Funeral
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Flashback
Written by Laurent Eyquem
A Box Full of Memories
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Trio is Back
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Russian Gambling House
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Be Ready
Written by Laurent Eyquem
My Husband is a Killer
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Foot Chase
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Pain
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Crack Lab
Written by Laurent Eyquem
You Swore
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Face Off
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Death Sentence
Written by Laurent Eyquem
The Clue
Written by Laurent Eyquem
Room to Room
Written by Laurent Eyquem.
"Showing Up" - Written and Performed by George Mathews; "Steal My Shine" - Written and Performed by Zlatko Bobby Hukic and Robert Hill Fenton; "Kid On The Mountain" - Arranged and Performed by Dirk Campbell; "Whisper" - Written and Performed by Herman Beeftink; "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" - Written by Thomas P. Westendorf.
Trivia: It is an American action crime thriller film directed by Paco Cabezas and written by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, Danny Glover, Max Ryan, Judd Lormand and Pasha D. Lychnikoff. Production: Filming began in June 2013 in Mobile, Alabama.
Reception: Rage received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 14%, based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 3/10. The site's consensus reads, "Depressingly dull and all-around poorly made, Rage is the rare Nicolas Cage action thriller lacking enough energy to reach "so bad it's good" territory."[2] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 28 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Features: Night of the Living Dead (1968) - The movie the kids watch.
Nicolas Cage is a huge fan of Neon Flesh (2010), Paco Cabezas' second movie and the one who caught the attention of Hollywood. According to Cabezas, Cage specially loved the performance of Macarena Gómez, and even tried to have her on Tokarev for a role, but Gómez's schedule didn't allow it.
The Mustang Nicolas Cage drives is the same paint scheme, gun-metal gray with black racing stripes, as Eleanor, the 1967 Mustang GT500 which is a major part in the remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds. Which also stars Cage.
Quotes: 1. Paul Maguire: "I want to find her. I want to find who took her, and..." Danny Doherty: "They're dead, Paulie. They just don't know it yet, right?" 2. Kane: "This could get dirty, so just how deep do you want this to go?" Paul Maguire: "How deep is hell?" Anachronism: When they burn the car, that was suppose to be 19 years ago from 2014, but in the background you see the USS Independence class littoral combat ship. The first class of that warship is commissioned in the year 2008.
Million Dollar Arm. 2014 (American/Indian biographical sports drama), Starring
Jon Hamm as J. B. Bernstein[6]
Aasif Mandvi as Ash Vasudevan, Bernstein's business partner[7]
Suraj Sharma as Rinku Singh[8]
Madhur Mittal as Dinesh Patel
Bill Paxton as Tom House[7]
Lake Bell as Brenda Fenwick[9] (formerly Brenda Paauwe)[7]
Alan Arkin as Ray Poitevint, a sports scout[10]
Pitobash Tripathy as Amit Rohan, a baseball fanatic hired by Bernstein
Allyn Rachel as Theresa, Bernstein's assistant[11]
Darshan Jariwala as Vivek, a local Indian guide
Tzi Ma as Will Chang, a sports business investor
Bar Paly as Lisette
Rey Maualuga as Popo
ESPN sports columnists Jayson Stark, Karl Ravech, and Steve Levy, as well as retired Major League Baseball players Barry Larkin and Curt Schilling, have cameo appearances in the film.
Jon Hamm ...
JB
Pitobash Pitobash ...
Amit (Deepesh Solanki)
Suraj Sharma Suraj Sharma ...
Rinku
Madhur Mittal Madhur Mittal ...
Dinesh
Aasif Mandvi Aasif Mandvi ...
Aash
Darshan Jariwala Darshan Jariwala ...
Vivek
Lake Bell Lake Bell ...
Brenda
Alan Arkin Alan Arkin ...
Ray
Bill Paxton Bill Paxton ...
Tom House
Gregory Alan Williams Gregory Alan Williams ...
Doug
Allyn Rachel Allyn Rachel ...
Theresa
Tzi Ma Tzi Ma ...
Chang
Rey Maualuga Rey Maualuga ...
Popo
Bar Paly Bar Paly ...
Lisette
Jaspaul Sandhu Jaspaul Sandhu ...
Grumpy Guy
Al Sapienza Al Sapienza ...
Pete the Scout
Kuldeep Rajput Kuldeep Rajput ...
Plant Manager
Vivek Pandkar Vivek Pandkar ...
Document Inspector
Pawan Chopra Pawan Chopra ...
Coach (Lucknow Sports Academy)
Ruturaj Shinde Ruturaj Shinde ...
Chubby Kid
Zaki Tayeb Ali Kazi Zaki Tayeb Ali Kazi ...
Skinny Kid
Chirag Sethi Chirag Sethi ...
Tall Kid
Cryus Sahukar Cryus Sahukar ...
Emcee
Lata Shukla Lata Shukla ...
Rinku's Mother
Harish Chandra Harish Chandra ...
Rinku's Uncle
Brooke Jaye Taylor Brooke Jaye Taylor ...
Woman in Elevator
Brett Zimmerman Brett Zimmerman ...
Mark
Andrew Benator Andrew Benator ...
Hotel Manager
Joshua Mikel Joshua Mikel ...
Delivery Guy
Hunter Burke Hunter Burke ...
Ball Player
Suehyla El-Attar Suehyla El-Attar ...
Julie
Ravi Naidu Ravi Naidu ...
Indian Reporter
Mike Pniewski Mike Pniewski ...
Walter (Pittsburgh Scout)
Shane Callahan Shane Callahan ...
Procorp Agent #1
Jason Vail Jason Vail ...
Procorp Agent #2
Yashwant Joshi Yashwant Joshi ...
Dinesh's Father
Anand Kumar Anand Kumar ...
Cab Driver
Autumn Dial Autumn Dial ...
Server at PoPo's
Gabriela Lopez Gabriela Lopez ...
Hot Girl
Chirag Sonawane Chirag Sonawane ...
Pitching Kid
Dev Modi Dev Modi ...
Kid (Speaking Hindi)
Tony Renaud Tony Renaud ...
ESPN Producer
Anthony Voorhees Anthony Voorhees ...
Scout at Tempe #2
Adam Benz Adam Benz ...
Burly Scary Guy
Steve Levy Steve Levy ...
ESPN Reporter
Karl Ravech Karl Ravech ...
Baseball Tonight Host
Curt Schilling Curt Schilling ...
Baseball Tonight Host
Barry Larkin Barry Larkin ...
Baseball Tonight Host
Robert Royston Robert Royston ...
Choreographer
Gissette Valentin Gissette Valentin ...
Dancer
Lakelyn Foutch Lakelyn Foutch ...
Dancer
Tierra Brown Tierra Brown ...
Dancer
Sora Connor Sora Connor ...
Dancer
Kelsey Lack Kelsey Lack ...
Dancer
Carson Marie Seeley Carson Marie Seeley ...
Dancer
Chesney Matthews Chesney Matthews ...
Dancer
Danni Heverin Danni Heverin ...
Dancer (as Danielle Heverin)
Jessi Peralta Jessi Peralta ...
Dancer
Taylor Morgan Taylor Morgan ...
Dancer
Ayeshia Patel Ayeshia Patel ...
Bollywood Beauty
Karishna Naina Sharma Karishna Naina Sharma ...
Bollywood Beauty
Tom Verducci Tom Verducci ...
Scout
Bob Nightengale Bob Nightengale ...
Scout
Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal ...
Scout
Jeff Passan Jeff Passan ...
Scout
Jayson Stark Jayson Stark ...
Scout
Scott Miller Scott Miller ...
Scout
Scott Ciardi Scott Ciardi ...
Scout
Vasi Vangelos Vasi Vangelos ...
Scout
Tom Weider Tom Weider ...
Scout
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Evan D Anderson Evan D Anderson ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tanner Anderson Tanner Anderson ...
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Ismail Bashey Ismail Bashey ...
Emcee (uncredited)
Jonny Beltran Jonny Beltran ...
Lakers Fan (uncredited)
April Bogenschutz April Bogenschutz ...
Model (uncredited)
Sanjay Chandani Sanjay Chandani ...
Indian Reporter (uncredited)
Jay Charan Jay Charan ...
Indian Newscaster (uncredited)
Raul Colon Raul Colon ...
PoPo's Entourage (uncredited)
Alex Lee Corbit Alex Lee Corbit ...
News Crew (uncredited)
Elise Falanga Elise Falanga ...
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Gregory Fears Gregory Fears ...
Body Guard (uncredited)
Gerald Fleming Gerald Fleming ...
Baseball Scout (uncredited)
Jeff Matthew Glover Jeff Matthew Glover ...
MLB Baseball Scout (uncredited)
Rasha Goel Rasha Goel ...
Indian Reporter (uncredited)
Thurston Hill Thurston Hill ...
LA Lakers Player (uncredited)
Andrew R. Kaplan Andrew R. Kaplan ...
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jesse Kindred Jesse Kindred ...
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
King King ...
LA Hipster Guy (uncredited)
Johnny Knight Johnny Knight ...
USC Baseball Player (uncredited)
Marc-Henry Lazarre Marc-Henry Lazarre ...
Party Goer (uncredited)
Scot London Scot London ...
Baseball Prospect (uncredited)
Gabe Lustman Gabe Lustman ...
PoPo's Entourage (uncredited)
Matt Mangum Matt Mangum ...
Mike the Bartender (uncredited)
Daniel McGraw Daniel McGraw ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Taylor McPherson Taylor McPherson ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
Bailey Myers Bailey Myers ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
Courtney Pennington Courtney Pennington ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Greg Pitts Greg Pitts ...
Scout At Tempe (uncredited)
Ben Proctor Ben Proctor ...
Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)
Elise Quintana Elise Quintana ...
Sexy Club Patron (uncredited)
Mariah Quintana Mariah Quintana ...
Eileen (uncredited)
Rob Ruprecht Rob Ruprecht ...
Caterer (uncredited)
Michael Shaun Sandy Michael Shaun Sandy ...
LA Laker (uncredited)
Clay Sayre Clay Sayre ...
ESPN News Crew Soundman (uncredited)
Martin Seifert Martin Seifert ...
Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Tara Sharma Tara Sharma ...
Indian TV News Reader (uncredited)
Jera Sky Jera Sky ...
Taco Stand Patron (uncredited)
Brian J. Watson Brian J. Watson ...
Baseball Scout (uncredited)
Carl Windom Carl Windom ...
Popo Entourage (uncredited)
Eric Word Eric Word ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Vinoj Zacharia Vinoj Zacharia ...
East Indian News Reporter. Movie Central, February 6, 2015. Music by A.R. Rahman. Soundtrack: "Mi Lindo Divan" - Written and Performed by Diane Ransdell,
Courtesy of Aperture Music
Boom, Shakalaka, Boom
Written by Sabri Dereli and Halil Ules
Performed by Stigmata Party
Courtesy of CNR Entertainment B.V.
Under license from CNR Music B.V.
I Dreamed A Dream
Written by Alain Boublil (as Alain Albert Boublil), Claude-Michel Schönberg (as Claude-Michel Schonberg), Jean-Marc Natel, Herbert Kretzmer
Performed by Susan Boyle
Courtesy of FremantleMedia
Spreading The Word
Written, Produced and Performed by A.R. Rahman
Raga Saga
Written by Jethro Chaplin
Courtesy of Audio Network US, Inc.
What Lies Beneath
Written by A.R. Rahman and Kendrick Lamar
Produced by A.R. Rahman
Performed by A.R. Rahman featuring Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar appears courtesy of Top Dawg Ent. / Aftermath Records /Interscope Records
Million Dollar Dream
Written by A.R. Rahman and Iggy Azalea
Produced by A.R. Rahman
Performed by A.R. Rahman featuring Iggy Azalea and Sukhwinder Singh (uncredited)
Iggy Azalea appears courtesy of Virgin EMI Records and Island Records
Raga Pahari
Written and Performed by Baluji Shrivastav
Courtesy of ARC Music Productions Int. Ltd.
