Town & Country (2001)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers (WGA):

Michael Laughlin (written by) and
Buck Henry (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and...

Plot Keywords:

New York | Marriage | Small Town | Traffic Jam | Fishing

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Warren Beatty	...	Porter
Nastassja Kinski	...	Alex
Diane Keaton	...	Ellie
Goldie Hawn	...	Mona
Garry Shandling	...	Griffin
Vincent Lascoumes	...	Waiter
William Hootkins	...	Barney (as Bill Hootkins)
Terry Hoyos	...	Yolanda (as Terri Hoyos)
Josh Hartnett	...	Tom (as Joshua Hartnett)
Tricia Vessey	...	Alice
Marc Casabani	...	Omar
Del Zamora	...	Alejandro
Katharine Towne	...	Holly
Tony Abatemarco	...	McKlellen
Eve Crawford	...	Margaret

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (PCA #36841) | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

'Gerard Depardieu' was cast but had to replaced by Garry Shandling because of an road accident

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Claybournes arrive at the cabin in their Hummer, Mr. Clayboure gets out with his shotgun, walks toward the cabin and shoots the bear suit. When we cut to Mrs. Claybourne's reaction, the shotgun is leaning against the rear tire.

Quotes:

Porter: I understand that you were an intimate of Hemingway's.
Eugenie's Father: Intimate? Is that some kind of homo thing?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Choses secrètes (2002)

Soundtrack:

Preachin' the Blues

Arthritic sex comedy; a shade too long delayed after "Shampoo"...

Warren Beatty as a stumbling, bumbling, unfaithful husband--a well-to-do architect who can't even climb onto a roof without falling off. Married to fabric designer Diane Keaton for 25 years, Beatty has a fling with his best friend's soon-to-be ex-wife while carrying on a breezy affair with a pretty cellist. While on a fishing vacation with buddy Garry Shandling, he comes close to sleeping with two other eccentric females out for a good time. Though co-written by crack comedy vet Buck Henry, "Town & Country" is slow and stupid. The skittering sort of geniality which comes with watching an all-star cast in a big-budget production is enough to hold interest for awhile, but the characters don't take shape and the jokes never materialize. The sub-plot with flirtatious Andie MacDowell bringing Beatty home to meet her bombastic parents is bad enough to stop the picture dead in its tracks, and it really never recovers from this gaping pothole. Shandling does some nice underplaying, Goldie Hawn is attractive, and Beatty has one or two amusing moments of comic confusion. Otherwise, this troubled concoction sinks like a ship of fools. *1/2 from ****