A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Zoe Saldana
- Dora Jansen
- (as Zoë Saldana)
Vito DeFilippo
- New York Apartment Doorman
- (as Vito De Filippo)
Kevin Desfosses
- Rory's Assistant
- (as Kevin Desfossés)
Liz Stauber
- Camy Rosen
- (as Elizabeth Stauber)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLee Sternthal and Brian Klugman wrote the script back in 1999. As friends of Bradley Cooper before his The Hangover (2009) fame, they ask him to play the lead, he accepted then, and kept his word more than ten years later.
- GoofsIn two different New York scenes we can see trucks from Canada Post.
- Quotes
The Old Man: We all make our choices in life, the hard thing to do is live with them.
- Alternate versionsThe US theatrical version was slightly censored for a PG-13 rating, removing several instances of strong language, and re-edited for shorter running time of 97 minutes. The US Blu-ray and DVD contain a 102 minute extended cut that restores these alterations, and several international theatrical releases (such as the UK), are based on this version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.132 (2012)
Featured review
This film is about a young struggling writer who makes it big with a manuscript that he did not write.
"The Words" tells the tale of a struggling writer who has to face moral choices after stealing a manuscript. Bradley Cooper carries the role well, and he portrays the internal struggle very well. It is a welcomed change that Bradley Cooper portrays a serious and emotionally tormented role. The scene of his attempt to rectify things in the greenhouse is haunting. Zoe Saldana shines as well as the supportive wife, her plethora of emotions is so natural and convincing. They make a good on screen couple. The Bradley Cooper subplot is quite predictable, but the connection between Bradley Cooper and Dennis Quaid is not immediately apparent. This extra layer gives "The Words" more depth. I think "The Words" has many fine performances, and deserves to be seen.
"The Words" tells the tale of a struggling writer who has to face moral choices after stealing a manuscript. Bradley Cooper carries the role well, and he portrays the internal struggle very well. It is a welcomed change that Bradley Cooper portrays a serious and emotionally tormented role. The scene of his attempt to rectify things in the greenhouse is haunting. Zoe Saldana shines as well as the supportive wife, her plethora of emotions is so natural and convincing. They make a good on screen couple. The Bradley Cooper subplot is quite predictable, but the connection between Bradley Cooper and Dennis Quaid is not immediately apparent. This extra layer gives "The Words" more depth. I think "The Words" has many fine performances, and deserves to be seen.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,494,838
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,750,894
- Sep 9, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $15,950,164
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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