Ringa Ringa
Written by A.R. Rahman, Raqueeb Alam (as Raquib Alam)
Performed by A.R. Rahman, Alka Yagnik, and Ila Arun
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Courtesy of Tseries
Bridge Procession
Written, Produced and Performed by A.R. Rahman
Katrina
Written by Peter Sivo
Performed by El Toque Latino Orchestra
Courtesy of Aperture Music
Keep The Hustle
Written by A.R. Rahman and Wale Folarin (as Olubowale Victor Akintimehin)
Produced by A.R. Rahman
Performed by A.R. Rahman featuring Wale Folarin (as Wale)
Wale appears courtesy of Maybach Music Group / Atlantic Recording Corporation
Chillin'
Written by Gary DeCarlo (as Gary De Carlo), Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Wale Folarin (as Olubowale Victor Akintimehin), Roy Hammond, Andre 'Dre' Christopher Lyon (as Andre Christopher Lyon), Andre 'Dre' Christopher Lyon, Lady Gaga (as Stefani Germanotta), Makeba Riddick and Kirk Robinson
Performed by Wale featuring Lady Gaga
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Contains a sample of
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
Performed by Steam
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
I Wanna (PRTeY)
Written by Andreas Schüller (as Andreas Schuller), Sandra Lyng Haugen (as Sandra Haugen)
Performed by Axident
By arrangement with All Media Music Group, Inc.
Whodat?
Written by Andres Titus, Derrick Brown
Performed by Black Sheep
Courtesy of Bumrush Records
By arrangement with The Orchard
Dang Diggy Dang
Written by C. Bethel, U. Ambudkar, K. Oh
Performed by The Beatards
Courtesy of Mixtape Riot Records
By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
Successful
Written by Trey Songz (as Tremaine Aldon Neverson), Lil' Wayne (as Dwayne Carter), Noah Shebib (as Noah James Shebib) and Aubrey Graham (as Aubrey Drake Graham)
Performed by Aubrey Graham (as Drake) featuring Lil' Wayne (as Lil Wayne) & Trey Songz
Courtesy of Young Money Entertainment / Cash Money Records / Universal Motown
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Trey Songz appears courtesy of Songbook Entertainment / Atlantic Recording Corporation
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
We Could Be Kings
Written, Produced and Performed by K.T. Tunstall (as KT Tunstall) and A.R. Rahman
KT Tunstall appears courtesy of Virgin EMI Records
This Pleasant Land
Written by Felton Rapley
Courtesy of APM Music
Serenade For 13 Wind Instruments
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
Thiraakaatha
Written and Performed by A.R. Rahman
Courtesy of Music Master Audio Video Manufacturing Company Private Limited
On The Road
Written and Performed by J. Thoven
By arrangement with Downtown Records LLC
Crime On The Dance Floor
Written by Tom Buron, Iris Campos, and Marco Royal
Performed by Thrust
Courtesy of Bleed101.
Trivia: It is an American biographical sports drama film directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay written by Tom McCarthy. The film is based on the true story of baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel who were discovered by sports agent J.B. Bernstein after winning a reality show competition. The film stars Jon Hamm as Bernstein, Bill Paxton as pitching coach Tom House, Suraj Sharma as Singh, Madhur Mittal as Patel, and Alan Arkin. The film's music is composed by A.R. Rahman. Produced by Joe Roth, Mark Ciardi, and Gordon Gray, the film was released theatrically by Walt Disney Pictures on May 16, 2014. Filming locations:
India
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Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ballpark)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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Kennesaw, Georgia, USA (Batting cage in Parking lot off Barrett Pkwy).
References:
Star Trek (1966) (TV Series)
Brenda wears a Star Trek t-shirt in one scene
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
JB refers to his old job as working "at the Death Star."
SportsCenter (1979) (TV Series)
Referenced by JB
ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime (1990) (TV Series)
Referenced by JB
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
A photo shown during the end credits includes a street performer wearing the black Spidey suit from this movie
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Ringa Ringa song from Slumdog Millionaire heard during this movie. Both movies have A R Rahman as the music composer.
Features:
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
J.B. and Brenda watch this together.
Baseball Tonight (1990) (TV Series)
A clip is featured.
The Hills (2006) (TV Series)
Amit, Dinesh, and Rinku watch "The Hills" on TV.
Britain's Got Talent: Episode #3.1 (2009) (TV Episode)
Clips of Susan Boyle and Simon Cowell seen.
Crazy Credits:
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The end credits feature photos of the real people the film is based on.
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The CGI Disney castle opening has Indian music instead of the usual "When you wish upon a star" refrain.
During the scene at Popo's House Party, a USC Trojans football helmet can be seen in Popo's room. Rey Maualuga, who portays Popo, played football at USC.
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The first rap song played when JB arrives in India is actually not Indian, but Dutch/Turkish.
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The episode of Britain's Got Talent (2009) portrayed in the movie is the audition of Susan Boyle, a plain-looking British woman whose singing audition was the big surprise of the season. Boyle eventually ended up overall second in the contest.
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The CGI Disney castle has when you wish upon a star (it's normal startup music) replaced with Indian music from the movie.
Quotes: 1. JB: [on phone] "How fast do they pitch in cricket?" [pause] JB: "Fine, bowl. How fast do they bowl in cricket?" 2. JB: [referring to Cricket] "It looks like an insane asylum opened up and all the inmates were allowed to play." 3. Tom House: [Seeing Dinesh's "flamingo" pitching stance] "We might have to tweak that a little." Anachronisms: 1. The movie is based in 2008 but Windows 7 and an updated (Microsoft-owned) version of Skype are used. 2. The Lakers game at Staples Center is a game from the 2013-14 NBA season. Nick Young and Xavier Henry weren't on the Lakers in 2008. 3. The Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge is shown in Mumbai. It did not open until 2009 and construction wasn't completed until 2010. 4. The "Star Trek" t-shirt Brenda wears in one scene wasn't yet available in 2008.
RoboCop. 2014, Starring
Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy, a police detective who is injured in an explosion and transformed into RoboCop.
Gary Oldman as Dr. Dennett Norton, Omni Foundation Chief Scientist.
Michael Keaton as Raymond Sellars, the CEO of OmniCorp.
Samuel L. Jackson as Patrick "Pat" Novak, host of The Novak Element and prominent supporter of mechanized crime control.
Abbie Cornish as Clara Murphy, Alex's wife.
Jackie Earle Haley as Rick Mattox, a drone controller and automated military tactician expert.
Michael K. Williams as Jack Lewis, Alex's former partner.
Jennifer Ehle as Liz Kline, the head of OmniCorp legal affairs.
Jay Baruchel as Tom Pope, the head of marketing for OmniCorp.
Aimee Garcia as Jae Kim, a scientist who works with Dr. Dennett Norton.[9]
John Paul Ruttan as David Murphy, Alex and Clara's son.
Patrick Garrow as Antoine Vallon
K.C. Collins as Andre Daniels
Daniel Kash as John Lake
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Karen Dean, Detroit Chief of Police.
Douglas Urbanski as Mayor Durant, the Mayor of Detroit.
Zach Grenier as U.S. Senator Dreyfus
Joel Kinnaman ...
Alex Murphy / RoboCop
Gary Oldman Gary Oldman ...
Dr. Dennett Norton
Michael Keaton Michael Keaton ...
Raymond Sellars
Abbie Cornish Abbie Cornish ...
Clara Murphy
Jackie Earle Haley Jackie Earle Haley ...
Rick Mattox
Michael Kenneth Williams Michael Kenneth Williams ...
Jack Lewis (as Michael K. Williams)
Jennifer Ehle Jennifer Ehle ...
Liz Kline
Jay Baruchel Jay Baruchel ...
Tom Pope
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Marianne Jean-Baptiste ...
Chief Karen Dean
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson ...
Pat Novak
Aimee Garcia Aimee Garcia ...
Jae Kim
Douglas Urbanski Douglas Urbanski ...
Mayor Durant
John Paul Ruttan John Paul Ruttan ...
David Murphy
Patrick Garrow Patrick Garrow ...
Antoine Vallon
K.C. Collins K.C. Collins ...
Andre Daniels
Daniel Kash Daniel Kash ...
John Lake
Zach Grenier Zach Grenier ...
Senator Hubert Dreyfuss
Maura Grierson Maura Grierson ...
Kelly
Stewart Arnott Stewart Arnott ...
Senate House Leader
Matt Cooke Matt Cooke ...
General Monroe
Steve Cumyn Steve Cumyn ...
Ohio Senator
Noorin Gulamgaus Noorin Gulamgaus ...
Navid
Marjan Neshat Marjan Neshat ...
Sayeh
Meysam Motazedi Meysam Motazedi ...
Arash
Khaliya Hosein Khaliya Hosein ...
Iranian Child
Savana Hosein Savana Hosein ...
Iranian Child
Philip Akin Philip Akin ...
Dr. Alan
Paul Haywood Paul Haywood ...
Man in White Coat
Adrian Griffin Adrian Griffin ...
Man in White Coat
Rick Hughes Rick Hughes ...
Man in White Coat
Raffi Altounian Raffi Altounian ...
Man with Prosthetics Playing Guitar
Melanie Scrofano Melanie Scrofano ...
Wife of Man with Prosthetics
Kelvin Wheeler Kelvin Wheeler ...
Old Sergeant
Alex Mallari Jr. Alex Mallari Jr. ...
Young Lieutenant
Dwayne McLean Dwayne McLean ...
Thomas King
Tattiawna Jones Tattiawna Jones ...
Mayor's Assistant
Wayne Downer Wayne Downer ...
Marcus
Robert Thomas Robert Thomas ...
John Biggs
Jordan Johnson-Hinds Jordan Johnson-Hinds ...
Jerry White
Ian Peters Ian Peters ...
Jerry's Gang
Ricardo Betancourt Ricardo Betancourt ...
Jerry's Gang
Evan Stern Evan Stern ...
Walter Karrel
Ishan Morris Ishan Morris ...
Armed Sentry at Decrepit House (as Ish Morris)
Ambrose Wong Ambrose Wong ...
Parts Room Technician
Mark McKay Mark McKay ...
Detroit Lab Technician
Aurora Browne Aurora Browne ...
Female Cop
Rory O'Shea Rory O'Shea ...
Cop at Armoury
Shondra Kayd Shondra Kayd ...
Uniformed Cop Inside Station
Stacey Unsworth Stacey Unsworth ...
Uniformed Cop Outside Station
Jeana Lowes Jeana Lowes ...
Cop Who Greets Murphy
Kanu Giddings Kanu Giddings ...
Cop Who Greets Murphy
Tamara Almeida Tamara Almeida ...
Cop Who Greets Murphy
Shane Invervary Shane Invervary ...
Cop Who Greets Murphy
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Paul Sun-Hyung Lee ...
Omnicorp Technician
Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell ...
Omnicorp Technician
Ian Butcher Ian Butcher ...
Head of Omnicorp Security
Rocky Anderson Rocky Anderson ...
Lead Omnicorp Security Agent
Dalias Blake Dalias Blake ...
Omnicorp Security Agent
Barry Nerling Barry Nerling ...
Omnicorp Exterior Security
Dean Redman Dean Redman ...
Omnicorp Exterior Security
Demord Dann Demord Dann ...
Omnicorp Security
Darcy Hinds Darcy Hinds ...
Omnicorp Security
Sean Francis Sean Francis ...
Omnicorp Security Guard
Steve Wright Steve Wright ...
Pilot
Kirby Morrow Kirby Morrow ...
Co-Pilot
David Harcourt David Harcourt ...
PCP Man
Kevin Hare Kevin Hare ...
Rapist
Carlyn Burchell Carlyn Burchell ...
Rape Victim
Markus Parilo Markus Parilo ...
Sweet Man
Jessica Booker Jessica Booker ...
Sweet Man's Mom
Joe Merritt Joe Merritt ...
Pedestrian
Raiden Eastman Raiden Eastman ...
Hostage Child
Aaliyah Cinello Aaliyah Cinello ...
Little Girl
Meghan Hoople Meghan Hoople ...
Teacher
Prince Massey Prince Massey ...
Homeless Man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Baldesarra Mark Baldesarra ...
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Jason Bigio Jason Bigio ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Tommy Chang Tommy Chang ...
Korean Store Owner (uncredited)
Jimmy Chimarios Jimmy Chimarios ...
Robot Drone (uncredited)
Raven Cinello Raven Cinello ...
Mom (uncredited)
Brian Cranstone Brian Cranstone ...
Forklift Operator (uncredited)
Hooman Esmailzadeh Hooman Esmailzadeh ...
Iranian Civillian (uncredited)
Tazito Garcia Tazito Garcia ...
Football Player (uncredited)
WBBrown II WBBrown II ...
AC Freeman (uncredited)
Markus James Markus James ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Kevin Kirkham Kevin Kirkham ...
Detective (uncredited)
Diezel Ramos Diezel Ramos ...
S.W.A.T Team Member (uncredited)
Jon Rhys Jon Rhys ...
S.W.A.T Team Member (uncredited)
Rebecca Rodley Rebecca Rodley ...
Jogger (uncredited)
Veronika Paz Salinas Veronika Paz Salinas ...
