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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Armistead Maupin (screenplay) &
Terry Anderson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
4 August 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
Listen for the truth. more
Plot:
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Ryan Gosling And Michelle Williams To Explore Relationships In ‘Blue Valentine’
(From MTV Movies Blog. 12 May 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
All singing, all dancing, all Armistead Maupin: "Tales of the City" hits the boards this summer
(From AfterElton.com. 16 April 2009, 6:03 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Surprisingly mediocre. more (150 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robin Williams | ... | Gabriel Noone | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Donna D. Logand | |
| Joe Morton | ... | Ashe | |
| Bobby Cannavale | ... | Jess | |
| Rory Culkin | ... | Pete D. Logand | |
| Sandra Oh | ... | Anna | |
| John Cullum | ... | Pap Noone | |
| Lisa Emery | ... | Darlie Noone | |
| Guenia Lemos | ... | Female Neighbor | |
| Marcia Haufrecht | ... | Pant Suited Woman (as Marcia Halfrecht) | |
| Nick Gregory | ... | Flight Attendant | |
| Ed Jewett | ... | Mail Clerk | |
| Becky Ann Baker | ... | Waitress | |
| Billy Vann | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| E.J. Carroll | ... | Hospital Security Guard |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for language and some disquieting sexual content.
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Runtime:
USA:81 min (DVD version) | USA:91 min (Sundance Film Festival) | USA:82 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #42175) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16
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At 5 minutes and 58 seconds into the film, Armistead Maupin's real-life husband, Christopher Turner, appears playing Jess's (Bobby Cannavale) friend that Gabriel (Robin Williams) refers to facetiously as "Lucifer" (Jess corrects him and says, "Lucien. He's just a friend"). more
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Errors in geography: The zip code for the Montgomery, Wisconsin address starts with a '2', but all Wisconsin zip codes start with 5. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Gabriel Noone:
[Black screen. Sounds of squeaking chair as someone sits down, microphone squealing, paper rustling, and a thump] Ready?
[Sound of one breath blown into microphone]
Gabriel Noone:
[Unknown woman mumbles]
Gabriel Noone:
Yeah, let's try it like that.
[Paper rustling]
Gabriel Noone:
[Unknown woman mumbles again]
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Soundtrack:
Angels We Have Heard on High more
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All of the elements of a fabulous film are in place: amazing actors, interesting true story, decent budget and set. Somehow, this movie falls flat and is quite forgettable.
I attribute this to the director. I've never seen his other movies, so I cannot compare. The movie was predictable, opportunities for some really great suspenseful moments were missed...like missing ten free-throws in basketball - painfully annoying...this director shot, and missed...a lot.
There's nothing inherently wrong with the film...it just screams, "Help me! Find me a fabulous editor to fix what this director missed!" This is the sort of movie one watches on HBO while folding laundry (since it wasn't compelling enough to see in the theater), and considers it "okay", but certainly not worthy of ones full attention...glad the laundry is done!