Movies I Have Seen - February 2014 (6 movies)

This Is the End. 2013, Starring
James Franco
Jonah Hill
Seth Rogen
Jay Baruchel
Danny McBride
Craig Robinson
Michael Cera
Emma Watson
Mindy Kaling
David Krumholtz
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Rihanna
Martin Starr
Paul Rudd
Channing Tatum
Kevin Hart
Aziz Ansari
Jason Segel (uncredited)
Jason Trost as JTRO (uncredited)
Brandon Trost as a cannibal (uncredited)
Brian Huskey as Headless Man
Backstreet Boys

James Franco ...
James Franco
Jonah Hill Jonah Hill ...
Jonah Hill
Seth Rogen Seth Rogen ...
Seth Rogen
Jay Baruchel Jay Baruchel ...
Jay Baruchel
Danny McBride Danny McBride ...
Danny McBride
Craig Robinson Craig Robinson ...
Craig Robinson
Michael Cera Michael Cera ...
Michael Cera
Emma Watson Emma Watson ...
Emma Watson
Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling ...
Mindy Kaling
David Krumholtz David Krumholtz ...
David Krumholtz
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Christopher Mintz-Plasse ...
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Rihanna Rihanna ...
Rihanna
Martin Starr Martin Starr ...
Martin Starr
Paul Rudd Paul Rudd ...
Paul Rudd
Channing Tatum Channing Tatum ...
Channing Tatum
Kevin Hart Kevin Hart ...
Kevin Hart
Aziz Ansari Aziz Ansari ...
Aziz Ansari
Samantha Ressler Samantha Ressler ...
Karen (Franco's Asst.)
Douglas M. Griffin Douglas M. Griffin ...
Father in Store
Lauren Graham Lauren Graham ...
Daughter in Store
Carol Sutton Carol Sutton ...
Cashier
Yohance Myles Yohance Myles ...
Cell Phone Guy
Richard Holden Richard Holden ...
Priest
Brian Huskey Brian Huskey ...
Headless Man
Randy Rousseau Randy Rousseau ...
News Reporter (as Randi Rousseau)
Travers Mackel Travers Mackel ...
News Reporter
Amber Carew Amber Carew ...
Cera Girl #1
Dallas West Dallas West ...
Cera Girl #2 (as London Gill)
David Jensen David Jensen ...
Cannibal #1
Jack Flynn Jack Flynn ...
Cannibal #2
Carey Jones Carey Jones ...
Rape Demon (as Carey Lamar Jones)
Ricky Mabe Ricky Mabe ...
Santa Cannibal
Jason Cox Jason Cox ...
Paparazzi
Nick Carter Nick Carter ...
Backstreet Boys
Howie Dorough Howie Dorough ...
Backstreet Boys
Brian Littrell Brian Littrell ...
Backstreet Boys
A.J. McLean A.J. McLean ...
Backstreet Boys (as AJ McLean)
Kevin Scott Richardson Kevin Scott Richardson ...
Backstreet Boys (as Kevin Richardson)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tricia Aguirre Tricia Aguirre ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Mykell Barlow Mykell Barlow ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Leonardo Biasiucci Leonardo Biasiucci ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Edward J. Clare Edward J. Clare ...
Capt. Angelo (uncredited)
Dwight V Coleman Dwight V Coleman ...
Hick (uncredited)
John Darko John Darko ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Ashleigh Dejon Ashleigh Dejon ...
Partygoer #6 (uncredited)
Michelle DeVito Michelle DeVito ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Z. Dieterich Z. Dieterich ...
Melrose Driver (uncredited)
Tammy Dugen Tammy Dugen ...
Greek Woman (uncredited)
Evan Goldberg Evan Goldberg ...
Evan Goldberg (uncredited)
Damian Gomez Damian Gomez ...
Backstreet Boys Backup Dancer (uncredited)
Steffie Grote Steffie Grote ...
LA Hipster / Driver (uncredited)
Devin Hennessy Devin Hennessy ...
Disco Dude (uncredited)
Chi Muoi Lo Chi Muoi Lo ...
Jang (uncredited)
Allison Marsh Allison Marsh ...
Party Goer (uncredited)
Catherine Kim Poon Catherine Kim Poon ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Philippe Radelet Philippe Radelet ...
Hipster / Shopper (uncredited)
Anna Rekota Anna Rekota ...
Beautiful Girl (uncredited)
Erin Rementer Erin Rementer ...
Flight Attendant (uncredited)
James Ricker II James Ricker II ...
Hipster (uncredited)
Codie Rimmer Codie Rimmer ...
LA Hipster (uncredited)
James Eck Rippie James Eck Rippie ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Met Salih Met Salih ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Delmaine Samuel Delmaine Samuel ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Jason Segel Jason Segel ...
Jason Segel (uncredited)
Davida Smith Davida Smith ...
Newscaster #3 (uncredited)
Jordan Sudduth Jordan Sudduth ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
Brandon Trost Brandon Trost ...
Cannibal (uncredited)
Jason Trost Jason Trost ...
JTRO (uncredited)
Tre Tureaud Tre Tureaud ...
People in Melrose (uncredited)
Joseph Uzzell Joseph Uzzell ...
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Syd Wilder Syd Wilder ...
Angel (uncredited)
Benjamin Wood Benjamin Wood ...
Partygoer (uncredited)
George Young George Young ...
Choir Director, John Bernecker ... stunt double: Jay Baruchel, Brycen Counts ... stunt double: Jonah Hill, Andy Dylan ... stunt double: James Franco, Josh Mueller ... stunt double: Michael Cera and Ryan Myhand ... stunt double: Jonah Hill. Movie Central, February 11, 2014. Soundtrack: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
Written by Max Martin and Denniz Pop (as Dag Volle)
Performed by Backstreet Boys
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight)
Written by Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, Harry Palmer, KRS-One (as Lawrence Parker) and Jesse West (as Jesse Williams)
Performed by KRS-One
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
A Joyful Process
Written by George S. Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.) and Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)
Performed by Funkadelic
Courtesy of Westbound Records
By arrangement with Fine Gold Music
Girls Girls $
Written by Theophilus London and Joakim Åhlund (as Joakim Ahlund)
Performed by Theophilus London
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Tipsy
Written by J-Kwon (as Jerrell Jones), Capo (as Joe Kent) and Tarboy (as Mark Williams)
Performed by J-Kwon
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Easy Fix
Written by K. Flay (as Kristine Flaherty) and Dave McCracken
Performed by K. Flay
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Disco 2000
Written by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle,
Steve Mackey (as Stephen Mackey), Russell Senior and Mark Webber
Performed by Pulp
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Love in the Old Days
Written by James Franco, Tim O'Keefe and Matt Everett
Performed by Daddy
Courtesy of Cozy Music
She Got that Too
Written and Performed by Craig Robinson
Take Yo Panties Off
Written by Craig Robinson
Please Save My Soul
Written by Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir and Jason Stone
Go Outside
Written by Madeline Follin McKenna and Ryan Michael Mattos
Performed by Cults
Courtesy of SME UK Limited and Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Spiteful Intervention
Written by Kevin Barnes
Performed by Of Montreal
Courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co.
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music
War Pigs
Written by Ozzy Osbourne (as John Osbourne), Tony Iommi, Terence Butler, and Bill Ward (as William Ward)
Performed by Black Sabbath
Courtesy of Downlane Limited
Ruff Ryder's Anthem
Written by Swizz Beatz (as Kasseem Dean) and DMX (as Earl Simmons)
When the Sh-- Goes Down
Written by Lawrence Dickens, B-Real (as Louis Freeze) and Larry Muggerud
Performed by Cypress Hill
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Contains a sample of "Deep Gully"
Performed by Outlaw Blues Band
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Gangnam Style
Written by Psy (as Jai-sang Park) and Gun-hyung Yoo (as Gun Hyung Yoo)
Performed by Psy
Courtesy of Universal Republic Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
and Courtesy of YG Entertainment
Paper Planes
Written by Maya Arulpragasam (as Mathangi Arulpragasam), Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Thomas Wesley Pentz (as Thomas Pentz), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
Performed by Maya Arulpragasam (as M.I.A.)
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Records
and Courtesy of XL Recordings
By arrangement with Beggars Group Media Ltd.
The Next Episode
Written by Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Melvin Bradford, Brian Bailey (as Brian Anthony Bailey), Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus) and David A. Axelrod (as David Axelrod)
Performed by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
Courtesy of Aftermath Records/Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
BWV 565
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Michael Murray
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Hole in the Earth
Written by Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng (as Chi Cheng), Abe Cunningham and Frank Delgado
Performed by Deftones
Courtesy of Maverick Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Watchu Want
Written by Jesse Shatkin and Karniege
Performed by Jesse Shatkin (as Belief) & Karniege (as Jaime Garfield McPherson)
Courtesy of Pusher, LLC
I Will Always Love You
Written by Dolly Parton
Performed by Whitney Houston
Courtesy of Arista Records/RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Spirit in the Sky
Written and Performed by Norman Greenbaum
Courtesy of Transtone Productions
The End of the Beginning
Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Terence Butler
Performed by Black Sabbath
Courtesy of BS Productions Ltd./Universal Records.