Protestor (uncredited)
Matthew Sauve Matthew Sauve ...
Detective (uncredited)
Azra Valani Azra Valani ...
Middle Eastern Woman (uncredited)
Joe Vercillo Joe Vercillo ...
208 (uncredited)
Joshua William James as Onlooker / University Student, Peter Yan as Iranian Terrorist, Craig Snoyer as stunt performer: Vallon's Thug, Aj Risi as stunt double: Mattox, Janine Parkinson as stunt performer: Girlfriend, Zandara Kennedy as stunt double: Kelly, Derek Barnes as stunt double: Raymond Sellars, David Castillo and Dorian Kingi as stunt double: Robocop and David Kynaston as stunt double: Alex Murphy. Movie Central, February 7, 2015. Music by Pedro Bromfman. Soundtrack: "RoboCop Original Theme" - Written by Basil Poledouris,
Take My Life (Tonite)
Written and produced by Richard Wolf
En Aranjuez con tu amor
Written by Joaquín Rodrigo
Performed by Raffi Altounian
Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
Written by Bart Howard
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Frank Sinatra Enterprises LLC
Hocus Pocus
Written by Thijs Van Leer (as Thijs van Leer) & Jan Akkerman
Performed by Focus
Courtesy of Red Bullet Productions BV
Anguish
Written & Performed by Doug Bossi & Justin Knowell
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
Take My Life (Tonite)
Written by Richard Wolf, John Czornyj and Jervae Johnson
Performed by Fame
Courtesy of Richard "Wolfie" Wolf & The Producers Lab, Inc.
If I Only Had a Heart
Written by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Andrew Page
Produced by Pedro Bromfman
Vocals Produced by Bruno Coon
I Fought the Law
Written by Sonny Curtis
Performed by The Clash
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.
Trivia: It is an American 3D science fiction action film directed by José Padilha. It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name and reboot of the RoboCop franchise. The film stars Joel Kinnaman in the title role, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson. Screen Gems first announced a remake in 2005, but it was halted one year later. Darren Aronofsky and David Self were originally assigned to direct and write the film, respectively, for a tentative 2010 release. The film was delayed numerous times, and Padilha signed on in 2011. In March 2012, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (successor company to Orion Pictures until September 11, 2014, the studio that released the original film) announced an August 2013 release, but that was then changed to February 2014. The principal characters were cast from March to July 2012. Principal photography began in September 2012 in Toronto[7] and Vancouver in Canada,[8] with additional locations in Hamilton, Ontario, and Detroit in the United States. Filming took place in Toronto[51] Vancouver and other parts of Ontario.[52] Shooting locations within the city included the University of Toronto where a scene was filmed that appeared to be RoboCop being unveiled to the city of Detroit.[53] Filming in Hamilton began on Monday, September 24, 2012 for five nights. Streets were closed for each of those days from 6pm to 7am. A spokesperson for MGM confirmed that the film was partially shot in Detroit. The film first premiered in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan on January 30, 2014. It was later released in the United States on February 12, 2014. The film received mixed reviews, with praise towards the performances, updates, style and political/media satire, but criticism for the comparisons to the original film, such as lack of violence, social satire and character development. RoboCop grossed $242 million at the box office worldwide, making it the highest grossing film in the RoboCop franchise.
Filming locations:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Centennial College)
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Pinewood Toronto Studios, Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Intersection of James Street North and Colbourne Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (school).
Remake of: RoboCop (1987).
References:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Mattox refers to Murphy as "the Tin Man" and plays "If I Only Had a Heart" as background music during his combat training.
Brainstorm (1983)
RoboCop hallucinates the taste of peanut butter as a result of Norton performing a surgical procedure on his brain. Walken's character also tasted peanut butter during an experiment.
RoboCop (1987)
The original RoboCop suit is seen, as Tom Pope shows the design, which "really put the fear of God into the prisoners" from a focus group.
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
When on his charging station, RoboCop is assembled and disassembled identically to the Borg Queen.
Features:
Puny Express (1951) (Short)
the clip was shown on tv set.
Captain Kangaroo (1955) (TV Series)
watch on tv.
Bewitched (1964) (TV Series)
watch on tv.
Sissy Sheriff (1967) (Short)
the clip was shown on tv set.
Spoofed in
Our RoboCop Remake (2014)
The new RoboCop design is spoofed in the end.
Eretz Nehederet: Episode #11.7 (2014) (TV Episode)
Character of RoboCop.
Crazy Credits: The audio of the MGM logo is replaced by vocal effects generated by Samuel L. Jackson before the film begins with him exercising his voice before going on air.
Director Jose Padilha and actor Joel Kinnaman fought hard for an R rating, but due to the ever expanding budget, which went from a modest $60 million budget and ballooned to a $120 million budget, studio executives were forced to deliver a PG-13 rating in hopes to recoup the budget they had spent on the film. Throughout the course of filming, studio executives kept a close eye on Padilha, making sure he was going to deliver a PG-13 rating.
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During production of the film, director José Padilha phoned friend and fellow Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles to confide in him his frustration in the lack of creative control he was allowed by the studio for the project. Padilha estimated that for every ten ideas he brought to the project, the studio refused nine, and went on to the describe the making of the film as "The worst experience of [his] life". When word of this conversation became public, in an effort to appease the studio Padilha released counter statements expressing satisfaction with the film.
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In Raymond Sellars office, in a display case is the original Robocop 1987 suit that Peter Weller wore.
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Dr. Norton's first name is Dennett, which is the last name of philosopher Daniel Dennett, who is famous for his work on consciousness and free will, both of which are key themes in the movie. Daniel Dennett argues that consciousness is an illusion created by layers of physical and chemical processes, and that consciousness is essentially computational. He nonetheless argues that his view is compatible with the idea of free will.
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Daniel Kash, cast as Detroit policeman John Lake, had a recurring role in the RoboCop (1994) TV series.
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RoboCop having one human hand in his final form is a nod to the original movie where the technicians argue with Bob Morton about whether to salvage Murphy's arm after he was "killed" in the line of duty. In the original film, Morton callously nixes the idea & the decision is made to remove Murphy's surviving arm.
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Edward Norton turned down the role of Norton.
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During the scene where Robocop is presented to the public, you can read in the bottom headline news "Brazilian surfer Gui Padilha..". This is a homage to director José Padilha's son.
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Jackie Earle Haley as Rick Mattox at one point says 'I wouldn't buy that for a dollar'. This is a reworking of a line in the original 1987 film during a fake advertisement with the catchphrase 'I'd buy that for a dollar'.
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Basil Poledouris, who wrote the score for the original Robocop and Robocop 3, theme can be heard very briefly at the beginning of the movie while the "Robocop" title credit is shown.
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Michael Fassbender, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Russell Crowe were considered to play RoboCop.
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This is the first Hollywood film by Brazilian director José Padilha.
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Hugh Laurie was in talks to play the role of Raymond Sellars, but contract negotiations broke down between him and the film's producers. Clive Owen was seriously considered as a replacement before Michael Keaton was cast.
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At least two characters in the film are named after important philosophers with strong views on artificial intelligence (AI). Senator Dreyfus may be named after the American philosopher Hubert Dreyfus, who has extensively criticised the limits of AI research and denies that AI can ever truly attain human-level cognition, i.e. thought. Dr Dennett Norton may be named after Daniel Dennett, a contemporary and correspondent of Dreyfus' who believes that AI may be feasible, but that it is probably neither necessary nor worthwhile to try to perfectly replicate human thought in software. Both references are obscure outside of the AI or philosophy communities but highly relevant to the film's themes of existentialism and self. Raymond Sellars may also be named after Pittsburgh philosopher Wilfrid Sellars, whose views have less direct relevance to AI.
Darren Aronofsky was attached to direct at one point.
Rebecca Hall turned down the role of Clara Murphy, while Jessica Alba, Keri Russell, and Kate Mara auditioned.
Sean Penn turned down the role of Novak.
Nick Schenk and James Vanderbilt are among the few uncredited writers who have entirely rewritten Joshua Zetumer's screenplay.
Tom Pope (the PR-guy played by Jay Baruchel) tells Raymond Sellars about a focus group done at Ryan Correctional Facility, where the Combat Mode design "really put the fear of God into the prisoners". The design seen on the screen, is the design of the original RoboCop from RoboCop (1987).
Michael Keaton and Gary Oldman both starred in the "Batman" film franchise. Michael Keaton played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) and Gary Oldman played Commissioner Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy. The original Robocop, Peter Weller, has also played Batman.
Gael García Bernal, Alexander Skarsgård, and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role that went to Michael Kenneth Williams.
Chris Pine was considered for the role of Alex Murphy/RoboCop. He had also appeared in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) with the original Robocop, Peter Weller.
When going for Karen Dean, Robocop checks her outgoing calls. First name is José Padilha.
The logo of the corporation that builds Robocop, Omnicorp, is nearly identical to the logo of Carolco, a major film production company in the 80's and early 90's that original "Robocop" director Paul Verhoeven was known to work with, although not on "Robocop" itself.
First Robocop movie to be released in IMAX.
Gary Oldman & Michael Keaton have starred in different Batman films, Gary (The Dark Knight Trilogy, as Commisioner Gordon) and Keaton (Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns)
In addition to the character Dennett Norton, another character is named Andre Daniels. As is noted in other trivia entries, Daniel Dennett is a philosopher of mind, whose work is pertinent to the film's theme. In addition, Andre Norton was a famed and prolific science fiction author.
Takes place in Detroit, Michigan but Toronto's CN Tower and Canadian flags are visible when Robocop is on his motorcycle on the highway.
When RoboCop is riding down the freeway, we see an exit sign for Annacis Island. Annacis Island is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, but the film is set in Detroit, Michigan.
Quotes: 1. David Murphy: "I saved all the Red Wings games on my computer." Alex Murphy: "You did? How'd they do?" David Murphy: "I don't know. I've been waiting to watch them with you." 2. Alex Murphy: [to David] "Now give your mom a kiss." Clara Murphy: "Good night, baby." Alex Murphy: [pulls David away and kisses Clara] "Too slow, boy. You're just too slow."
Godzilla. 2014 (science fiction monster film), Starring
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ford Brody
The son of Joe and Sandra Brody. After the nuclear plant's collapse, he grows up in the United States and becomes a Lieutenant in the United States Navy as an explosive ordnance disposal technician.[6][7][8][9] When Taylor-Johnson first met with Edwards, they talked for six hours about the archetype of the character. Taylor-Johnson stated that Edwards brought a level of "intimacy" to the film and praised him for treating it like a "big budget art film".[10] He stated, "I think he went for the right balance of sensitivity and testosterone. I've probably been more emotionally challenged in this film than in any independent drama or thriller".[11] Taylor-Johnson went through training to achieve military etiquette,[12] and said he performed "quite a lot of the stunts".[13] The role of Ford was reportedly offered to Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 2012, but he declined. By 2013, Henry Cavill, Scoot McNairy, and Caleb Landry Jones comprised the shortlist for the role before Legendary took interest in Taylor-Johnson.[14] CJ Adams[15] portrays Brody as a young boy.
Ken Watanabe as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
The lead scientist for Project Monarch.[8][16] Watanabe was initially skeptical about a new Hollywood version of Godzilla. However, after a meeting with Edwards, Watanabe was convinced that a Hollywood version can indeed be done and invested complete faith in Edwards. Watanabe stated, "If you are telling the Godzilla story, you cannot separate it from the nuclear element, and the first thing I asked was whether there was going to be the nuclear element, as that now, in Japan, is a really sensitive problem. I was worried about how I could use that and how I could make that okay, but Gareth understood those feelings."[17] Watanabe's character is named after the director of various Godzilla films, Ishiro Honda, and after the scientist who killed Godzilla in the 1954 original film, Dr. Daisuke Serizawa.
