Ein Witwer, der erkannte, dass seine einzige Verbindung zu seiner Familie über seine Frau bestand, begibt sich auf eine spontane Reise, um sich mit jedem seiner erwachsenen Kinder wieder zu ... Alles lesenEin Witwer, der erkannte, dass seine einzige Verbindung zu seiner Familie über seine Frau bestand, begibt sich auf eine spontane Reise, um sich mit jedem seiner erwachsenen Kinder wieder zu vereinigen.Ein Witwer, der erkannte, dass seine einzige Verbindung zu seiner Familie über seine Frau bestand, begibt sich auf eine spontane Reise, um sich mit jedem seiner erwachsenen Kinder wieder zu vereinigen.
- Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 6 Nominierungen insgesamt
- Jilly
- (as Katherine Moennig)
- Young Amy
- (as Lily Sheen)
- Butcher
- (as Kene Holliday)
- Wine Man
- (as EJ Carroll)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesBradley Cooper put himself on tape to audition for a role as Robert De Niro's son (with his own mother playing the part of De Niro). He lost out to Sam Rockwell.
- PatzerWhen Frank takes the train from Chicago to Denver he passes some beautiful scenery, including various desert mesas as well as Glenwood Canyon, both things one would see when approaching Denver via Amtrak from the west, not the east.
- Zitate
Young Man in Diner #1: I'm 94. I keep away from the doctors.
Frank Goode: Boy.
Young Man in Diner #1: I have three children, six grandchildren. They're busy. They're too busy to talk to me. I gotta make an appointment. They got lost some place. They don't need anybody. People changed, life is changed. Today, you shake hands with somebody, you gotta count your fingers to make sure you got five fingers back.
- Crazy CreditsThe photographs Frank took during his journey are shown alongside the end credits.
- VerbindungenFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Surrogates/Pandorum/Fame (2009)
- SoundtracksCatch a Falling Star
Written by Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance (as Paul J. Vance)
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label and The RCA/Jive Label Group, a Unit of Sony Music Entertainment by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
That said, this is a beautiful, heart-felt, and sometimes painful story of a father recognizing and coming to grips with the reality of his parenting and his lack of control over his children's lives. It is about truth and how we try to spare others pain or discomfort. It is about how many parents still see their grown up children as small children who we are responsible for.
While the supporting cast turn in good performances, this is Robert DeNiro's movie. It is his best performance since Awakenings (he deserved that Oscar, and not just the nomination).
I suspect that this film will get a lot of nominations, but don't think it will win many awards. I base that on the idea that they younger voters have not yet been in the shoes of the older ones and will not be fully able to appreciate the character or his growth and understanding.
- jalapenoman
- 4. Dez. 2009
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizielle Standorte
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- Auch bekannt als
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Box Office
- Budget
- 21.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 9.208.876 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 3.852.068 $
- 6. Dez. 2009
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 16.443.609 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 40 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.35 : 1