Trivia: It is an American comedy film written and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their directorial debut, starring an ensemble cast including Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson as fictional versions of themselves in the aftermath of a global apocalypse. Most of the film's cast portray fictional, exaggerated versions of themselves. The film was released on June 12, 2013, and was a critical and commercial success. Due to the success of the film, Columbia Pictures set the film to be re-released on September 6, 2013.
According to Rogen and Goldberg, "We always wanted to do a movie where people played themselves and something extraordinary happened; the initial version of the film was Seth Rogen and Busta Rhymes were filming a music video and a film respectively, on the Sony lot, and Antmen attacked from the center of the earth."[5] The film is also based on Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse, a short film created by Stone and Goldberg in 2007.[6] In an interview with The Guardian, Goldberg commented on influences contributing to the film, saying "[i]f you drilled down to the core of what I do, it's just ripping off little bits of Charlie Kaufman. Seth and I always loved The Larry Sanders Show too. And the popularity of reality television now also feeds into that idea of whether what we're watching is actually real. We thought working with our friends in that situation would be awesome because they're all comedians willing to take stabs at themselves."
Filming locations: New Orleans, Louisiana; Los Angeles, California, USA.
Initially Michael Cera wasn't really slapping Rihanna's butt, but rather making the motion and stopping right before touching her. As a result, the scene wasn't working on camera because it looked too fake. Eventually Cera asked Rihanna if he could really slap her butt, she said yes but on the condition that she be allowed to really smack him across the face each time. Cera agreed.
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Evan Goldberg created a game for himself during filming. The goal of the game was to get as many cast members as possible to say, "No I can't do that" or get them to refuse to do something. According to him, the only people he wasn't able to break were James Franco and Seth Rogen.
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According to Seth Rogen, the plot his character suggests in the movie when he is asked what Pineapple Express 2 would be about is actually his real life idea for a Pineapple Express (2008) sequel.
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In an interview with the Rod Ryan Show on Houston radio station 94.5 The Buzz, Craig Robinson revealed that Jonah Hill improvised asking for a bite of the Milky Way. The other actors improvised the following conversation regarding who gets to eat the Milky Way.
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Most of the paintings that can be seen hanging in the background were actually painted by James Franco.
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Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen revealed that the early rumors that they had approached Daniel Radcliffe for a part in the movie and he turned it down were true. They admitted that it was in the very early stages of writing the script so not all of the parts were fully developed. Rogen and Goldberg have both stated that they understood why Radcliffe turned it down.
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The main cast took significant pay cuts in order to help Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg save money for the budget.
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Seth Rogen said that he was shocked by how much the actors would insult each other. According to him, Jonah Hill and James Franco in particular seemed to go at each other the hardest. At one point he felt like he had to intervene and remind them that they are actually friends and like each other.
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Jay Baruchel admitted that despite all of the hilarity and the over the top nature, making the movie was actually therapeutic because he felt that some of the arguments and confrontations in the movie were on some level things that the actors have actually wanted to say to each other at some point in real life.
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According to Seth Rogen, Danny McBride was the person who made everyone laugh and break character the most. At one point, it took 18 takes and over an hour for the cast to get a joke on film because Mcbride's delivery kept making everyone laugh.
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A DVD copy was the last film rented by Blockbuster Video before the video chain ceased rentals on November 9, 2013.
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg made the decision early on in the process to not include any significant others or family that the actors have. They felt that if they had to deal with this aspect, the movie would get too dark. For example, Danny McBride was a newly wed and had a new baby but there was no mention of this. James Franco suggested having his brother Dave Franco (who is friends with the group and is also an actor) in the early party scene, but Rogen rejected the idea, saying that he would eventually have to get killed off and it would be too depressing.
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The role that Emma Watson played was originally written into the screenplay for Mila Kunis.
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Directors Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen reportedly approached Cameron Diaz, Edward Norton, Mila Kunis and Elizabeth Banks to make cameos as themselves at James Franco's party. They had to turn down the offers due to scheduling conflicts on other films.
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Originally Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg asked Sony for a $40-$45 million budget, but Sony was nervous about the plot of the movie and said no. Rogen and Goldberg then asked Sony what amount they would be comfortable giving while still letting Rogen and Goldberg maintain creative control, and Sony said $32 million. Rogen and Goldberg accepted.
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Seth Rogen gave an interview where he described how the script by himself and Evan Goldberg combined real characteristics of the actors who then produced bizarre alt-version of themselves with elements that had absolutely nothing in common with the cast. Rogen cited Michael Cera's portrayal in the film - a drug-using, ass-grabbing, utterly obnoxious loudmouth - as funny because that character has nothing at all in common with how Cera behaves in real life.
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The bright, colorful windbreaker that Michael Cera wears in the movie was his idea. According to Seth Rogen, this was the only condition Cera had before agreeing to be in the movie. This shocked Rogen, who thought that he would complain or be unsure about the inappropriate behavior that was in the script.
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Seth Rogen stated in an interview that at one point during production every main cast member took him aside and told him that they couldn't do what he was asking him to because it was going too far and getting too extreme. James Franco was the only cast member that never turned anything down.
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Seth Rogen said that the party scenes were the most stressful for him to direct because there was so much going on.
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According to Seth Rogen about 50% of the movie was ad libbed.
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The dog that Seth Rogen is holding towards the end of the movie is his actual dog. Her name is Zelda.
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Rihanna actually slapped Michael Cera's face harder by each take because she was getting tired of him grabbing her buttocks.
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With it's North American final gross of $101,470,202. This Is The End is the 33rd film of 2013 to pass the $100,000,000 milestone at the US box-office, a record.
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The film was going to be shot in Los Angeles in order to make it easier for the celebrities who would be doing cameos. However, the location was changed to New Orleans in order to save money. The only celebrity cameo that was lost due to the location change was Cameron Diaz.
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Although the film appeared to have finished a very successful North American box office run with over $96 million in receipts, and the goal of studios to have films top the $100 million mark is not considered as vital (due to higher budgets and international revenues), Sony Pictures put the film in over 2,000 additional theaters for week of September 6-12, 2013, in hopes it would reach the nine-figure goal. And on September 14th, its 95th day in theaters, the film did reach the $100 million milestone.
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An early idea for the story had the film taking place at a studio where a Busta Rhymes music video shoot was taking place with the main characters present when the apocalypse begins.
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"Go Outside" by the Cults is featured in the movie. The music video for the song stars James Franco's younger brother, Dave Franco.
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After Daniel Radcliffe turned down a role, his former co-star, Emma Watson was cast separately.
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Cameo
Channing Tatum: as the cannibals' submissive sex slave. Tatum agreed to film his cameo within 20 minutes of Seth Rogen sending him an email explaining the scene that he would be in.
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Director Cameo
Evan Goldberg: briefly seen dancing with his wife during the finale.
Originally there was going to be a joke where one of the characters said that they had smoked crack with Whitney Houston. When she died, the joke was cut out of respect and a different joke was used. In addition, while making the film, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were in the process of convincing Prince to let them use the Purple Rain (1984) song for when Rogen and Jay Baruchel make their way to Heaven. After Houston passed away, Rogen and Goldberg dropped negotiations with Prince, and instead decided to use Houston's version of 'I Will Always Love You' in those scenes as a tribute to her.
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg said in an interview that they were originally going to have an additional scene play during the end credits that would show James Franco and Danny McBride smoking marijuana with Adolf Hitler in hell, but then felt that it would be too much.
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When James Franco and Seth Rogen are discussing the ending of the fictional Pineapple Express (2008) sequel some 12 minutes in, they are actually giving out the ending of This Is the End (2013).
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At the party when James Franco and Seth Rogen are sitting and talking, on the table between them is bottle of Stone IPA beer. The mascot on the bottle looks alot like the climactic beast.