Bryan Cranston as Joe Brody
Ford's father and former lead engineer at the Janjira nuclear plant until its destruction in 1999. Cranston has said that Edwards' approach to the film and to its characterization is what drew him to the project. He stated, "The most important thing about this version of Godzilla is the characterization. The characters in this are real, well drawn. [Edwards] takes the time to really establish who these people are, that you root for them, that you invest in these characters, and that you care for them. That's the best part of it."[18] Cranston additionally added, "I wouldn't be here if it was just, 'Look out, this monster is crushing everything!' Instead of trying to humanize the beast what this film does - and, I think, rightfully so - is humanize the people. You root for them and sympathize with their plight".[19] Cranston also joined the film because he has been a fan of Godzilla since childhood, stating, "Godzilla was always my favorite monster when I was young. He was unapologetic."[10][20] Cranston had to wear a wig for his scenes due to finishing Breaking Bad days before joining Godzilla.[21]
Elizabeth Olsen as Elle Brody
A nurse at San Francisco General Hospital. She is married to Ford Brody and is the mother of Sam Brody.[7] Olsen agreed to join the film after being impressed with Edwards' previous film, Monsters and Edwards' enthusiasm for the film and Godzilla's history.[22]
Juliette Binoche as Sandra Brody
A nuclear regulations consultant at the Janjira nuclear plant. She is married to Joe Brody and is the mother of Ford Brody.[8] Binoche's son is a fan of Godzilla and joined the film because she wanted to "please her son".[23][24]
Sally Hawkins as Dr. Vivienne Graham,
A scientist with Project Monarch.[16] She has been Serizawa's "right hand" for many years.[25] Hawkins was the last actress to be cast while the film was undergoing principal photography.
David Strathairn as Rear Admiral William Stenz, USN.[8][26]
An Admiral in the Seventh Fleet of the United States Navy. He is the commander of the United States Navy task force in charge of tracking down the escaped MUTO.
Carson Bolde as Sam Brody
The young son of Ford and Elle Brody.[27]
Richard T. Jones as Captain Russell Hampton, USN
The commander of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, the flagship of the MUTO task force.
Victor Rasuk as Sergeant Tre Morales, USAF
A sergeant of the United States Air Force. He becomes friends with Ford after the battles at Honolulu.[28]
Additional roles include: Patrick Sabongui as First Lieutenant Marcus Waltz, USAF, Jared Keeso as Jump Master, Luc Roderique as Bomb Tracker, Al Sapienza as Huddleston, the head of security at the Janjira MUTO facility, Brian Markinson as Whalen, a scientist at the Janjira MUTO facility, Catherine Lough Haggquist as PO #1 Martinez, Jake Cunanan as Akio, Warren Takeuchi as Akio's father, Yuki Morita as Akio's mother, Ken Yamamura as Takashi, Garry Chalk as Stan Walsh, Christian Tessier, Anthony Konechny,[27] James D. Deaver as Captain Freeman, Primo Allon as a member of the mine team,[27] and Jeric Ross. Godzilla franchise actor Akira Takarada was cast as an immigration officer, but his scene was cut from the final film. Director Edwards stated cutting the scene was his "biggest regret".
Aaron Taylor-Johnson ...
Ford Brody
CJ Adams CJ Adams ...
Young Ford
Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe ...
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston ...
Joe Brody
Elizabeth Olsen Elizabeth Olsen ...
Elle Brody
Carson Bolde Carson Bolde ...
Sam Brody
Sally Hawkins Sally Hawkins ...
Vivienne Graham
Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche ...
Sandra Brody
David Strathairn David Strathairn ...
Admiral William Stenz
Richard T. Jones Richard T. Jones ...
Captain Russell Hampton
Victor Rasuk Victor Rasuk ...
Sergeant Tre Morales
Patrick Sabongui Patrick Sabongui ...
Lieutenant Commander Marcus Waltz
Jared Keeso Jared Keeso ...
Jump Master
Luc Roderique Luc Roderique ...
Bomb Tracker
James Pizzinato James Pizzinato ...
HALO Jumper
Catherine Lough Haggquist Catherine Lough Haggquist ...
PO #1 Martinez
Eric Keenleyside Eric Keenleyside ...
Boyd
Primo Allon Primo Allon ...
Mine Team Member
George Allen Gumapac Jr. George Allen Gumapac Jr. ...
Lead Guerrilla Fighter
Ken Yamamura Ken Yamamura ...
Takashi
Garry Chalk Garry Chalk ...
Stan Walsh
Hiro Kanagawa Hiro Kanagawa ...
Hayato
Kevan Ohtsji Kevan Ohtsji ...
Nervous Engineer
Kasey Ryne Mazak Kasey Ryne Mazak ...
Team Member #1 (as Kasey Mazak)
Terry Chen Terry Chen ...
Team Member #2
Mas Morimoto Mas Morimoto ...
Team Member #3
James D. Dever James D. Dever ...
Captain Freeman
Akira Takarada Akira Takarada ...
Japanese Immigration Agent
Yuko Kiyama Yuko Kiyama ...
Mom in Japanese Jail Waiting Room
Takeshi Kurokawa Takeshi Kurokawa ...
Dad in Japanese Jail Waiting Room
James Yoshizawa James Yoshizawa ...
Goth Dressed Boy
Jason Furukawa Jason Furukawa ...
Gruff Smuggler
Brian Markinson Brian Markinson ...
Whelan
Ty Olsson Ty Olsson ...
Jainway
Al Sapienza Al Sapienza ...
Huddleston
Gardiner Millar Gardiner Millar ...
Fitzgerald
Kurt Max Runte Kurt Max Runte ...
Crow's Nest Tech #2
Peter Shinkoda Peter Shinkoda ...
Muto Crow's Nest Tech #1
Bill Marchant Bill Marchant ...
Muto Crow's Nest Tech #2
Christian Tessier Christian Tessier ...
Muto Crow's Nest Tech #3
Derrick Yamanaka Derrick Yamanaka ...
Muto Base Camp Guard
Peter Kawasaki Peter Kawasaki ...
Muto Crane Operator
Jason Riki Kosuge Jason Riki Kosuge ...
Muto Base Camp Security #1
Hiroyoshi Kajiyama Hiroyoshi Kajiyama ...
Muto Base Camp Security #2
Tetsuro Shigematsu Tetsuro Shigematsu ...
Muto Base Camp Security #3
Jill Teed Jill Teed ...
Head Nurse
Dean Redman Dean Redman ...
National Guard #1
Taylor Nichols Taylor Nichols ...
Military Analyst
Anthony Konechny Anthony Konechny ...
Thach
Eli Goree Eli Goree ...
PO #3
Jake Cunanan Jake Cunanan ...
Akio
Yuki Morita Yuki Morita ...
Akio's Mother
Warren Takeuchi Warren Takeuchi ...
Akio's Father
Chuck Church Chuck Church ...
Survivor
Dalias Blake Dalias Blake ...
Missile Tech #1
Lane Edwards Lane Edwards ...
Missile Tech #2
Todd Scott Todd Scott ...
Transport Vessel Soldier
Zoe Krivatsy Zoe Krivatsy ...
Young Girl on Beach
Serge M. Krivatsy Serge M. Krivatsy ...
Father on Beach
Lise Krivatsy Lise Krivatsy ...
Mother on Beach
Josh Cowdery Josh Cowdery ...
Pilot
Steven M. Murdzia Steven M. Murdzia ...
Beret Leader
Keo Woolford Keo Woolford ...
Airport Worker
Lynne Halevi Lynne Halevi ...
Older Woman at Beach Bar
Martin Kogan Martin Kogan ...
Older Man at Beach Bar
Sandy Ritz Sandy Ritz ...
FEMA Worker
Toby Levins Toby Levins ...
Lead Fighting Pilot
Eric Breker Eric Breker ...
Army Soldier
Jesse Reid Jesse Reid ...
Ordinance Tech
Aaron Pearl Aaron Pearl ...
Evacuation Worker #1
Amy Fox Amy Fox ...
Evacuation Worker #2
Rich Paul Rich Paul ...
Officer
Dee Jay Jackson Dee Jay Jackson ...
Bus Driver
Kyle Riefsnyder Kyle Riefsnyder ...
SFPD Cop
Michael Patrick Denis Michael Patrick Denis ...
Golden Gate Navy Man on Deck (as Michael Denis)
Melody B. Choi Melody B. Choi ...
SF School Bus Kid #1
Taya Clyne Taya Clyne ...
SF School Bus Kid #2
Erika Forest Erika Forest ...
SF School Bus Kid #3
Ben Harrison Ben Harrison ...
SF School Bus Kid #4
Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey ...
SF School Bus Kid #5
Justin Blayne Lowery Justin Blayne Lowery ...
Praying Soldier
Marci T. House Marci T. House ...
Government Spokesperson
Chris Shields Chris Shields ...
Dispatch Officer
Zach Martin Zach Martin ...
Airman
Darren Dolynski Darren Dolynski ...
Civilian Analyst #1
P. Lynn Johnson P. Lynn Johnson ...
Civilian Analyst #2
Leif Havdale Leif Havdale ...
SF Ground Troop #3
Antonio Anagaran Antonio Anagaran ...
Airforce Loadmaster
Kevin O'Grady Kevin O'Grady ...
Bucket Brigadier
Zachary Choe Zachary Choe ...
Akio Photo Double
Jamon Holmes Jamon Holmes ...
Loadmaster (uncredited)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erik Aadahl Erik Aadahl ...
Godzilla (voice) (uncredited)
Joseph E. Agudo Joseph E. Agudo ...
Mine Worker (uncredited)
Andrew Richard Anderson Andrew Richard Anderson ...
Navy Sailor (uncredited)
Charles Edward Bae Charles Edward Bae ...
Janjira Engineer (uncredited)
Sydney Shea Barker Sydney Shea Barker ...
Runner (uncredited)
Raj K. Bose Raj K. Bose ...
Mine Employee (uncredited)
Richard Broad Richard Broad ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Aaron Busch Aaron Busch ...
Wheelchair Evacuee (uncredited)
Curtis Bush Curtis Bush ...
FEMA Agent (uncredited)
Shahid Byrd Shahid Byrd ...
Runner (uncredited)
Svitlana Campbell Svitlana Campbell ...
Distressed Emergency Center Citizen (uncredited)
Kenneth Carrella Kenneth Carrella ...
Medic 1 (uncredited)
Paul Chirico Paul Chirico ...
Halo Jumper (uncredited)
Max Clough Max Clough ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Corey Craig Corey Craig ...
Cheering Soldier (uncredited)
Ava Dewhurst Ava Dewhurst ...
SF School Bus Kid (uncredited)
Oliver Drawson Oliver Drawson ...
Navy Soldier (uncredited)
Peter Dwerryhouse Peter Dwerryhouse ...
Wheelchair Evacuee (uncredited)
Paul Edney Paul Edney ...
Tsunami Survivor (uncredited)
Heidi Ellyn Heidi Ellyn ...
Beach Bar Lady (uncredited)
Andrew H. Enriquez Andrew H. Enriquez ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Julian Figueroa Julian Figueroa ...
Soldier / Survivor (uncredited)
James Edward Flynn James Edward Flynn ...
Runner (uncredited)
Robin Gutierrez Robin Gutierrez ...
Military Family Member (uncredited)
Ed Heavey Ed Heavey ...
Medic #2 (uncredited)
Matthew Hoglie Matthew Hoglie ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Tamika Katon-Donegal Tamika Katon-Donegal ...
Trapped Woman (uncredited)
Hrvoje Klecz Hrvoje Klecz ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Yukari Komatsu Yukari Komatsu ...
Teacher (uncredited)
James Kot James Kot ...
Navy Surgeon (uncredited)
Evan Lee Evan Lee ...
Medic / Janjira technician (uncredited)
Jayden Linkletter Jayden Linkletter ...
SF School Bus Kid (uncredited)
Rebecca Maltby Rebecca Maltby ...
Frightened Tourist (uncredited)
Shane McBride Shane McBride ...
Military son (uncredited)
Shawn McBride Shawn McBride ...
Military Family Member (uncredited)
Jake Mitchell Jake Mitchell ...
Runner (uncredited)
Kellen Moriarty Kellen Moriarty ...
Nurse (uncredited)
John O'Brien John O'Brien ...
Evacuation Worker (uncredited)
Abe Pagtama Abe Pagtama ...
Voice Over / Tagalog (uncredited)
Jonathan Pal Jonathan Pal ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Jerald M.S. Pang Jerald M.S. Pang ...
Fleeing Tourist (uncredited)
David Ross Paterson David Ross Paterson ...
National Security Chief (uncredited)
Diezel Ramos Diezel Ramos ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Lisa Dawn Rogolsky Lisa Dawn Rogolsky ...
Civilian on Subway (uncredited)
Jeric Ross Jeric Ross ...
Dying Man in Triage (uncredited)
Michael Rowe Michael Rowe ...
Air Force #1 (uncredited)
Barbra Roylance Barbra Roylance ...
Terrified Beach Tourist (uncredited)
David James Sikkink David James Sikkink ...
1954 Civilian Scientist (uncredited)
Stephen Stanton Stephen Stanton ...
Muto Team Member / Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
Lee Vang Lee Vang ...
Runner (uncredited)
Nel Venzon Nel Venzon ...
Angry Miner (uncredited)
Jaiden Vu Jaiden Vu ...
