Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writer:

Simon Kinberg

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn

9 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Pitt	...	John Smith
Angelina Jolie	...	Jane Smith
Vince Vaughn	...	Eddie
Adam Brody	...	Benjamin Danz
Kerry Washington	...	Jasmine
Keith David	...	Father
Chris Weitz	...	Martin Coleman
Rachael Huntley	...	Suzy Coleman
Michelle Monaghan	...	Gwen
Stephanie March	...	Julie - Associate #1
Jennifer Morrison	...	Jade - Associate #2
Theresa Barrera	...	Janet - Associate #3
Perrey Reeves	...	Jessie - Associate #4
Melanie Tolbert	...	Jamie - Associate #5
Jerry T. Adams	...	Guard - Bull

Storyline

John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their quest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | target | marriage | suburb | therapy | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, intense action, sexual content and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [ru]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sr. y Sra. Smith

Filming Locations:

1565 San Pasqual Street, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,524,261 (Italy) (2 December 2005)

Gross:

$186,336,103 (USA) (9 December 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Summit Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The 35mm prints of this film come from a digitally grain reduced digital intermediate. They are full of digital grain reduction artifacts.

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Goofs

When the Smiths receive their instructions on where to find "TANK", to take him out, John is told that he will be 10 miles North of the border, and Jane is told that "TANK" will be 10 miles South of the border.

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Quotes

[first lines]
John Smith: [at the marriage counselor's] OK, I'll go first. Um... Let me say, uh, we don't really need to be here. See, we've been married for five years.
Jane Smith: Six.
John Smith: [chastened] Five, six years.

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Connections

Spoofed in Les guignols de l'info: Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Written by Jim Steinman (as James Richard Steiman)
Performed by Air Supply
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Sharp, Witty, Excellent!

From the opening scene with Pitt and Jolie and the unseen therapist, it was clear that this movie was going to be a cut above the usual fare. It did not disappoint. Sharp, witty, smart writing, excellent performances. I'm not a fan of either actor, especially Ms. Jolie, but I must admit they both impressed me in this one. Great support from Vince Vaughn as well. Effective soundtrack, too.

The movie is like an extended metaphor for the trials and tribulations of modern marriage. Fortunately it does not lay its message on too thickly.

Yes, it does have quite a few plot holes and is a bit long - but all in all I enjoyed it.

PS - what happened to the "steamy sex scene" with Pitt and Jolie? Was it censored? The movie still worked well without it.