The Stranger Within. 2013 (Danish), Starring William Baldwin as Robert, Estella Warren as Emily, Sarah Butler as Sarah, Jeffrey Pierce as Michael, Katia Winter as Sophie, Kim Bodnia Kim Bodnia as Uli (Masked Kidnapper), Vivienne McKee as Anne, Claire Ross-Brown as Jane; Swat Team: Jon Pihl, Torben Sloth Thorsen, Thomas Salerberg and Kenneth Marsmer; Spanish Police Officers: G.C. and Javier Torrero; Ole Dupont as Premieregæst, Roohullah Rohein Hasani as Guest, Torben Andreas Molbech Jessen as Premiere Guest and Patrick Mischar Olsen as Broadway Guest/ Audience. Movie Central, February 15, 2014. Soundtrack: Music by Søren Hyldgaard, Performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Additional Music: "Overture" - Performed by Marcus Toft and Søren Hyldgaard; "Swat Team Suite" - Written and Performed by David Buus; "Nothing is Real" - Written and Performed by Joan Westgate and Marcus Toft; "Disturbances" - Performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; "Sarah's Theme" - Written and Performed by David Buus; "Straitjacket Fight" - Performed by Matthias Kolstrep (??); "Opening Night".
Trivia: Filming locations: Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; Copenhagen, Denmark; New York, USA.

Fall to Grace. 2013 (Documentary/HBO), Starring Jim McGreevey as Himself and Jon Stewart as Himself (archive footage), and many others interviewed and archived footage. HBO, February 15, 2014. Soundtrack: Music by Pat Irwin. Trivia: It is a documentary film produced, filmed, directed by Alexandra Pelosi. The film covers the career of former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey after his "fall from grace" that led to his resignation from political office in the wake of an extramarital affair, to his admission that he was a homosexual, and a bitter divorce battle. In the years after his resignation, McGreevey pursued a calling to become an Episcopal priest, obtained a Master of Divinity degree at New York City's General Theological Seminary. In recent years, McGreevey has counseled female inmates seeking rehabilitation at correctional facilities in the New Jersey and greater New York City area. Fall to Grace was an official selection at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and premiered on HBO on 28 March 2013. The film also opened the 2013 Golden Door Film Festival.

Oblivion. 2013 (post-apocalyptic science fiction), Starring
Tom Cruise as Commander Jack Harper, a repairman who fixes anti-alien drones
Morgan Freeman as Malcolm Beech, a resistance leader on Earth
Olga Kurylenko as Julia Rusakova, an astronaut Jack rescues from a killer drone and nurses back to health
Andrea Riseborough as Victoria "Vika" Olsen, Jack's communications officer and lover
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Sykes, a battle-hardened and athletic military weapons expert in Earth's human resistance
Melissa Leo as Sally, Jack and Victoria's supervisor, speaking from the Tet
Zoë Bell as Kara