Team Member #4 (uncredited)
Steven Wiig Steven Wiig ...
SF Survivor (uncredited)
Dona Wood Dona Wood ...
Casino Tourist (uncredited)
Jodie Yee Jodie Yee ...
Wounded FEMA Citizen (uncredited)
Dan Zachary Dan Zachary ...
Soldier, Ashlea Earl as stunt double: Juliette Binoche, Christopher Gordon as stunt double : Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Mathew Yanagiya as stunt double: Victor Rasuk and Johnson Phan as stunt double: Ken Yamamura. Movie Central, February 8, 2015. Music by Alexandre Desplat. Soundtrack: "Glad About That" - Written by Arrow Brown,
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Breakfast in Bed
Written by Donnie Fritts and Eddie Hintan
Performed by Dusty Springfield
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Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
The Weathered Man
Written by Coltan Fisher, Jason Rabinowitz, James Katalbas, and Jaron Lamot
Performed by The Holy Bridge Orchestra
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See The Way
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Ka Huila Wai
Written by Alfred Alohikea
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My Heart Can Feel the Pain
Written by Virgil Johnson
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Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs and Orchestra
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You're The Devil in Disguise
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Storyline: The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
Trivia: It is an American science fiction monster film directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a reboot of the Godzilla film franchise and retells the origins of Godzilla in contemporary times as a "terrifying force of nature".[5] The film is set in the present day, fifteen years after the unearthing of two chrysalises in a mine in the Philippines. From the pods come two giant radiation-eating creatures, known as "MUTOs", which cause great damage in Japan, Hawaii and the western United States. Their awakening also stirs a much larger and more destructive, ancient alpha predator known as "Godzilla", whose existence has been kept secret by the U.S. government since 1954. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston. The screenplay is credited to Max Borenstein but includes contributions from David Callaham, David S. Goyer, Drew Pearce, and Frank Darabont.
The film is a co-production between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, with the latter also distributing the film worldwide, except in Japan where it was distributed by Toho. It is the second Godzilla film to be completely filmed and produced by an American studio, the first being the 1998 film of the same name.[a] The project initially began in 2004 and was originally intended to be an IMAX short film titled, Godzilla 3D: To the Max, to be directed by Yoshimitsu Banno, director of Godzilla vs. Hedorah. After several years in development, the production was transferred to Legendary for development as a feature film. Producers Kenji Okuhira, Brian Rogers and director Banno were retained by Legendary. Shortly before filming began, several producers were dismissed from the production and a court case is ongoing between themselves and Legendary. Principal photography took place in the United States and Canada in 2013.
Godzilla was released worldwide in 2D, 3D and IMAX on May 15, 2014; in North America on May 16; with releases in China on June 13 and Japan on July 25, 2014. Critical reception for the film has been positive, with some praising the film for its slow pace and dramatic build-up, while others criticized the underwritten script, thinly developed characters, the insufficient amount of screen-time Godzilla received, and the fact that the film, despite its eponymous title, does not focus primarily on Godzilla, however, Gareth Edwards' directing and the film's visual effects, music, and creature designs were positively received. Critics and fans have also praised director Edwards for honoring the spirit and legacy of the Godzilla character and franchise.
Godzilla was an immediate box office success upon its release, earning $93.2 million in North America and roughly $200 million Worldwide on its opening weekend. The film would finish with a worldwide total of nearly $530 million at the end of its theatrical run. The film's success has prompted Legendary to proceed with sequels with director Gareth Edwards attached to direct a planned trilogy with the first sequel targeted for a June 8, 2018 release.
Filming: Principal photography began on March 18, 2013 in Vancouver, under the working title of "Nautilus,"[93] with scenes shot at the Vancouver Convention Centre,[99] inside BC Place, and at Hi-View Lookout in Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver (as San Francisco's Bay Area Park). This was followed by filming in the Richmond neighborhood of Steveston. A large battle scene was shot on Moncton St, involving approximately 200 soldiers and many military vehicles. Another scene was filmed at the fisherman's wharf along Finn Slough. Additional shooting took place on Vancouver Island, around Nanaimo[100] and Victoria in British Columbia. Additional filming involving extras took place around industrial areas of Coquitlam, British Columbia.[101]
The scenes at the Convention Centre stood in for the Honolulu and Tokyo airports, while other locations in Vancouver were used to simulate scenes in San Francisco, Tokyo and the Philippines. Filming also used the stages of Burnaby's Canadian Motion Picture Park, (CMPP) where crews built a San Francisco Chinatown street, a giant sinkhole set used for the Philippine mine and the MUTO nest and a 400 feet (120 m) section of the Golden Gate Bridge.[102] The Chinatown street was built on the site of the New York City set built for the Watchmen film. Further on-location filming was done in June and July 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii.[104] On June 2, 2013, over 2,000 people applied at an open casting call in Hawaii to be cast as extras.[105][106] Over 200 extras were hired for the expected three weeks of shooting in Hawaii, which included dressing up Waikiki Beach as the site of disaster.[107] Eastern Oahu was used as a double for the Marshall Islands.[102] According to The Hollywood Reporter, principal photography on Godzilla wrapped on the weekend of July 13–14. Godzilla received generally positive reviews from critics.
Filming locations:
Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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Steveston, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
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Front Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (exterior scenes)
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Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Las Vegas Blvd.)
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Flamingo Hotel - 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (location)
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San Francisco, California, USA
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Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (location).
Followed by
Godzilla 2 (2018)
Remake of
Godzilla (1954)
References
King Kong (1933)
Godzilla forces the female MUTO's mouth open similar to King Kong doing the same to the T-Rex
Godzilla (1954)
Ken Watanabe's character (Dr. Ichiro Serizawa) is named after Akihiko Hirata's character (Daisuke Serizawa-hakase) from the original.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Near the end of the film, there's news coverage of Godzilla on a TV screen. The breaking news banner reads "King of Monsters"
Rodan (1956)
A red pteranodon in Ford Brody's classroom.
Mothra (1961)
Early in the film, the camera pans up a glass aquarium with what appears to be a cocoon inside. Written on a piece of tape at the bottom of the aquarium is "Mothra," a reference to another monster featured in several Godzilla films.
Godzilla vs. The Thing (1964)
When Ford and his father go back to their home in Japan, while searching through the worn down home an animal habitat with the word Mothra is legible on the bottom left.
Goldfinger (1964)
the timing device on the nuke is nearly identical
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Near the end of the film, the head of a dragon statue floats in a puddle of water, bearing a familiarity to the head of King Ghidorah, one of Godzilla's most famous foes from the Toho series.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Music track for the high-altitude parachute jump is Gyorgy Ligeti's "Requiem", made famous by the monolith scenes in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Mentions Wildfire Protocol when atempting to contain first monster
Jaws (1975)
Gareth Edwards has stated that the film's pacing and handling of the monster's screen presence was influenced by the Stephen Spielberg classic. Likewise, the main family may be surnamed after the protagonist of Jaws. Also, the overhead shot of the Navy ship that Godzilla swims underneath is shot like a similar scene in Jaws.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The electromagnetic pulse that the Mutos have causes many of the surrounding city lights to go off (and then soon on again), bearing a slight visual similarity to the power outage the town experiences in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Alien (1979)
The chrysalises' discovery.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
The tail strike.
Breaking Bad (2008) (TV Series)
In the open credits, when the white lines are blurring out words above Bryan Cranston's name, Walter White is seen before the sequence is over.
Monsters (2010)
When director Gareth Edwards name appears in the opening credits, the word "Monsters" appears next to his name before being whited out, a subtle reference to the directors previous film.
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The opening credits are a montage of Monarch documents and 1950s videos. All text on these documents are blacked out except for the names cast/crew members. The montage ends with a nuclear bomb going off, which causes a white-out in which the film title appears.
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In the IMAX version of the movie, when the IMAX logo appears, sounds from Godzilla can be heard instead of the usual music.
Godzilla is covered in keloid scars. The original Godzilla (1954) was heavily scarred to evoke the gruesome marks borne by the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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Dr. Ishiro Serizawa was named after Ishirô Honda, director of Godzilla (1954), and Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, one of its main characters.
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The sound designers used a 12-foot high, 18-foot wide speaker array to blast Godzilla's roar at 100,000 watts to get a good idea of his vocal power and strength.
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Godzilla was originally planned to be found preserved in a Siberian glacier. This was changed when the filmmakers saw that Man of Steel (2013) had a similar scene.
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While shooting this film, cinematographer Seamus McGarvey accidentally went to a lakeside set of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), which was shooting nearby and looked very similar to the set for this film. He described walking around with his light meter, not recognizing anyone, as a "surreal, dreamlike experience" until he realized his mistake.
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Released in 2014, Godzilla's 60th anniversary.
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The film contains 960 visual effects shots. The 3D model of Godzilla, made up of 500,000 polygons, appears in 327 shots. Had the graphics been designed on a single computer, it would have taken 450 years to render.
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The United States Marine Corps declined to participate after reviewing the script. The United States Navy cooperated with production.
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Toho Studios provided sound designer Erik Aadahl with the original 1954 recording of Godzilla's roar. He upgraded the roar to a more organic, contemporary sound.
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In the Brody home in 2014 Janjira, a terrarium can be seen with a roach crawling on it, labelled "Mothra."
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The music in the background during the HALO jump is from György Ligeti's "Requiem" which was also used in the Monolith scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
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According to Gareth Edwards, Godzilla's design is inspired by bears and Komodo dragons. In particular, his face is influenced by the heads of bears, dogs and eagles. Edwards said the eagle "has a lot of nobility. It made him feel very majestic and noble."
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The MUTO design was inspired by King Kong (1933), Alien (1979), Jurassic Park (1993), and Starship Troopers (1997).
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According to Bryan Cranston, Gareth Edwards was inspired by the shark film Jaws (1975). "The film does not immediately show the beast, but rather build up to its appearance while still delivering an eerie and terrifying off-screen presence."
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Gareth Edwards and the design group reviewed all the previous incarnations of Godzilla's design for inspiration on the final design. "The way I tried to view it was: imagine Godzilla was a real creature and someone from Toho saw him in the 1950s and ran back to the studio to make a movie about the creature and was trying their best to remember and draw it... and in our film you get to see him for real. It was important that this felt like a Toho Godzilla."
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For the 1950s scenes, cinematographer Seamus McGarvey wanted "a peeled look with muted colors and diffused highlights." He shot those scenes with vintage 1960s camera lenses, and had the shades of black in those scenes digitally tinted in magenta.
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Director Gareth Edwards described Godzilla as an anti-hero. "Godzilla is definitely a representation of the wrath of nature. The theme is man versus nature and Godzilla is certainly the nature side of it. You can't win that fight. Nature's always going to win and that's what the subtext of our movie is about. He's the punishment we deserve."
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A 400-foot model of the Golden Gate Bridge, built at a ratio of 1:0.045, was built for the San Francisco sequence.
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Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. James D. Dever, one of the film's military technical advisers, put Aaron Taylor-Johnson through a "mini-bootcamp" to "ensure he had good military bearing." Dever also helped stuntmen train for HALO (high-altitude, low-opening) jumps.
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Guillermo del Toro was seriously considered to direct, but he was busy with Pacific Rim (2013).
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Andy Serkis provided consulting work on the film's motion capture sequences in order to "control the souls" of the creatures.
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When the Janjira plant goes down, Ford Brody is attending a class about the life cycle of moths, completely with a moth that resembles Mothra (1961). Also seen in the classroom is a red pteranodon (that resembles Rodan (1956)) and a dinosaur skeleton (whose form resembles Godzilla (1954)).
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In San Francisco, Ford Brody climbs aboard a boat labeled "Go Whale Tours." Godzilla's original Japanese name, "Gojira", is a combination of "Gorilla" and "Kujira", the Japanese word for "whale".
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When both Ford and Joe Brody return to Janjira, within their old home is a small insect tank with the words 'Mothra' on the side. The inside of tank shows a heavily over grown Moth cocoon. This is a reference to the film Mothra (1961), who is a classic Godzilla enemy and friend.
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The last collaboration for Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures.
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Juliette Binoche, Bryan Cranston, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were all Gareth Edwards's first choice for their respective roles. According to Hawkins, "He comes from the performance first, rather than how it looks. I never expected I would be cast in a film like this - and that's all thanks to Gareth. His cast is really unusual and interesting and people you wouldn't normally see in this type of film, and I hope it makes for a different type of monster film."
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Despite being the title character, Godzilla appears in the film for only 8 minutes.
