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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John C. Richards (story)
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Release Date:
8 September 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
She's chasing a dream... they're chasing her. more
Plot:
Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Morgan Freeman ... Charlie

Renée Zellweger ... Betty Sizemore

Chris Rock ... Wesley

Greg Kinnear ... Dr. David Ravell

Aaron Eckhart ... Del Sizemore

Tia Texada ... Rosa Hernandez

Crispin Glover ... Roy Ostery
Pruitt Taylor Vince ... Ballard

Allison Janney ... Lyla Branch
Kathleen Wilhoite ... Sue Ann Rogers

Elizabeth Mitchell ... Chloe Jensen
Susan Barnes ... Darlene
Harriet Sansom Harris ... Ellen

Sung Hi Lee ... Jasmine

Laird Macintosh ... Dr. Lonnie Walsh
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nurse Betty - Gefährliche Träume (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and a scene of sexuality.
Runtime:
110 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Production Designer Charles Breen used The Wizard of Oz (1939) as inspiration for the look of the film. If you look closely, you'll find hidden references that pay homage to the 1939 film. more
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Crew or equipment visible: Reflection in car window after charity event. more
Quotes:
[about to perform a medical procedure on a gunshot victim]
Betty: No, I have to do this or he'll die. It's OK, I've seen it done once.
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For The Adventurous Only, 25 March 2002
Author: Zen Bones from USA

People keep asking "is this a romantic comedy?", "a black comedy?", "a violent thriller?". If you're the kind of person who is not comfortable with a film unless you can safely store it into one of five or six comfy little categories, move on (or as Jack Black says, "go to the mall!"). To quote Roger Ebert, "audiences lobotomized by one-level stories may find this confusing". It's really a sweet little comedy that breaks a number of 'sweet little comedy' rules, by introducing real terror and a few (count 'em - 3) scenes with a bit of gore. Like Jonathan Demme's minor masterpiece, SOMETHING WILD, we are taken out of a safe little world (Kansas, literally) to another dimension. This dimension is part Oz and part grit. Oz is the fantasy life of the main characters (for Zellweger it's Kinnear, the fictional doctor on a soap opera, and for Freeman it's Zellweger, who he sees as a sort of modern Doris Day). Intertwined with the fantasy is the frighteningly realistic fact that Freeman and his son Wesley, are hit men. What hit men do ain't pretty. I'm personally relieved that this is not a cute comedy with 'widdle cuddwly' hit men who are really not so bad because after all, their violence is bloodless: we can overlook what they do. UH-UH! We are not left off the hook that easily! On the other hand, Morgan Freeman is an authentically charming guy, and in many ways, this film contains some of the most sparkling romance (real and/or imagined) that's been seen on the screen in a long time! This indeed is a film that breaks many conventions while celebrating others, but be forewarned, this is not a safe, cuddly film. You're not in Kansas anymore!

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