Tom Cruise ...
Jack
Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman ...
Beech
Olga Kurylenko Olga Kurylenko ...
Julia
Andrea Riseborough Andrea Riseborough ...
Victoria
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ...
Sykes
Melissa Leo Melissa Leo ...
Sally
Zoë Bell Zoë Bell ...
Kara
Abigail Lowe Abigail Lowe ...
Julia's Child
Isabelle Lowe Isabelle Lowe ...
Julia's Child
David Madison David Madison ...
Grow Hall Survivor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John L. Armijo John L. Armijo ...
NASA Ground Control (uncredited)
Fileena Bahris Fileena Bahris ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Joanne Bahris Joanne Bahris ...
Tourist (uncredited)
Andrew Breland Andrew Breland ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Z. Dieterich Z. Dieterich ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Paul Gunawan Paul Gunawan ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Efraiem Hanna Efraiem Hanna ...
Tourist (uncredited)
Julie Hardin Julie Hardin ...
Librarian (uncredited)
Ryan Chase Lee Ryan Chase Lee ...
Tech (uncredited)
Jaylen Moore Jaylen Moore ...
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Booch O'Connell Booch O'Connell ...
Tourist (uncredited)
Philip Odango Philip Odango ...
College student (uncredited)
Jay Oliver Jay Oliver ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Daylon Micah Othello Daylon Micah Othello ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Catherine Kim Poon Catherine Kim Poon ...
NASA Controller (uncredited)
James Rawlings James Rawlings ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Lisa Raziano Lisa Raziano ...
Alien (uncredited)
James Ricker II James Ricker II ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Jeremy Sande Jeremy Sande ...
NASA Booster Engineer (uncredited)
Giovanni Silva Giovanni Silva ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Jason Stanly Jason Stanly ...
NASA Controller (uncredited)
Jordan Sudduth Jordan Sudduth ...
Survivor. Movie Central, February 16, 2014. Soundtrack: "Ramble On" - Written by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page,
Performed by Led Zeppelin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
A Whiter Shade of Pale
Written by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher
Performed by Procol Harum
Courtesy of Muscadet Productions, Inc. & Onward Productions Ltd.
Oblivion
Written by Anthony Gonzalez, Susanne Sundfør
Performed by M83 featuring Susanne Sundfør
Produced by Anthony Gonzalez
Additional production by Josh Humphrey
Arranged and Orchestrated by Joseph Trapanese
Mixed by Ken Andrews
M83 appears courtesy of M83 Recording Inc.
Susanne Sundfør appears courtesy of Sonnet Sound Limited

Trivia: It is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on Joseph Kosinski's Radical Comics-edited unpublished graphic novel of the same name. The film was co-written, produced and directed by Kosinski.[5][6][7] It stars Tom Cruise and Olga Kurylenko.[8][9] The film was released in the U.S. on April 19, 2013.[10] According to Kosinski, Oblivion pays homage to science fiction films of the 1970s. The film received mixed reviews. The acting and visual effects were praised, while critiques of the story were mixed. The film underperformed at the American box office, grossing only $89 million, but performed well overseas. It is Cruise's twentieth film to gross more than $200 million worldwide. The Bubble Ship operated by Cruise's main character, Jack 49, was inspired by the Bell 47 helicopter (often colloquially referred to as a "bubble cockpit" helicopter), a utilitarian 1947 vehicle with a transparent round canopy that Kosinski saw in the lobby of the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, and which he likened to a dragonfly.
Production began on March 12, 2012, and concluded on July 14, 2012. Filming locations included Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana.[26][27][28] Much of the film was shot in Iceland in June 2012, when the daylight lasts for nearly 24 hours a day. As well as showcasing Iceland's volcanic landscapes, the film's director Joseph Kosinski sought to take advantage of the round-the-clock light, in particular the 6pm to 1am waning light known as "magic hour", to "bring sci-fi out into the daylight", in contrast to films such as Alien, which spent their time in dark hulls or benighted planets.[18][29] The single most difficult scene to film in the entire movie was when Harper takes a break to admire the view and waters a flower; it was filmed by having Cruise sit next to an 800-foot (250 meters) drop at the top of Iceland's Jarlhettur on the root of Langjökull, a peak that the crew nicknamed Earl's Peak, which is only accessible by helicopter.[30] The scenes set at Harper's idyllic forest retreat were filmed at Black's Pond in June Lake, California.
Filming locations: June Lake, California, USA
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Dettifoss, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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New York City, New York, USA
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Jarlhettur, Iceland
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Hrossaborg, Iceland
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Mammoth Lakes, California, USA
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Raleigh Studios Baton Rouge, Celtic Media Centre, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Empire State Building - 350 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA; USA.
A full-sized bubble ship was created with doors that opened on their own and the cockpit controls were built with input from Tom Cruise, who is a licensed pilot.
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Joseph Kosinski and Claudio Miranda didn't like the extensive use of blue screen mattes in Tron Legacy, that for this film, they wanted to use real glass, mirrors and shiny surfaces for the glass tower set. The sky footage was projected on a 500 by 45 feet screen consisting of 21 monitors taken from three weeks of footage of a volcano in Hawaii. The monitors took 10 technician weeks to install and fine tuning with floor-level rig support. In the end it had the actors complimenting the production team for that set design that as such Tom Cruise declared that the glass tower was one of his favorite film sets.
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On Drone 166's exterior there is a drawing of Jack decapitated, with his head lying at his feet.
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The Tower 49 set was built with giant screens on which video previously recorded by the director and his crew of the view from the summit of Haleakala volcano in Maui was projected. The rooms with windows were lit by the light from those projections to make the scenes look like they really were from a place perched above the clouds.
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The film features the Christina's World painting by American painter Andrew Wyeth.
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The scene where Jack Harper is sitting on a precipice watering a small plant was filmed on Earl's Peak in Iceland, 2,000 feet high. The crew had to use helicopters to get people and equipment to the filming location.
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Initially, Disney had acquired the rights to Joseph Kosinski's script in a heated auction. However, they later realized that making a PG-rated film based on the script would require a lot of story changes. The rights were subsequently acquired by Universal Pictures.
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Tom Cruise celebrated his 50th birthday on the set. To celebrate the milestone, director Joseph Kosinski presented the star with one of the futuristic motorbikes from the film. Tom also gave the director a present of his own: a die-cast model of the bubble ship in a glass case.
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The sample "ash can" chapter of the novella was first distributed at San Diego Comic Con 2008 for free. The sample eventually ended up at the hands of Tom Cruise who approached Joseph Kosinski to develop the film and story. Development continued in background while Kosinski was working on Tron Legacy, with the film and the novella written at the same time to prevent spoilers.
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The Oblivion project originated as an 8-page treatment written by Joseph Kosinski which was pitched in 2007 to Barry Levine and Jesse Berger at Radical Publishing as a graphic novel. The project was subsequently developed into an illustrated novella and is being held for release to coincide with the film release.
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Universal once considered using the film's alternative title, Horizons, but later reverted it back.
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Olivia Wilde, Noomi Rapace, Kate Mara, Olga Kurylenko, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Brit Marling auditioned for the role of Julia. Jessica Chastain was cast, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, so finally the role went to Kurylenko.
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Director Joseph Kosinski wanted a 4K version release, but budgetary constraints coupled with an additional six week post-production work prompted the idea to be abandoned, and the film was finished and released in 2K instead.
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Diane Kruger, Hayley Atwell and Kate Beckinsale were considered for the role of Victoria.
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This is the second movie in a row in which Tom Cruise plays a character named "Jack". He previously played the title character in Jack Reacher (2012). This is also Cruise's third "Jack"-portraying movie overall, as he also plays a character with that name in Legend (1985).
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While Disney was holding the rights, the first draft of the script was written by William Monahan before it was ditched following the acquisition of the property by Universal. Michael Arndt also did additional uncredited rewrites to the Gadjusek-Nelson draft. However, Monahan was not credited.
When Julia is first found, she is in her sleep pod with her maiden name listed "J. Rusakova", someone with no known relationship with anyone else. Later, when Julia awakens by the cabin, she's in Jack's sleep pod with "J. Harper" inscribed on the front, her married name and the one she introduces herself with once the relationship is revealed.
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Jack recites stanza XXVII of "Horatius" from the "Lays of Ancient Rome" before triggering the nuclear device and destroying the Tet.
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Jack is Tech 49, which is the same number as Tom Cruise's age during filming. The tech who finds Julia at the end of the film is Tech 52, which happens three years later when Cruise would be 52 years old.
When Jack is first at his secluded cabin, he puts a vinyl record onto an old phonograph. The stylus is clearly placed at the beginning of the disc. However, the song that is heard - Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" - is not the first song on either side of Led Zeppelin II; it is the third song on the second side.
Quotes: 1. Jack Harper: Earth, before the war. New York, before I was born. A place I've only seen pictures of. I know you... But we've never met. I'm with you... But I don't know your name. I know I'm dreaming. But it feels like more than that. It feels like a memory. How can that be? 2. Jack Harper: Is it possible to miss a place you've never been? To mourn a time you never lived?