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Juliette Binoche was convinced to star in this film after she received a letter from director Gareth Edwards.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen play husband and wife. They will play brother and sister in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
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The flagship of the task force is named Saratoga, possibly after the World War II-era carrier that was sunk as a target during the nuclear bomb tests that are referenced in the film.
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Shortly before release, many Japanese fans began to complain that Godzilla was "too fat." Many American fans retaliating with anti-fat shaming comments. The cast was even asked about it during the Hollywood premiere. Most of them joked about the fiasco.
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In the opening scene, Ken Watanabe is dressed as special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya. When he worked at Toho, Tsuburaya wore a hat, glasses and suit jacket every day.
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According to 'Gareth Edwards' (V), the team started with the original Godzilla scream, then altered it making 50 different versions of it, until finding the one scream that is used in the film.
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Legendary Pictures commissioned conceptual artwork of Godzilla, consistent with the Japanese design of the monster. The artwork was used in an augmented reality display produced by Talking Dog Studios. Every visitor to Comic-Con 2012 received a T-shirt illustrated with the concept art. When viewed by a web-cam at the Legendary Pictures booth, the image on-screen would spout radioactive breath and Godzilla's distinctive roar could be heard.
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A surprise teaser trailer and poster were revealed at Comic-Con 2012. The trailer included a monologue by J. Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear physicist who worked on the atom bomb, which in the Godzilla canon led to the creation of the monster.
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In the situation room on the Navy aircraft carrier, when Admiral Stenz is briefing Brody and other officers about the MUTOs and Godzilla heading to San Francisco, a display showing their trajectories identifies Godzilla as "Gojira".
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Henry Cavill, Scoot McNairy and Caleb Landry Jones were considered for the role of Lt Brody.
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The U.S.S. Saratoga in the movie has 88 as its hull number. That hull number has not yet been used in the real-world navy, so this is a future Saratoga. An earlier real Saratoga, hull number 60, saw active service from 1956 to 1994. The first aircraft carrier named Saratoga was built before World War II, served in that war, and was intentionally sunk, along with several other retired navy ships, in the Bikini Atoll atomic bomb test that is shown in the early minutes of the movie. A photo of that first Saratoga is shown hanging on the bulkhead (wall) in one scene aboard the movie Saratoga.
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The IMAX Cross Check Optimisation Countdown preceding the 3D-IMAX presentations of the movie features sound effects from Godzilla himself (footsteps, breathing, and finally, his deafening roar), in place of the bumper's usual music/sound FX.
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The town in which the scene where Aaron Taylor-Johnson's character finds the nuclear missile on the train, is the same town that is used as Storybrooke in Once Upon a Time (2011).
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Legendary Pictures filed a complaint for declaratory relief in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that producers Dan Lin, Roy Lee, and Doug Davison had threatened to sue the production company for exercising its option to remove the producers from the movie. The complaint said that the trio's efforts had consisted of introducing a screenwriter and contributing notes that were not used.
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Sally Hawkins joined the cast almost 3 weeks after filming started.
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This film originated from a proposed Godzilla film project by Yoshimitsu Banno (the director of 1971's Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)), tentatively titled "Godzilla 3D to the MAX". In 2005, just months after the release of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), Banno obtained the rights from Toho to do a new Godzilla film at his Japan-based studio, Advanced Audiovisual Productions, in 3D-IMAX, exclusively for the American public. Toho would act as both technical advisers and distributors for the film in Japan. In it, Godzilla would battle a poisonous, shape-shifting monster called Deathla (a monster similar to Hedorah, only red/purple in color, and has a skull head), which awakened him from his slumber in Iguassu Falls (between Argentina and Brazil). The battle between the two monsters progressively makes its way to Mexico City, and finally, Las Vegas. The story was over-the-top (partly to appeal to younger viewers), and was very strongly along the lines of Banno's "Smog Monster". To produce this film, Banno spent a few years searching for financiers to fund the film, which would be co-produced by Kenji Okuhira and Brian Rogers. (If made, veteran SPFX director Eiichi Asada would've handled the effects.) Eventually, in 2010, Banno struck a deal with Legendary Pictures, which took the project in a completely different direction, with Toho maintaining the same condition as before (technical advisers/distribution in Japan). As a result, both Banno and Okuhira ultimately became the executive producers of this film, with Rogers also as a producer.
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The first frame of the movie is a pictograph of Mishipeshu, the 'Great Water Lynx'. This pictograph can be viewed at Agawa Pictographs in Lake Superior Provincial Park, north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
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Gareth Edwards is a big fan of Godzilla, having watched the films as a child.
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Unusual vehicles seen in the opening minutes of the movie include the Nissan Figaro and Nissan S-Cargo, both from the the Nissan Pike design project and rare even for Japan, and a Mitsuoka Viewt - a Nissan March based car styled to look like a small Mark II Jaguar.
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Gareth Edwards was inspired by the 1976 film Jaws. This may be the reason why Brian Cranston and Aaron Taylor Johnson have the last name of Brody. In the film Jaws, Roy Schieder who hunted and ultimately killed the great white shark also had the last name of Brody.
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When Dr. Serizawa (Ken Watanabe) is showing Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) photographs from the hunt for Godzilla in 1954, a picture of the world's first nuclear powered submarine, the Nautilus, was shown. The Nautilus is also the iconic needle-nosed submarine from Jules Verne's classic tale '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. Toho, the studio that released the original Godzilla (1954) and subsequent Japanese sequels, released a film in 1963 known as Atragon that featured a titular submarine that drew heavy influence from the design of the Nautilus.
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A loon call is used in the scene in Hawaii when they find the Russian sub. Just prior to the loon call, a Jackson's Chameleon is seen, these are an introduced species in Hawaii, but loons are not.
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David S. Goyer, Drew Pearce and Frank Darabont all did uncredited work on the screenplay prior to Max Borenstein's involvement.
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First Godzilla movie to feature Oscar nominated actors (Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Ken Watanabe) since Nick Adams who starred in Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) (Adams was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Twilight of Honor (1963)). And with Juliette Binoche, it is the first Godzilla film to feature an Academy Award winner.
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This film was released in the United States by Warner Brothers beginning in May 2014. The only other Godzilla film they distributed was 55 years earlier, starting in May of 1959, when they released the second Godzilla feature under the title "Gigantis, The Fire Monster" (1959).
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David Strathairn's character, at one point, says, "Too many secrets". That was the buzz line and anagram in the movie "Sneakers" which he appeared as Irwin 'Whistler' Emery.
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Hilary Duff, Jennifer Lawrence, Aly Michalka, Imogen Poots, Margot Robbie, Emilia Clarke, and Emmy Rossum were considered for the role of Ellie Brody.
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The first and last human characters seen are the same, Dr Serizawa and Graham.
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Godzilla is only in the movie for about 11 minutes. When ever he shows up, they cut away for unknown reasons.
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When Elle is entering the BART station to take shelter, a NYC style cab is shown behind her.
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First Godzilla movie to feature Oscar nominated actors (Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Ken Watanabe) since Nick Adams who starred in Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965). Adams was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Twilight of Honor (1963). And with Juliette Binoche, it is the first Godzilla film to feature an Academy Award winner.
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Cameo - Akira Takarada: An immigration officer. Takarada starred in the original Godzilla (1954) and appeared in numerous sequels. His scene was cut from the theatrical release, but will appear in DVD.
The movie shares many similarities with the unmade 1994 American reboot. The script for the 1994 film was written by Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott. Both versions feature an opening segment set in the past during which one of the main character's parents is killed. They both jump ahead to present time to show the opposite parent obsessed with solving the prior mysterious events. In the 1994 script, Godzilla travels to San Francisco, destroying the Golden Gate bridge. Both feature ancient enemies that are reawakened. Both feature Godzilla battling a flying monster, which he hunts to kill. Both films end with Godzilla blowing atomic breath into the enemy monster and decapitating it. Both end with a shot of Godzilla returning to the sea.
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According to Gareth Edwards, Godzilla is inspired by The Last Samurai (2003). "He's an ancient warrior who's the last of his kind, and his kind has long since died out. He lives a very solitary lonely existence and he's very happy to keep away from everyone, but we keep doing things to force him to return and put things right."
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The news report at the end of the film reads "King of the Monsters." This is a reference to the subtitle of the American version of the original film: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956).
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Many sequences in the trailers were different in the final film. For example, the shot of the shelter doors closing while Godzilla fights the flying monster showed only Godzilla in the trailer.
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In the underground MUTO nest, after Lt. Brody opens the fuel valves on the tanker truck, the fuel pools over a sculpted head of a dragon. The head resembles that of King Ghidorah, one of Godzilla's arch rivals.
According to Serizawa, Godzilla first appeared in 1954. The original film, Godzilla (1954) was released in 1954.
Brody never fires a shot from any of his firearms during the entire film.
T.J. Storm, who performed as Godzilla during the previsualization stages, wore a prosthetic tail and motion capture gear. Producers had also supplied a "Barney" suit for reference, but Storm refused to wear it. However, the head of the costume came to use when visualizing the segment wherein Godzilla kills the MUTO by shooting his atomic breath down its throat, with the Barney head and mouth doubling as the monster's.
In Hawaii, a loon call can be heard when the search party finds the Russian sub. Loons do not live in Hawaii.
Ford boards the train carrying the nuclear warheads in Lone Pine, CA. There is no rail line in Lone Pine.
The school bus is leaving San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. However their destination is Oakland (which they do get to we see later), is normally more directly accessed across the Bay Bridge. It would make no sense to take the Golden Gate Bridge then the San Rafael-Richmond the long way around.
When they show the Strip in Las Vegas from an aerial shot after it was destroyed, they swing by Treasure Island and look South. You can then see the Bellagio on the opposite side of the Strip when in fact Treasure Island and the Bellagio are on the same (East) side of the Strip.
Honolulu airport does not have a monorail/tram system.
The Monarch organization is named after the Monarch butterfly. Its emblem features a butterfly-shaped symbol. This symbol is found on the helicopter in the beginning of the movie.
Quote: [Serizawa shows Gen a watch] Admiral William Stenz: "It's stopped." Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "At 8:15 AM on August 6 1945." Admiral William Stenz: "Hiroshima." Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "It was my father's." Anachronisms: 1. In the opening scene set in 1999 Ford has a series of toys on the floor. One of those is a Lego Star Wars Snowspeeder (Model 4500-1), that particular version was not released until the year 2004. Model #7130 was the Lego Snowspeeder that was available in 1999. 2.
A few minutes into the movie, they test the bomb. This was around WW2 (1940s). for a split second there is a shot of a flag with 50 states. Alaska and Hawaii did not join the union until 1959.
Think Like a Man Too. 2014, Starring
Michael Ealy as Dominic
Jerry Ferrara as Jeremy Kern
Meagan Good as Mya
Regina Hall as Candace Hall
Taraji P. Henson as Lauren Harris
Terrence J as Michael Hanover
Romany Malco as Zeke
Wendi McLendon-Covey as Tish
Gary Owen as Bennett
Gabrielle Union as Kristen
La La Anthony as Sonia
Kevin Hart as Cedric
Kelsey Grammer as Lee Fox
Cheryl Hines as Andrea
Dennis Haysbert as Uncle Eddie
Luenell as Aunt Winnie Hall
Adam Brody as Isaac
David Walton as Terrell
Jenifer Lewis as Loretta Hanover
Janina Gavankar as Vanessa
Wendy Williams as Gail
Jim Piddock as Declan
Carl Weathers as Mr. Davenport
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as himself
Coco as Coco
Ronnie DeVoe as himself
Drake as himself
Adam Brody ...
Isaac
Michael Ealy Michael Ealy ...
Dominic
Jerry Ferrara Jerry Ferrara ...
Jeremy
Meagan Good Meagan Good ...
Mya
Regina Hall Regina Hall ...
Candace
Dennis Haysbert Dennis Haysbert ...
Uncle Eddie
Taraji P. Henson Taraji P. Henson ...
Lauren
Terrence Jenkins Terrence Jenkins ...
Michael
Jenifer Lewis Jenifer Lewis ...
Loretta
Romany Malco Romany Malco ...
Zeke
Wendi McLendon-Covey Wendi McLendon-Covey ...
Tish
Gary Owen Gary Owen ...
Bennett
Gabrielle Union Gabrielle Union ...
Kristen
David Walton David Walton ...
Terrell
Kevin Hart Kevin Hart ...
Cedric
La La Anthony La La Anthony ...
Sonia
Caleel Harris Caleel Harris ...
Duke
Angela Elayne Gibbs Angela Elayne Gibbs ...
Adele
Luenell Luenell ...
Aunt Winnie
Jim Piddock Jim Piddock ...
