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 house used for exteriors of the Smith's house is the same one that was used for the Banks' house in the Father of the Bride movies.

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Goofs

After their house blows up and they are stealing their neighbor's car, you can hear sirens in the background as John backs the car out of the driveway. When a shooter tries to stop them, John backs into him and jumps out to steal the shooters gun and you no longer hear the sirens. Then when John gets back into the car and resumes backing out of the driveway, you can hear the sirens again.

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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

Referenced in 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006)

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Soundtracks

" (Who Discovered) America"
Written by Jason Roberts, William Abers (as Willy Abers), Raul Pacheco, Justin Poree,
Asdrubal Sierra (as Asdru Sierra), Jiro Yamaguchi, Ulises Bella, K.C. Porter,
, J.B. Eckl
Performed by Ozomatli
Courtesy of Concord Records

User Reviews

So Much Better Than The Previews Would Have You Believe

John Smith and Jane Smith has the perfect marriage. Well, not quite so perfect. And they've been keeping secrets from each other. They work for rival firms that do outsourcing work for the CIA. (Sadly, this would be better if viewers didn't know this for the first twenty minutes of the film, but the previews already gave it away.)

Based on the preview, I thought this would be a Pitt-Jolie lovefest. I have enjoyed many of Pitt's films but not so many of Jolie's. And together, it was like a showcase of perfection for the American masses. Do I need to be reminded I'll never be handsome or rich? (Some will say movies help us escape this, and maybe it does, but still...)

My concerns were unfounded. This movie is well-acted, well-directed and well-written. The story is layered and brilliant, as well as quite funny. The direction fits well. The acting is superb, some of the best from Brad Pitt yet. And the explosions and gunfire and things breaking and high-tech gadgets? Very nice - someone put a lot into this film and/or has some natural talent I hope we see more of in Hollywood.

I don't know if this film is PG-13 or R. I heard it was PG-13 because a sex scene was cut. Well, let me say: you should have kept the scene and kept the R. With all the excessive violence (really over the top) and the cussing, a little smut isn't going to make much difference. I mean, as an action film, I expect a solid R rating (look at Bruce Willis and "Die Hard" or "Hostage").

No real complaints about this movie. I really want to say something bad, but I cannot. I was entertained the whole time and found the film very persuasively believable. I don't know who wrote or directed this (I guess I could check, but I didn't) but they just scored points in my book. Unless it was Michael Bay, but I'm pretty sure he had nothing to do with this.