Up. 2009 (Animation), Starring
Edward Asner as Carl Fredricksen (Jeremy Leary voiced Carl as a younger child). Docter and Rivera noted Asner's television alter ego, Lou Grant, had been helpful in writing for Carl, because it guided them in balancing likable and unlikable aspects of the curmudgeonly character.[6] When they met Asner and presented him with a model of his character, he joked, "I don't look anything like that." (The appearance of Carl is meant to resemble Spencer Tracy as he appeared in his final film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.[7]) They tailored his dialogue for him, with short sentences and more consonants, which "cemented the notion that Carl, post-Ellie, is a disgruntled bear that's been poked awake during hibernation".[8] In Colombia, unexpected publicity for the film was generated due to the uncanny similarity of Carl with Colombian ex-president Julio César Turbay Ayala.[9][10]
Christopher Plummer as Charles F. Muntz. Muntz is an old explorer looking for the Beast of Paradise Falls; he vowed not to return to North America until he had captured the creature. He uses a group of dogs to aid him in his hunt. The name of his airship, the Spirit of Adventure, may have been inspired by Charles Lindbergh's airplane, Spirit of St. Louis.[11] In various interviews, Pete Docter has mentioned Howard Hughes and real life adventurers Charles Lindbergh and Percy Fawcett as inspirations for Muntz.[12]
Jordan Nagai as Russell. On their journey, Russell makes several comments to Carl that suggest that Russell's father and mother are no longer together.[13] Russell's design was based on Pixar animator Peter Sohn.[14] Docter auditioned 400 boys in a nationwide casting call for the part.[15] Nagai, who is Japanese American,[16] showed up to an audition with his brother, who was actually the one auditioning. Docter realized Nagai behaved and spoke non-stop like Russell and chose him for the part.[17] Nagai was 8 years old when cast.[15] Docter encouraged Nagai to act physically as well as vocally when recording the role, lifting him upside down and tickling him for the scene where Russell encounters Kevin.[8] Asian Americans have positively noted Pixar's first casting of an Asian lead character,[18] in contrast to the common practice of casting non-Asians in Asian parts.[19]
Bob Peterson as Dug, a Golden Retriever who can communicate with humans through a device on his collar.[11] He is the misfit of a pack of talking dogs owned by Muntz. Peterson knew he would voice Dug when he wrote his line "I have just met you, and I love you," which was based on what a child told him when he was a camp counselor in the 1980s. The DVD release of the film features a short called Dug's Special Mission, which follows Dug just prior to his first meeting with Carl and Russell. Dug previously appeared in Ratatouille as a shadow on a wall that barks at Remy.[11]
Peterson also voices Alpha, a talking Doberman Pinscher[11] and the leader of Muntz's pack of dogs. Pete Docter has stated that Alpha "thinks of himself as Clint Eastwood". Despite his menacing appearance, a frequent malfunction in Alpha's translating collar causes his voice to sound comically high-pitched and squeaky, as if he had been breathing helium. The normal voice for his translator is a resonant, intimidating bass. With both voices, Alpha has a roundabout speech pattern that causes his sentences to be longer than necessary.
Pete Docter as Kevin, the "Beast of Paradise Falls", which is actually just a large, colorful prehistoric bird. Other than voicing Kevin, Docter also voices Campmaster Strauch, Russell's camp master, seen at the end of the film.
Elizabeth Docter as Ellie Fredricksen as a younger child. The voice actor is the director's daughter,[20] who also provided some of the drawings shown by Ellie.[21]
Delroy Lindo as Beta, a Rottweiler[11] and one of Muntz's dogs.
Jerome Ranft as Gamma, a Bulldog[11] and one of Muntz's dogs.
John Ratzenberger as Tom, a construction worker who asks if Carl is ready to sell his house.[11]
David Kaye as the newsreel announcer.
Danny Mann as Steve, a construction worker who Carl injures because he accidentally wrecked his mailbox.

Edward Asner ...
Carl Fredricksen (voice) (as Ed Asner)
Christopher Plummer Christopher Plummer ...
Charles Muntz (voice)
Jordan Nagai Jordan Nagai ...
Russell (voice)
Bob Peterson Bob Peterson ...
Dug / Alpha (voice)
Delroy Lindo Delroy Lindo ...
Beta (voice)
Jerome Ranft Jerome Ranft ...
Gamma (voice)
John Ratzenberger John Ratzenberger ...
Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
David Kaye David Kaye ...
Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Elie Docter Elie Docter ...
Young Ellie (voice)
Jeremy Leary Jeremy Leary ...
Young Carl (voice)
Mickie McGowan Mickie McGowan ...
Police Officer Edith (voice) (as Mickie T. McGowan)
Danny Mann Danny Mann ...
Construction Worker Steve (voice)
Donald Fullilove Donald Fullilove ...
Nurse George (voice) (as Don Fullilove)
Jess Harnell Jess Harnell ...
Nurse AJ (voice)
Josh Cooley Josh Cooley ...
Omega (voice)
Pete Docter Pete Docter ...
Campmaster Strauch (voice)
Mark Andrews Mark Andrews ...
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Bob Bergen Bob Bergen ...
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Brenda Chapman Brenda Chapman ...
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Emma Coats Emma Coats ...
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John Cygan John Cygan ...
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Paul Eiding Paul Eiding ...
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Tony Fucile Tony Fucile ...
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Teresa Ganzel Teresa Ganzel ...
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Sherry Lynn Sherry Lynn ...
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Laraine Newman Laraine Newman ...
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Teddy Newton Teddy Newton ...
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Jeff Pidgeon Jeff Pidgeon ...
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Valerie LaPointe Valerie LaPointe ...
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Jan Rabson Jan Rabson ...
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Bob Scott Bob Scott ...
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Sebastian Warholm as Russell. ABC Network, February 24, 2014. Soundtrack: "Habanera" (uncredited) from "Carmen" - by Georges Bizet;
The Spirit of Adventure
(uncredited)
Written by Michael Giacchino.