Declan
Chelsea Dawn Chelsea Dawn ...
Girl in Pool
Fonzworth Bentley Fonzworth Bentley ...
Jackson
Ernestine Johnson Ernestine Johnson ...
Pool Waitress
George Wallace George Wallace ...
Randy The Dealer
Ray Proscia Ray Proscia ...
Marcel
Janina Gavankar Janina Gavankar ...
Vanessa
Malea Rose Malea Rose ...
Eileen (as Malea Richardson)
Nicholas Guilak Nicholas Guilak ...
Chef Cotillard
Pedro Miguel Arce Pedro Miguel Arce ...
Tui Tui
Terrell Carter Terrell Carter ...
Shirtless MC
Chasty Ballesteros Chasty Ballesteros ...
Leikula
Jason Suhrke Jason Suhrke ...
Byron The Valet
Karen E. Wright Karen E. Wright ...
Elevator Mom
Jeff Corbett Jeff Corbett ...
Reverend
Corey Holcomb Corey Holcomb ...
Marty The One Man Party
Charles Goldsmith Charles Goldsmith ...
Huge Hulking Guy
Courtney Michelle Enea Courtney Michelle Enea ...
Nefertiti
Cheryl Hines Cheryl Hines ...
Andrea
Jordan Bondurant Jordan Bondurant ...
Bellman
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. ...
Himself
Coco Austin Coco Austin ...
Coco
Shelia Joy Burford Shelia Joy Burford ...
Burlesque Dancer 1
Teresa McAuliffe Teresa McAuliffe ...
Burlesque Dancer 2
Kristel Nichols Kristel Nichols ...
Burlesque Dancer 3
Nicole Hamilton-Bolin Nicole Hamilton-Bolin ...
Burlesque Dancer 4
Paige Annette Paige Annette ...
Burlesque Dancer 5
Jennifer Roush Jennifer Roush ...
Burlesque Dancer 6
Ashley Kacvinsky Ashley Kacvinsky ...
Burlesque Dancer 7
Kelsey Grammer Kelsey Grammer ...
Lee Fox
Brian Ventimiglia Brian Ventimiglia ...
Sexy Santa Stripper
Wendy Williams Wendy Williams ...
Gail
Kastika Xhurka Kastika Xhurka ...
Roulette Dealer
Brenda Vivian Brenda Vivian ...
Sofia
Brian Mganga Brian Mganga ...
Ezekial
Ndamukong Suh Ndamukong Suh ...
Guy 1
Steven Jackson Steven Jackson ...
Guy 2
Steve Terada Steve Terada ...
Bartender
Ronnie DeVoe Ronnie DeVoe ...
Himself (as Ronald De Voe)
J.T. Jackson J.T. Jackson ...
Promoter
Jason Sarcinelli Jason Sarcinelli ...
Power Packer
Jackie Di Crystal Jackie Di Crystal ...
Hotel Front Desk Clerk
Denny Ogden Denny Ogden ...
Hustler Club Manager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul X. Campanella Paul X. Campanella ...
Jail Guard
Chrissie Coon-Sanders Chrissie Coon-Sanders ...
Female Jail Officer
Tish Hoyer Tish Hoyer ...
Club Girl
Itzel Aguilar Itzel Aguilar ...
Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
Belle Angel Belle Angel ...
Front Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ana Antimo Ana Antimo ...
Mall shopper (uncredited)
Eleazar Barzart Eleazar Barzart ...
Bachelorette Party Goer (uncredited)
Joey Bell Joey Bell ...
Club Dancer (uncredited)
Leonardo Biasiucci Leonardo Biasiucci ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Lamont Bivins Michael Lamont Bivins ...
Himself (uncredited)
Michael Bower Michael Bower ...
Nobu Bartender (uncredited)
John Brooks Jr. John Brooks Jr. ...
Detention Center Guard (uncredited)
Romina Carabelli Romina Carabelli ...
Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
Liz Clark Liz Clark ...
DJ (uncredited)
Melissa Dacher Melissa Dacher ...
Bikini Girl Walking out of Pool (uncredited)
Kevin Deon Kevin Deon ...
Carney (uncredited)
Timothy Skyler Dunigan Timothy Skyler Dunigan ...
Rough Biker - Clark County Detention Center (uncredited)
Maureen E. Durocher Maureen E. Durocher ...
Bachelorette Club Dancer (uncredited)
Casey Ellsworth Casey Ellsworth ...
Bachelorette Party Guest (uncredited)
Scott Ford Scott Ford ...
Danny (uncredited)
Toni Fox Toni Fox ...
Bachelorette Party Girl (uncredited)
Jeff Fuell Jeff Fuell ...
Pit Boss (uncredited)
Chris Gann Chris Gann ...
Bouncer (uncredited)
Shad Gaspard Shad Gaspard ...
The Goldenrod (uncredited)
Gladis Giada Gladis Giada ...
Bachelorette Party Girl Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Jacob Godzak Jacob Godzak ...
Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)
Aubrey Graham Aubrey Graham ...
Himself (uncredited)
David Hershwitzky David Hershwitzky ...
Pool Patron (uncredited)
Zee James Zee James ...
Female Patron #2 (uncredited)
Mark Justice Mark Justice ...
Bachelor (uncredited)
Rebecca Kernes Rebecca Kernes ...
Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Raul Limon Raul Limon ...
Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Ann Lippert Ann Lippert ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Dean Mauro Dean Mauro ...
Nobu Patron (uncredited)
Julian McCleary Julian McCleary ...
College Gambler (uncredited)
Bonnie Mercado Bonnie Mercado ...
Casino Guest #1 (uncredited)
Roni Meron Roni Meron ...
Woman Usher (uncredited)
Angela Meryl Angela Meryl ...
Patron #1 (uncredited)
George Miklos George Miklos ...
Businessman (uncredited)
Michael Monteiro Michael Monteiro ...
Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)
Milli Moto Milli Moto ...
Night Club Hostess (uncredited)
Michael O'Neal Michael O'Neal ...
Bachelor (uncredited)
B.J. Parker B.J. Parker ...
High Roller (uncredited)
Joshua Paule Joshua Paule ...
Gambler (uncredited)
Morann Peri Morann Peri ...
Brazilia (uncredited)
Joan Riegert Joan Riegert ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Chris Rodgers Chris Rodgers ...
Hot Couple Guy (uncredited)
Rocky Self Rocky Self ...
Background (uncredited)
Vanessa Sheri Vanessa Sheri ...
Topless Girl (uncredited)
Alex Soria Alex Soria ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Elicia Stokes Navarro Elicia Stokes Navarro ...
Brides Maid (uncredited)
Travis Nevin Tendler Travis Nevin Tendler ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jenna Ung Jenna Ung ...
Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
Chekesha Van Putten Chekesha Van Putten ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carl Weathers Carl Weathers ...
Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
Shawn Wilson Shawn Wilson ...
Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Otis Winston Otis Winston ...
Pool Bouncer (uncredited)
Dona Wood Dona Wood ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mercedes Young Mercedes Young ...
Hot Girl (uncredited)
Del Zamora Del Zamora ...
Mall Shopper, Samuel J. Paul as stunt double: Cedric, Steven Jackson as Guy #2 and Ndamukong Suh as Guy #1. Movie Central, February 9, 2015. Music by Christopher Lennertz. Soundtrack: "Luck Be a Lady" - Written by Frank Loesser, Performed by Frank Sinatra,
Courtesy of Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Gimme Your Love
Written by Kevin Kessee and Matt Radosevich
Performed by Kesington Kross
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Baby Baby Come On
Written by Harmony Samuels and Major Johnson Finley
Performed by Major.
Courtesy of Best of Everything, Ltd.
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Written by Stefano Bosco, Nicola Fasano, Patrick Gonella, Armando Christian Perez, Edward E. Bellow, David James Wolinski and Daniel Seraphine
Performed by Pitbull
Courtesy of Mr. 305/Famous Artist Music
Under License from Ultra Records, LLC
Too Legit to Quit
Written by M.C. Hammer (as Kirk Burrell), Louis Burrell, James Earley, Michael Kelly and Felton Pilate
Performed by M.C. Hammer
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Jukebox
Written by Jay Singh
Performed by J2
Courtesy of J2 Entertainment Inc.
Never Too Much
Written by Nick Bailey, Ryan Ogren and Aaron Joseph
Performed by Blueprint
Boom Boom (Turn It Up)
Written by Jessica Gonyea, Christopher Mercer and Simon Perry
Performed by Rusko & Moneypenny
Courtesy of Rusko on Fire and Archangel Media
Between the Sheets
Written by Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Christopher Jasper, Rudolph Isley and Marvin Isley
Performed by The Isley Brothers
Courtesy of Legacy Recordings
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Big Spender
Written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields
Performed by Chita Rivera and Female Ensemble
Courtesy of Universal Studios
I'm Out
Written by Ciara (as Ciara Princess Harris), Jevon Lendrick Hill, Nicki Minaj (as Onika Tanya Maraj), Theodore Teddy Thomas, Theron Makiel Thomas and Timpthy Jamahli Thomas
Performed by Ciara featuring Nicki Minaj
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing and Courtesy of Cash Money Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
A Night to Remember
Written by Nidra Elizabeth Beard, Dana L. Meyers and Charmaine Elaine Sylvers
Produced by Rodney Jerkins (as Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins)
Performed by Mary J. Blige
The Lights
Written by Kevin Kessee, Matt Radosevich and Petros Anastos-Prastacos
Performed by Kesington Kross
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Macho Man
Written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead (as Beauris A. Whitehead) and Victor Willis
Performed by The Village People
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Sexy and I Know It
Written by Skyler Gordy, Eric Beck, Jamahl Listenbee, George M. Robertson (as George Robertson), Kenneth Oliver (as Kenny Oliver) and Stefan Gordy
Performed by LMFAO
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Danger Ahead
Written by Walter Schumann and Miklós Rózsa
Dragnet March
Written by Walter Schumann
Performed by KnightsBridge
Courtesy of Countdown Media
Hand Clappin'
Written by Wilburt Prysock
Performed by Red Prysock
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
A Night to Remember
Written by Nidra Elizabeth Beard, Dana L. Meyers and Charmaine Elaine Sylvers
Performed by Shalamar
Vegas Nights
Written by The Dream (as Terius "The-Dream" Nash), Christopher Stewart (as Christopher Stewart) and Mary J. Blige
Produced by Christopher Stewart (as C. "Tricky" Stewart), The Dream (as Terius "The-Dream" Nash) and Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins
Performed by Mary J. Blige and The Dream
Le Freak
Written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Performed by Chic
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
Atomic Dog
Written by George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Garry Shider and David Spradley
Performed by George Clinton (as George Clinton)
Courtesy of Capitol Records
This Little Light of Mine
Traditional
Healing Hands
Written and performed by Christopher Lennertz
Courtesy of CJL Music
Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
Written by John Stephens, Allen Arthur, Clayton Reilly, Keith Justice and Miguel Pimentel
Do Me!
Written by Ricardo Bell, Michael Bivins, Carl Etienne Bourelly and Ronald Devoe
Performed by Bell Biv Devoe
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Give It 2 U
Written by Lukasz Gottwald, Cirkut, Will.i.am (as Will Adams), Robin Thicke and Kendrick Lamar
Performed by Robin Thicke and Kendrick Lamar
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Fist Pump Jump Jump
Written by Isaac Hayes III, D. Roc, Eric Jackson Jr., RedOne and Alexander Papaconstantinou
Performed by Ying Yang Twins featuriing Greg Tecoz
Courtesy of Epic Records
For the Love of Money
Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson
Performed by The O'Jays
Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records/Legacy Recordings
Dance Apocalyptic
Written by Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles D. Joseph II and Janelle Monae Robinson
Performed by Janelle Monae
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
Moment of Love
Written by The Dream (as Terius "The-Dream" Nash) and Christopher Stewart (as Christopher Stewart)
Produced by Christopher Stewart (as C. "Tricky" Stewart) and The Dream (as Terius 'The-Dream' Nash)
Performed by Mary J. Blige and The Dream
Floating
Written by Jay SIngh, Michaela Shiloh and Andreas Carlsson
Performed by J2 featuring Mickey Shiloh
Courtesy of J2 Entertainment Inc.
