Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

GRIFFIN AND PHOENIX is a poignantly funny love story about two people who face a seemingly insurmountable obstacle that may stand between them and a last chance at love.

Director:

Ed Stone

Writer:

John Hill

Stars:

Amanda Peet, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Paulson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Peet	...	Phoenix
Dermot Mulroney	...	Griffin
Sarah Paulson	...	Peri
Blair Brown	...	Eve
Alison Elliott	...	Terry
Lois Smith	...	Dr. Imberman
Jonah Meyerson	...	Kirk
Max Morris	...	Andrew
Simon Jones	...	Professor
Jesse Tyler Ferguson	...	Student (as Jesse Ferguson)
Susan Pourfar	...	Waitress
Omar Scroggins	...	Movie Usher
Adam Kulbersh	...	Stu Knoepflemacher
Adriane Lenox	...	Doctor
Novella Nelson	...	Maya Restaurant Owner

Storyline

Griffin is divorced, living in a flat in Manhattan while his sons and ex live in the family home in Westchester. He gets bad news from his oncologist: cancerous lesions have spread through his chest, and he has only a year or so to live. He audits a psychology class on death and dying at a nearby college where he chats up a woman who turns out to be an assistant dean. She's Phoenix; she smiles but keeps her distance, warming to him slowly. He tells her nothing of his situation. At his apartment a few days later, she finds a stash of books on death, dying, and terminal illness: will she put two and two together, and what will she do about it?

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Plot Keywords:

oncologist | remake | doctor | new york city | cancer | 

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Taglines:

A love story with no expectations.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some thematic elements, and brief strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2007 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Love in Manhattan

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Gold Circle Films, Blumhouse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the doctor is showing an X-Ray at the beginning of the scene, she puts the exam backwards, meaning the right side is on the left, thus changing the position of the heart - a mistake any med student would notice. She also says that there are several lesions in the chest, whereas the x-ray appears to be normal from the distance the viewer can see. Additionally, an x-ray is not the best exam to identify this kind of cancer, it would usually be a CT scan - an exam available in the time the story is being told.

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Quotes

Beach Stud: [giving instructions to Griffin on what to do in case something goes wrong with his harness] All right if you get into any trouble, for real, you're gonna pull this okay? That's gonna release you. Hold on, flow down to the water. You afraid of sharks? I'm just kidding man!, no seriously, the sound when you hit the water it's gonna scare any sharks away. Oh, right when you hit the water, if you're conscious, what you wanna do is get out of the harness as quick as possible because the weight from ...

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Connections

Remake of Griffin and Phoenix (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Nobody's Crying"
Performed by Patty Griffin
Played during the "Christmas" scene

User Reviews

I love this movie

I don't know why this movie didn't get more credits...it is a heartbreaking story and it happens all the time in the real world. I loved the chemistry between them, the acting was so real and it made me think of the way we waste our lives on stupid stuff instead of living like it is our last...i am definitely buying this movie. I cried 2 hours after it and the morning after i watched it....so sad....so true. I can't believe that people didn't like this movie and that it went directly to cable. That is probably because these days the public only likes to watch the movies with blood, guns and outrages nudity scenes. It says something really sad about our society but people will stay people...i am glad i am not one of those.