Trivia: It is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy drama-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter, the film centers on an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Edward Asner) and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai). By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America and to complete a promise made to his lifelong love. The film was co-directed by Bob Peterson, with music composed by Michael Giacchino.

Docter began working on the story in 2004, which was based on fantasies of escaping from life when it becomes too irritating. He and eleven other Pixar artists spent three days in Venezuela gathering research and inspiration. The designs of the characters were caricatured and stylized considerably, and animators were challenged with creating realistic cloth. The floating house is attached by a varying number between 10,000 and 20,000 balloons in the film's sequences. Up was Pixar's first film to be presented in Disney Digital 3-D.[3]

Up was released on May 29, 2009 and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first animated and 3D film to do so.[4] The film became a great financial success, accumulating over $731 million in its theatrical release. Up received critical acclaim, with most reviewers commending the humor and heart of the film. Edward Asner was praised for his portrayal of Carl, and a montage of Carl and his wife Ellie aging together was widely lauded. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, making it the second animated film in history to receive such a nomination (and Pixar's first Best Picture nomination), following Beauty and the Beast (1991).
The formulation of Russell as an Asian American character, along with the casting of an Asian American in the role was met positively as well. Both Nagai and the film were awarded by the East West Players for the depiction of Russell.[84] EWP lauded Pixar for the creation of the character, stating, "We are proud to honor a very progressive film company like Pixar who cast an Asian American character alongside an elderly one to play the leads in a feature film."[84] The character is noted as Pixar's first lead Asian character,[85] and was further positively received within the added context of historical non-Asian castings for Asian roles in entertainment.

In June 2009, 10-year-old Colby Curtin from Huntington Beach, California, was suffering from the final stages of terminal vascular cancer. Her dying wish was to live long enough to see Up (2009). Unfortunately, Colby was too sick to leave home and her family feared she would die without seeing the film. A family friend contacted Pixar, and a private screening was arranged for Colby. The company flew an employee with a DVD copy of "Up", along with some tie-in merchandise from the film. Colby couldn't see the screen because the pain kept her eyes closed, so her mother gave her a play-by-play of the film. Seven hours after viewing the film, Colby passed away.
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The villain Charles Muntz is named after Charles Mintz, the Universal Pictures executive who in 1928 stole Walt Disney's production rights to his highly-successful "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" cartoon series. This led Walt Disney to create Mickey Mouse, who soon eclipsed Oswald in popularity.
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When Carl and Ellie go picnicking, their destination is a spot under the same tree from A Bug's Life (1998).
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Carl wears the same grape soda pin that was featured in the Buzz Lightyear commercial in Toy Story (1995).
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As per Pixar tradition, John Ratzenberger once again provides a voice in the movie, making him the only actor to do a voice in every Pixar film.
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The very first animated film, as well as the first 3-D film, ever to open the Cannes Film Festival. When the film was over, the Festival audience remained completely silent. During a panel at the 2011 D23 Expo, executive producer John Lasseter said that it was actress Tilda Swinton who broke the silence by applauding and leading the audience in a standing ovation.
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All characters are based upon circles and rectangles, except for the villains who are triangles. Not only are Carl and Ellie based on squares and circles, but objects around them are based on their shapes, like their chairs and picture frames. When they both appear in a photograph, the frame is both circle and square.
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If Carl's house was approximately 1600 square feet, and the average house weighs between 60-100 pounds per square foot, it weighs 120,000 pounds. If the average helium balloon can carry .009 pounds (or 4.63 grams), it would take 12,658,392 balloons to lift his house off the ground. (20,622 balloons appear on the house when it first lifts off.)
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Carl Fredricksen's face and gruff personality are based on Spencer Tracy and Walter Matthau.
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Russell's Wilderness Explorer sash has several in-jokes and tributes. The most obvious is a Luxo Jr. (1986) ball, which can also be seen on the floor of the room of a girl watching Carl's house float by. One badge has a hamburger with a candle in it. This is a nod to Merritt Bakery in Oakland - which creates cakes in that shape - a favorite hangout of director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera. Another badge is a tribute to 2-D animation, showing a perforated paper that is used by 2D animators to line up their drawings correctly. He also has badges for First Aid and Second Aid, which may be a reference to a short on the Up website where Russell struggles to apply bandages to Carl. Yet another badge depicts a multicolored pinwheel - the "hang" icon of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, equivalent to the Windows hourglass icon. Several of these badges are shown in the credits. An additional tribute to Apple and Steve Jobs (former CEO of Pixar) shows Russell trying to teach Carl how to use a computer. The font used for the numbers on Carl's alarm clock is the "Chicago" font, one of the first fonts designed for the Macintosh. Steve Jobs, former Pixar CEO, also spearheaded the original Macintosh project at Apple.
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Co-director/co-writer Bob Peterson stated that Dug's line "I have just met you, and I love you," was inspired by a quote from a small child that he met when he was a camp counselor in the 1980s.
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Up's musical score has become the 9th musical score (and the 3rd from an animated film) to win the Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for "Best Original Score". The other previous winners are Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Jaws (1975), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The English Patient (1996), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
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Dug's 'point' pose, where his entire tail, back, and head is in a perfectly straight line, is an homage to the identical pose that Mickey's dog Pluto often makes. Dug also shares a similar color scheme to Pluto.
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Pete Docter, the director, provided most of Kevin's vocalizations.
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When a younger Charles Muntz speaks to a large audience that he will return with the beast alive, everyone is wearing a hat. What the viewer can't see, however, is that he is speaking to a literal "Sea of Hats". There are no people under those hats (DVD director's commentary).
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When we first meet Carl as a child, the left side of his collar is sticking out of his vest while the right side of his collar is tucked into his vest. When we first meet Russell, the left side of his collar is tucked under his neckerchief and the right side is sticking out.
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Pixar is known (at least by devoted Pixar fans) for referring to a character in their next movie to come out in their most recent one. A stuffed Lotso bear (from Toy Story 3 (2010)) appears (along with the ball from Luxo Jr. (1986) and the plane from Toy Story (1995)) in the room of a little girl Carl passes when his house first takes off.
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The term 'A113' is the number of the courtroom, and can be found on the gold sign Carl sits next to while waiting to be called (Courtroom A113). A113 is a frequent Pixar in-joke based on one of the room numbers for the animation program at Cal Arts.
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The tepui (flat mountains) and waterfalls similar to Paradise Falls are actually found in Venezuela. The country's Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world.
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Film debut of Jordan Nagai, who voices Russell. Originally, his older brother Hunter was auditioning for the part, and Nagai simply came along with him. About 400 children had showed up for the auditions, but Nagai stood out because he would not stop talking. Director Pete Docter later said that "as soon as Jordan's voice came on we started smiling because he is appealing and innocent and cute and different from what I was initially thinking."
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The iconic, slightly out-of-perspective drawing of the house sitting by the falls is an homage to the style of Mary Blair, the artist credited with bringing the modern art look to Disney animation.
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First film to be nominated for Academy Awards for both Best Picture and Best Animated Feature.
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First film produced by Pixar to be shown in 3D.
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When Carl is watching television, and is interrupted by Russell knocking at the door, he is watching a home shopping channel. This particular program has become a well-known blooper video of a pitchman making a gaff in which he describes a picture of a horse, except the picture he is describing is actually that of a moth.
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Russell is Pixar's first Japanese/Asian-American character voiced by an Asian-American actor, Jordan Nagai.
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Preceded by the short Partly Cloudy (2009) in some theaters.
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During pre-production of the film, director Pete Docter looked up to Disney veteran animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Joe Grant for inspiration. Docter stated that the film reflects the friendship he shared with these three talented animators before their passing as well as wanting to learn what they went through during their years working for Walt Disney and soon after.
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The second Pixar film to be given a PG rating, the first being The Incredibles (2004).
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One of Carl's brochures for Paradise Falls has an image based on the Sunny Miami figurine from Knick Knack (1989).
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The rifle that Charles Muntz uses is an 1874 Sharps, a very popular model with buffalo hunters of the American Wild West, and the procedure he uses to load, aim, and fire the weapon is accurate. (His use of shot-shells in a long-range rifle, however, is questionable at best.)
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A code title used during production was "Helium".
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Nurse AJ is the first ever Pixar character with a mullet.
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The second animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. The first was Beauty and the Beast (1991). However, it is the first Disney/Pixar film to do so.
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The only Best Picture nominee to have just 2 letters in the title. However, the record for shortest Best Picture nominee title belongs to the film Z (1969), a 1969 nominee.
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On the DVD cover and in commercials, the dogs appear to be flying Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk airship-launched fighters. US Navy airships such as the Macon and the Akron based at Moffet Naval Airstation between the first and second World Wars were actually designed to carry and launch these fighters.
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A subplot involving Carl keeping one of Kevin's eggs (Which could reverse the aging process) from Charles Muntz was conceived in the early stages of production, but never scripted, due to it being (in director Pete Docter's words) "too bizarre".
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When Carl's house first takes off and when the camera zooms out from the parking lot at the end, Pixar's trademark Pizza Planet truck introduced in Toy Story (1995) can be seen.
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On the official movie website, there is a video clip titled "Ditch 'Em". The same scene in the film has music playing, while the clip on the site has only voices and sound effects.
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One of the construction machines reads L 415-72, which is art director Lou Romano's birthday.
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The first Pixar film since Finding Nemo (2003) not to be presented in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
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Carl's summons notice has the number 94070 - the postcode of San Carlos, where producer Brad Lewis was once the mayor.