Family Feud Theme
Written by Robert Israel (as Robert Arnold Israel)
The Men All Pause
Written by Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby
Performed by Klymaxx
Courtesy of Geffen Records
White Lines
Written by Melle Mel (as Melvin Glover) and Sylvia Robinson
Performed by Melle Mel (as Grandmaster Melle Mel) and 'the Sugarhill Gang'
Poison (Think Like a Man Too Remix)
Written by Elliot Straite
Performed by Bell Biv Devoe
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Give It to Me Baby
Written and Performed by Rick James
Courtesy of Motown Records
It's Raining Men
Written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer
Performed by The Weather Girls
Courtesy of Columbia Records
Jump, Jive an' Wail
Written and Performed by Louis Prima
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Jukebox
Written by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn and Remee (as Mikkel Remme Sigvardt)
Performed by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Courtesy of Zync Music Group.
Trivia: It is a comedy film directed by Tim Story and the sequel to Story's 2012 film Think Like a Man based on Steve Harvey's book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. The script is written by David A. Newman and Keith Merryman. The film was released on June 20, 2014.[5] The cast from the first film returned to reprise their roles. Filming locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (location);
Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, 3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (location);
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino - 3667 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (location);
North Las Vegas Police Department, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Jail Scene) (formerly NLV Detention Center).
Crazy Credits - Peter Frank as Kevin Hart's hand double in day and night time gambling scene at Planet Hollywood Hotel Las Vegas.
Bennett's wife in 'Think like a Man' (2012) is briefly shown towards the end of the movie and is black. In Think Like a Man Too, she has been replaced by Wendi McLendon-Covey, who plays Tish.
Taken 2. 2012 (French-American), Starring
Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace as Kim Mills
Famke Janssen as Lenore "Lennie" Mills-St. John
Rade Šerbedžija as Murad Hoxha
Leland Orser as Sam Gilroy
Jon Gries as Mark Casey
D.B. Sweeney as Bernie Harris
Luke Grimes as Jamie
Olivier Rabourdin as Jean-Claude Pitrel
Kevork Malikyan as Inspector Durmaz
Luenell as Kim's driving instructor
Alain Figlarz as Suko
Luran Ahmeti as Hotel Thug #3
Liam Neeson Liam Neeson ...
Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace Maggie Grace ...
Kim
Famke Janssen Famke Janssen ...
Lenore
Leland Orser Leland Orser ...
Sam
Jon Gries Jon Gries ...
Casey
D.B. Sweeney D.B. Sweeney ...
Bernie
Luke Grimes Luke Grimes ...
Jamie
Rade Serbedzija Rade Serbedzija ...
Murad Krasniqi (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Kevork Malikyan Kevork Malikyan ...
Inspector Durmaz
Alain Figlarz Alain Figlarz ...
Suko
Frank Alvarez Frank Alvarez ...
Car Wash Attendant
Murat Tuncelli Murat Tuncelli ...
Custom Officer Albania
Ali Yildirim Ali Yildirim ...
Imam
Ergun Kuyucu Ergun Kuyucu ...
Mirko
Cengiz Bozkurt Cengiz Bozkurt ...
Border Guard #1
Hakan Karahan Hakan Karahan ...
Reception Clerk
Saruhan Sari Saruhan Sari ...
Waiter
Naci Adigüzel Naci Adigüzel ...
Cheikh
Aclan Bates Aclan Bates ...
Cheikh's Aide (as Aclan Buyukturkoglu)
Mehmet Polat Mehmet Polat ...
Hotel Driver
Yilmaz Kovan Yilmaz Kovan ...
Hotel Thug #1
Erdogan Yavuz Erdogan Yavuz ...
Hotel Thug #2
Luran Ahmeti Luran Ahmeti ...
Hotel Thug #3
Cengiz Daner Cengiz Daner ...
Hotel Duty Officer
Melis Erman Melis Erman ...
Maid Lockers
Erkan Üçüncü Erkan Üçüncü ...
Barber
Ugur Ugural Ugur Ugural ...
Man in Street
Alex Dawe Alex Dawe ...
Johnson (as Alexander Amadeus Dawe)
Olivier Rabourdin Olivier Rabourdin ...
Jean-Claude
Michaël Vander-Meiren Michaël Vander-Meiren ...
Jean-Claude's Driver
Rochelle Gregorie Rochelle Gregorie ...
Jean-Claude's Concierge
Luenell Luenell ...
Driving Instructor (as Luenell Campbell)
Emre Melemez Emre Melemez ...
Hammam Attendant
Ilkay Akdagli Ilkay Akdagli ...
Albanian Intelligence Officer
Mylène Pilutik Mylène Pilutik ...
Waitress (as Mylène Ava Pilutik)
Nathan Rippy Nathan Rippy ...
Newsreader
Atilla Pekoz Atilla Pekoz ...
Border Guard #2
Serdar Okten Serdar Okten ...
Custom Officer #1
Mesut Makul Mesut Makul ...
Custom Officer #2
Mustafa Akin Mustafa Akin ...
Custom Officer #3
Murat Karatas Murat Karatas ...
Police Man Car #1
Cuneyt Yanar Cuneyt Yanar ...
Police Man Car #2
Baris Adem Baris Adem ...
Police Man Antique #1
Hasan Karagulle Hasan Karagulle ...
Police Man Antique #2
Gazenfer Kokoz Gazenfer Kokoz ...
Cop #1
Remzi Sezgin Remzi Sezgin ...
Cop #2
Ahmet Orhan Ozcam Ahmet Orhan Ozcam ...
Taxi Driver Kim
Melike Acar Melike Acar ...
Pool Attendant
Yasemin Yeltekin Yasemin Yeltekin ...
Pool Waiter
Baris Aydin Baris Aydin ...
Pool Man Newspaper
Kenneth James Dakan Kenneth James Dakan ...
Marine
Adil Sak Adil Sak ...
Coffin Puller
Bekir Aslantas Bekir Aslantas ...
Coffin Puller
Ercan Kurt Ercan Kurt ...
Coffin Puller
Cetin Arik Cetin Arik ...
Coffin Puller
Tamer Avkapan Tamer Avkapan ...
Hammam Cop
Erasian Saglam Erasian Saglam ...
Antique Shop #1
Mohammed Mouh Mohammed Mouh ...
Antique Shop #2
Julian Vinay Julian Vinay ...
DJ / Disco
Gaelle Oilleau Gaelle Oilleau ...
Maid Hotel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laura Bryce Laura Bryce ...
Sunset Surfer (uncredited)
Özcan Özdemir as Cop #3, Mark Vanselow as stunt double: Liam Neeson and Aurore Tome as stunt double: Lenore. Bravo, February 23, 2015. Music by Nathaniel Méchaly. Soundtrack: "A Real Hero" - Written by David Grellier, Austin Garrick & Bronwyn Griffin,
Performed by College featuring Electric Youth
Courtesy of Valerie Records
Tick of the Clock
Written by Johnny Jewel
Performed by Chromatics (as The Chromatics)
Courtesy of Italian Do It Better Records
Bagasaz
Written by Ozgür Sakar & Pat Jabbar
Performed by Kasbah Rockers feat. Ozgür Sakar
Courtesy of Barraka El Farnatshi Prod.
Too Close
Written by Alex Clare
Performed by Alex Clare
(C) 2011 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Handyman
Written by Henry Wikstrom, Steve Martin
Let Me
Written by Phoebe Tolmer
Performed by Phoebe Killdeer & The Short Straws
Dream Come True
Written by Alan Ett
Canim Dedklerim
Written by Ali Tekinture,Yamuz Durmus
Performed by Ali Tekinture
Bosumus
Written by Mavi Saz, Mahzuni Serif
Performed by Sabahat Akkiraz
Violonizm
Written by Yann Mace, Luc Leroy
Optum Ewa
Written by Yann Mace, Luc Leroy
Dudaklarinda Arzu
Written by Sevim Ozhan, Saadettin Öktenay
Performed by Belkis Özener
Dertler Benim Olsun
Written by Orhan Gencebay
Performed by Orhan Gencebay
Belly Dancer
Written by Daghan Baydur, Ezra Baydur, Sarah Baydur
Come Out to LA
Written by Hart/Dudas.
Trivia: It is a French-American action thriller film directed by Olivier Megaton which stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney, Luke Grimes, and Rade Šerbedžija. Taken 2 is the second instalment in the Taken film series. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Taken and was released on 3 October 2012. The film received negative reviews. Despite this critical response, it was a major box office success, earning more than its predecessor, grossing over $376 million at the box office and being the highest grossing film of the series. A sequel was released in 2015. Filming took place throughout early 2012; Neeson and Grace shot their scenes in January in Los Angeles.[8] The Istanbul scenes were shot in November 2011.[9] Some scenes were filmed in the new film studios of the Cité du Cinéma founded by Luc Besson in Saint-Denis in France for 1 week. Filming locations:
Istanbul, Turkey
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Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey
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Turkey (exterior scenes)
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Malibu Pier, Malibu, California, USA
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Studios de Paris, La Cité du Cinéma, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
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California, USA
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France.
Although this movie mostly involves Albanian mafia and thugs, there is only one member of the cast who actually is Albanian.
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Both Rade Serbedzija and Liam Neeson play in Taken 2 and Batman Begins
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Diego Boneta and Xavier Samuel auditioned for the role that went to Luke Grimes.
Body count: 30.
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In the final confrontation between Bryan Mills and Murad, Bryan kills Murad by pushing him backwards onto a wall-mounted coat hook. The one other memorable example of death by this method occurring in a film is in Midnight Express which, like Taken 2, takes place in Istanbul, Turkey.
Spoofed in - Studio C: Episode #5.8 (2014) (TV Episode)
Spoofed in the "Tak3n: Just Stop Taking Things" trailer
Tooken (2015)
The spoof on the popular Taken franchise
Who the F#@K Took My Daughter? (2015)
The movie is a spoof of the "Taken" franchise.
Reference: Drive (2011) - Kim has to wait for her father with a getaway car for precisely 5 minutes while Tick of the Clock by the Chromatics is playing.
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The UK cinema version was cut by the filmmakers after the BBFC informed them a '15' rating would likely be given to the film. Three scenes of violence and threatening scenes were edited and a '12A' rating was then given.
A Blu-ray has been released with both the Theatrical Version & a Unrated Cut along with an alternate ending and deleted scenes.
Crazy Credits:
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The last shot of the credits states: "The making and legal distribution of this film supported over 14,000 jobs and involved over 600,000 work hours." This is the first movie with such message of Fox campaign to educate consumers on economic impact of film and TV.
After crashing into the US Embassy, Bryan calls his former colleague in Los Angeles, who is playing golf. With an 11 hour time difference between Turkey and the west coast of the USA, it would be highly unlikely that both characters could be in daylight at the same time.
There is no common border between Albania and Turkey. The Albanians would have to go through Greece, or Serbia, or Macedonia. There are mountain passes, but certainly the border crossing points cannot be that primitive.
The U.S. Embassy to Turkey is in Ankara, the capital. There is a U.S. Consulate in Istanbul.
The women in the film are all wearing the black hi-jab which covers all the body even the face, which is rarely seen in Turkey. There are no ladies appearing in the film with modern clothes or without hi-jabs.
When Kim is making circles on the map, she compares the shoelace to the map's scale as a reference, but doesn't hold the lace flat against the map when drawing the circles; instead, the lace acts as the hypotenuse of a right triangle, with the pen and map as the other two sides. Any circles drawn in this manner would be smaller than intended.
When Bryan asks Kim to draw circle on Map. For the first circle, he tells Kim to "make DIAMETER of 3 Kilometers". Then later, for the second circle he tells Kim to draw a circle with "CIRCUMFERENCE at 4.5 Kilometers". Kim draws circles considering both the distances (Diameter and Circumference) as Radius.
Quotes: 1. Lenore: "Bryan. Don't." Bryan Mills: "I don't even know where the kid lives!" Lenore: "You found her in a city of 12 million people within 72 hours. Promise me." 2. Bryan Mills: "Do you know how to shoot?" Kim: "No." Bryan Mills: Then drive!" 3. Kim: "Don't shoot this one. I really like him." Anachronism: The Istanbul police cars in the movie are very old Tofas brand cars. These cars have not been used as police cars since over a decade, however they do have the updated police writing and logo.
Chains. 2009 (Canadian/ 10 min/Short/ Sci-Fi), Starring Rachael Crawford as Chain, Awaovieyi Agie as Fric, Melanie Nicholls-King as Munk and Tanya Fraser as Clancy. Movie Central, February 28, 2015. Music by Chris Davies. Storyline: The place is an underground society of approximately two hundred humans calling themselves the rubbish dwellers, whose existence is much more bleak than the golden ones who live above. Trivia: Directed by Sharon Lewis. Director Sharon Lewis, Melanie Nicholls-King and Rachael Crawford were all in the Cannes nominated film Rude (1995) together, and have been friends ever since.
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