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The Big White (2005)

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User Rating: 6.5/10 (4,573 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Mark Mylod
Writer (WGA):
Collin Friesen (written by)
Release Date:
27 October 2005 (Netherlands) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
When you need somebody, any body will do.
Plot:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Williams Fighting Alcoholism After 20 Sober Years (From WENN. 10 August 2006)
User Comments:
Darkly Comic, Intelligent Film more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Paul Barnell

Holly Hunter ... Margaret Barnell

Giovanni Ribisi ... Ted

Tim Blake Nelson ... Gary

W. Earl Brown ... Jimbo

Woody Harrelson ... Raymond Barnell

Alison Lohman ... Tiffany
Billy Merasty ... Cam

Marina Stephenson Kerr ... Avis
Ralph J. Alderman ... Mr. Branch
Frank Adamson ... Detective Boyle

Andrea Shawcross ... Hair Stylist
Ryan Miranda ... Korean-am teenager

Craig March ... Howard

Ty Wood ... Paperboy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The big White - Immer Ärger mit Raymond (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language including sexual references and some violence.
Runtime:
100 min
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Alaska, USA more
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Trivia:
According to the director's audio commentary on the DVD, financiers wanted Meg Ryan to play Holly Hunter's role. She flirted with the idea for about a year, before eventually dropping it. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Paul Barnell discovers the body in the dumpster he says, "911" and proceeds to dial three digits and you hear ringing. The tones the buttons make on the cell phone as the digits are pressed are actually "123". more
Quotes:
Paul Barnell: [Margaret is bound and gagged in back seat of Jimbo's car] Why did you gag her?
Jimbo: [exasperated] You know!
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Movie Connections:
References "Law & Order" (1990) more
Soundtrack:
I Want to Protect You more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Darkly Comic, Intelligent Film, 28 June 2006
10/10
Author: from United States

The Big White has some high-powered actors: Holly Hunter, Robin Williams, Woody Harrelson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Blake Nelson and Alison Lohman. I'm usually hesitant to see movies with so many amazing actors... usually it means the budget was big enough to get all of them and the players barely hold the film's bad script afloat. Not so in this case! The fact that the Big White didn't have a major theatrical release is hard to comprehend. Seems like that happens to some of the best films... the ones that aren't full of cheap laughs and actually have developed characters.

The Big White has been compared to Fargo for its snow, death and money. Not a bad movie to be put alongside at all! It certainly was influenced by Fargo, but diverges from there. This film is less about greed and more about deep love (searching for it and nurturing existing love.) Holly Hunter is a beautifully nuanced character and made me crack up several times. Robin Williams is in top form, comic and deeply tragic. A great vehicle for emerging actress Alison Lohman. Giovanni Ribisi is brilliant. Even the smallest characters in The Big White are detailed. The film has a slower pace yet it is never boring. The camera- work is beautiful and the characters are so interesting that you want to know more about them, even in their quiet moments, which is when they shine the most.

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