I Heart Huckabees (2004)

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

Director:

David O. Russell

Writers:

David O. Russell, Jeff Baena

Stars:

Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Schwartzman	...	Albert Markovski
Isabelle Huppert	...	Caterine Vauban
Dustin Hoffman	...	Bernard
Lily Tomlin	...	Vivian
Jude Law	...	Brad Stand
Mark Wahlberg	...	Tommy Corn
Naomi Watts	...	Dawn Campbell
Angela Grillo	...	Angela Franco
Ger Duany	...	Mr. Stephen Nimieri
Darlene Hunt	...	Darlene
Kevin Dunn	...	Marty
Benny Hernandez	...	Davy
Richard Appel	...	Josh
Benjamin Nurick	...	Harrison
Jake Muxworthy	...	Tim

Storyline

Determined to solve the coincidence of seeing the same conspicuous stranger three times in a day, Albert hires a pair of existentialist detectives, who insist on spying on his everyday life while sharing their views on life and the nature of the universe.

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Plot Keywords:

coincidence | water skiing | model | meditation | fantasy sequence | 

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Taglines:

An existential comedy

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and a sex scene

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [es] Fox Searchlight [us]

Country:

USA UK Germany

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

22 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Love Huckabee's

Filming Locations:

777 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£155,592 (UK) (26 November 2004)

Gross:

$12,784,713 (USA) (18 February 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Qwerty Films, Kanzeon

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman - who had longed wanted to work together - jumped at the chance to do so when David O. Russell approached them.

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Goofs

When Bernard hands Vivian the phone for an emergency call from Tommy, the phone is in the right direction. When Vivian receives it, however, the phone is upside down and Vivian begins talking into it without flipping it around.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Albert Markovski: [Blurry shot of tree]
[Albert's thoughts are voiced aloud to us, but not the audience on camera]
Albert Markovski: Mother-fucking, cocksucker, mother-fucking, shit-fucker, what am I doing?
[Albert walks out from behind tree, towards camera. As he gets closer to the camera the scene comes into focus]
Albert Markovski: What am I doing? I don't know what I'm doing. I'm doing the best that I can. I know that's all I can ask of myself. Is that good enough? Is my work doing any good? Is anybody paying attention? Is it ...
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Crazy Credits

"How am I not myself?"

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Connections

Referenced in Team America: World Police (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Didn't Think It Would Turn Out Bad"
Written by Jon Brion
Score material based on this and other songs

User Reviews

Very Original Movie

It is a breath of fresh air to find a movie so original. Some may be turned off by the movie and possibly find it pretentious but it's not. It pokes fun of existentialism a bit while at the same time making you think about it realistically. The movie didn't make me laugh out loud as much as other comedies but I had a smile on my face the entire time watching it. If you don't take it too seriously and get the humor you will really enjoy it. I had a smile on my face the entire time. The comedic timing by all of the principal cast is right on target. I definitely recommend it. Not only is it funny, but it does make you think a little while not being pretentious. Russell hit it dead on with this one.