Alfie (2004)

A cockney womanizer learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions.

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers:

Bill Naughton (play), Bill Naughton (earlier screenplay),

Stars:

Jude Law, Renée Taylor, Susan Sarandon

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jude Law	...	Alfie
Renée Taylor	...	Lu Schnitman (as Renee Taylor)
Jane Krakowski	...	Dorie
Jeff Harding	...	Phil
Marisa Tomei	...	Julie
Kevin Rahm	...	Terry
Max Morris	...	Max
Omar Epps	...	Marlon
Nia Long	...	Lonette
Gedde Watanabe	...	Wing
Jo Yang	...	Mrs. Wing
Tara Summers	...	Carol
Sam Vincenti	...	Felix
Katherine LaNasa	...	Uta
Claudette Mink	...	Bitter Girl

Storyline

In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best friends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style.

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Plot Keywords:

best friend | sex | friend | limousine | commitment | 

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Taglines:

What's it all about?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, some language and drug use

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Alfie Remake

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$129,464 (South Africa) (18 February 2005)

Gross:

$182,412 (South Africa) (25 February 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Patalex Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to director Charles Shyer, in the shot where Alfie (Jude Law) punches a car windshield, Law actually cracked the windshield. Apparently, the actor wasn't able to put as much effort into punching it until Shyer told him to imagine that it was the paparazzi. As a result, Law punched so hard that a sledgehammer had to destroy the cracked windshield.

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Goofs

When Nikki is painting Alfie's Apartment, she approaches Alfie holding a cigarette. When she's going to touch Alfie with her painted hands, she has the cigarette in her mouth. Then the angle changes and she has it again in her hands.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alfie: You're lucky you know. I rarely allow anyone into my flat.

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Crazy Credits

The producers wish to thank residents and businesses of Northern Quarter Manchester

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Connections

References The Murder in the Museum (1934)

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Soundtracks

"Auld Lang Syne"
(1788)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Lyrics by Robert Burns (uncredited)
Performed by The Louis Vause Orchestra

User Reviews

Pretty decent and funny

Alfie is a fairly good film about a womaniser/player and his conquests which ultimately lead to his downfall. The film has some fairly funny elements to it and Jude Law puts in a fairly good performance. However, I don't think it deserves a vote higher than 7 because it isn't very good apart from the odd moments. I would recommend this film to a few people who either like Jude Law or want to see a film that deals with the story of a womaniser/player. It's as you wish because it's not horrendous but beware that it isn't amazing either. So go and give it a go if you really want to but just be careful! I warned you about it but in all fairness it is a decent film that won't leave you bored at all! x