When the dogs start attacking Russell with airplanes at the end, this aerial fight literally becomes a 'dogfight'. Also, the dogs refer to each other with "Grey leader", "Grey One", "Grey Two", etc. This is a nod to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (where pilots referred to each other with Red Leader, Red One, etc.), and it also jokingly refers to the myth that dogs cannot see colors, only black, white and shades of gray.
Muntz is the fifth animated Disney villain to fall to his death (following the Wicked Queen [Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)], Ratigan [The Great Mouse Detective (1986)], McLeach [The Rescuers Down Under (1990)], Gaston [Beauty and the Beast (1991)], and Frollo [The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)]). He is the first Pixar villain to do so. It's also noteworthy that Lucifer the cat [Cinderella (1950)] fell to his apparent death but was brought back in the direct-to-video sequel, Malificent [Sleeping Beauty (1959)] falls after being mortally wounded with a sword, and Clayton [Tarzan (1999)] falls after fighting Tarzan, but actually dies by being hanged by vines. Many death scenes were proposed for Charles Muntz; in one of them, his obsession with catching Kevin took him inside the dreaded labyrinth against his own recommendation, where he would eventually get lost and die (much like Jack Nicholson's character in The Shining (1980)). As the animators wanted to keep the climax situated in the air, they considered that Muntz be lured into Carl's house by Kevin, and then die as the house fell off the zeppelin with him still in it. However, they did not want to associate the house, which symbolized Elly, with a violent death. Another ending that almost made it was Muntz getting tangled into some balloons and getting lifted away, instead of falling down. But this did not give a proper closure to the character. In the end, the directors decided that this was Carl's story, and Muntz' ending was therefore to be kept simple.
Carl and Russell's hometown at the end is Oakland, California. We see Oakland landmarks and the Fox Oakland Theatre (showing Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)) and Fenton's Creamery. The Fenton's Ice Creamery actually and has two locations, the other in Vacaville, CA, on East Monte Vista Avenue. Both locations are close to Pixar's headquarters in Emeryville, CA. There is also an express version of the creamery in Oakland International Airport to eat while you wait to catch a plane or if you just flew in. Fenton's did not have to pay to have it in there; Disney and Pixar put it in the film for free.
When Russell flies past the airship using his balloons and the leaf-blower, we briefly see several of Charles Muntz's dogs playing poker at a card table. This is a tribute to the famous "Dogs Playing Poker" series of paintings by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
Inside the newly-updated photo album, one of the pictures of the couple is of them in a car, looking over their shoulders (Carl in the driver's seat). The pose they are in, as well as the car is a recreation of a famous ghost photo. In the picture, the man was posing for his brand new car, and in the passenger seat was the ghostly image of his mother.
In the closing credits, many of the photos have the same theme as the title of the corresponding crew member, i.e. Music By shows Carl playing water glasses and Russell playing a trumpet, Story Supervisor shows Carl telling a story around the campfire, Film Editor shows Carl and Russell in front of a movie theater showing Star Wars, Production Designer shows Dug and Carl designing pictures on the sidewalk, Technical Director shows Carl dangling a computer mouse, Production Manager shows many puppies had been produced, Supervising Animator shows Dug in three stop frames of animation, Photography, Camera, and Lighting show photo booth photos of Carl and Russell, Shading Art Director shows them doing shadow puppets, and so on.
All of the dogs except for Dug are named after letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc) although this could relate to rankings in a dog pack, where the lead male is known as the Alpha, then Beta and so on. This is supported by the fact that when Dug puts Alpha in the Cone of Shame, all the other dogs begin referring to Dug as Alpha. The voices of both Dug and Alpha are performed by the same actor, Bob Peterson. The three main dog characters, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, as well as being named for the Ancient Greek alphabet, also reference three classes of workers in Aldous Huxley's novel 'Brave New World'. It is also worth noting that Muntz's "chef" is a dog named Epsilon, another class of worker from 'Brave New World'.
WILHELM SCREAM: As the dogs fall off the cliff into the river below while chasing Carl, Russell, Kevin, and Dug. Quote: Russell: "That might sound boring, but I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most." Anachronism: When young Carl breaks his arm, the ambulance he rides in has a modern electronic siren rather than a mechanical siren which an emergency vehicle of the 1930s would have used.

Love, Marilyn. 2012 (documentary), Starring
Authors and film critics - present day

Patricia Bosworth
Sarah Churchwell
Lois Banner
Molly Haskell
Donald Spoto
Thomas Schatz

Archival - first-person primary source coverage

Rupert Allen
Eve Arnold
Lauren Bacall
George Barris
Walter Bernstein
Truman Capote
Collin Clark
Ben Gazzara
John Huston
Jack Lemmon
Joshua Logan
Ben Lyon
Norman Mailer
Richard Meryman



Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Edward R. Murrow
Jean Negulesco
Lawrence Olivier
Norman Rosten
Jane Russell
Gloria Steinem
Lee Strasberg
Paula Strasberg
Susan Strasberg
Eli Wallach
Billy Wilder

Actors and others - present day

F. Murray Abraham
Elizabeth Banks
Adrien Brody
Ellen Burstyn
Glenn Close
Hope Davis
Viola Davis
Jennifer Ehle
Ben Foster
Paul Giamatti
Amy Greene[5]
Jack Huston
Stephen Lang



Lindsay Lohan
Janet McTeer
Gretchen Mol
Jeremy Piven
Oliver Platt
Zoe Saldana
Vinessa Shaw
David Strathairn
Amber Tamblyn
Lili Taylor
Uma Thurman
Marisa Tomei
Evan Rachel Wood

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Natasha Lytess Natasha Lytess ...
Herself (archive footage)
Dean Martin Dean Martin ...
Himself (archive footage)
Richard Meryman Richard Meryman ...
Himself
Arthur Miller Arthur Miller ...
Himself (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ...
Herself (archive footage)
Don Murray Don Murray ...
Himself (archive footage)
Edward R. Murrow Edward R. Murrow ...
Himself (archive footage)
Jean Negulesco Jean Negulesco ...
Himself (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier ...
Himself (archive footage)
Norman Rosten Norman Rosten ...
Himself (archive footage)
Jane Russell Jane Russell ...
Herself (archive footage)
Thomas Schatz Thomas Schatz ...
Himself
Donald Spoto Donald Spoto ...
Himself
Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem ...
Herself
Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg ...
Himself (archive footage)
Paula Strasberg Paula Strasberg ...
Herself (archive footage)
Susan Strasberg Susan Strasberg ...
Herself (archive footage)
Eli Wallach Eli Wallach ...
Himself (archive footage)
Billy Wilder Billy Wilder ...
Himself (archive footage)
Macdonald Carey Macdonald Carey ...
Hugh Halsworth (uncredited)
Clark Gable Clark Gable ...
Gay Langland (uncredited)
Jerry Giesler Jerry Giesler ...
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rex Harrison Rex Harrison ...
Julius Caesar (uncredited)
Gina Lollobrigida Gina Lollobrigida ...
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sophia Loren Sophia Loren ...
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Groucho Marx Groucho Marx ...
Sam Grunion (uncredited)
Jack Paar Jack Paar ...
Ed Forbes (uncredited)
Estelle Parsons Estelle Parsons ...
Herself (voice) (uncredited)
Jane Pauley Jane Pauley ...
Herself (archive footage). Movie Central, February 25, 2014. Soundtrack: "All of Me" - Written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons,
Performed by Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
Stay Golden
Written by Heather D'Angelo, Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Sung Bin Park
Performed by Au Revoir Simone
I Wanna Be Loved by You
Music by Herbert Stothart, and Harry Ruby
Lyrics by by Bert Kalmar
Performed by Marilyn Monroe
Rawland Gregory Erickson The Second
Written by Josh Hodges
Performed by Starfucker
Carmen-Suite No.2 - Habanera (1st Scene)
Written by Georges Bizet
Do You Love Me Pretty Baby
Written by J. Liggins
Performed by Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Buttercup Riff
Written and Performed by Earle Hagen
Sweet Little Lady
Written by Stephen Edwards (as Stephen James Edwards)
Performed by Palisades Jazz Combo
The Light
Written by 'James LaValle' (as James LaValle)
Performed by The Album Leaf
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
Written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin
Performed by Marilyn Monroe
I'm In Love With You
Written by Don Raye and Gene de Paul
Performed by Dean Martin and Margaret Whiting
Jungle Jump
Written by Laurence Peter Cottle
After You Get What You Want You Don't Want It
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Marilyn Monroe
Peer Gynt - Hall of The Mountain King
Written by Edvard Grieg
All Eyes On You Now (Marilyn Version)
Written and Performed by Ivana Carrescia
Untitled
Written by Amedo Pace
Performed by Blonde Redhead
I'm Gonna File My Claim
Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Ken Darby
Performed by Marilyn Monroe
The Bus Stop Song
Written by Ken Darby (as Ken Lorin Darby)
Moss Mountain Town
Written by 'James LaValle' (as James LaValle)
Performed by The Album Leaf
All of Me
Written by Gerald Marks, and Seymour Simons
Performed by Ani Difranco
Window
Written by 'James LaValle' (as James LaValle)
Performed by The Album Leaf
Red Rabbit
Written by Heather D'Angelo, Annie Hart, and Erika Spring Forster
Performed by Au Revoir Simone
Remix by Joe McGinty.

Synopsis: After 50 years of her death, two boxes of Marilyn Monroe's writings—diaries, poems and letters—were discovered in the home of Lee Strasberg, her acting coach. The film features dramatic readings of Marilyn Monroe's writings by actors, film critics, journalists and authors; and archival footage of Hollywood insiders who knew her or worked with her in various films or acting school.
Trivia: It is an American documentary film about Marilyn Monroe's writings produced by Stanley F. Buchthal, Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby, and directed by Garbus. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2012 [2] and is based on the 2010 non-fiction book Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters, edited by Stanley F. Buchthal and Bernard Comment.[3] The production firms that produced the film included the Diamond Girl production company, Sol's Luncheonette Production and the French-based StudioCanal production company, whose parent company (Canal+ Group) owns the third-largest film library in the world.

The film was initially slated to be named Fragments, but was later changed to Love, Marilyn. The film was first televised on HBO on Monday, June 17, 2013.
Directed by
Liz Garbus
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Truman Capote ... (excerpts from memoirs)
Liz Garbus ... (written by)
Ralph Greenson ... (personal papers)
Elia Kazan ... (excerpts from memoirs)
Natasha Lytess ... (excerpts from memoirs)
Norman Mailer ... (excerpts from book)
Arthur Miller ... (excerpts from play)
Marilyn Monroe ... (personal papers)
Norman Rosten ... (excerpts from poem)
Gloria Steinem ... (excerpts from book)
Billy Wilder ... (excerpts from letters).