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Director:
Writer:
Michael Schroeder (writer)
Release Date:
25 January 2008 (UK) more
Tagline:
It's never too late to rewrite your life's story.
Plot:
The superb Christopher Plummer plays Flash, a curmudgeon with a hankering for classic movies and booze... more | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
10 Most Underrated Young Actors
(From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 7:54 PM, PDT)
10 Most Underrated Young Actors
(From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 7:54 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Very well made film - Best actor nomination for Chirstopher Plummer more (23 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Plummer | ... | Flash Madden | |
| Michael Angarano | ... | Cameron Kincaid | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Mickey Hopkins | |
| Robert Wagner | ... | Taylor Moss | |
| Joshua Boyd | ... | Murphy White | |
| George Murdock | ... | Richard | |
| Mimi Kennedy | ... | Mom | |
| Taber Schroeder | ... | Brett Raven | |
| Allan Rich | ... | Speed | |
| Rob Reinis | ... | Teacher | |
| Carlene Moore | ... | Woman | |
| Ed Marques | ... | Man | |
| Mitch Pileggi | ... | Floyd | |
| John Rezig | ... | Young Flash | |
| Jodi Ashworth | ... | Orson Welles |
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Rated PG-13 for language and thematic elements.
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Germany:107 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The legendary Production Manager/Assistant Director Abby Singer portrays one of the senior residents in the retirement home and plays the First AD on Cameron's student film. (The "Abby Singer" shot is the second to the last shot of the day; it proceeds "the martini", which is the last shot of the day.) more
Quotes:
[Flash jams the Gameboy of the projectionist into the projector, because it's about to explode]
Projectionist:
Oh, my god! My Gameboy!!
Flash Madden:
I'm sure that Santa will bring you a new one.
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Soundtrack:
Come Back Home more
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As a member of the cast as well as an Academy member, I just loved the theme of "Man in the Chair." It develops a bond between a lost teenager and an alcoholic septuagenarian, magnificently connecting them to the making of a socially relevant student film while surrounding them with a bevy of older, former filmmakers in the screen actors' home in Woodland Hills. The writer/director, Michael Schroeder twists and turns this very human story that is kept lovingly together by a staggering performance by the amazing Christopher Plummer. As I left the Academy screening, several of my friends stopped me in the hall to say, "He's got my vote," and of course he has mine. I don't think there was a dry eye in the house.Finally,both young Michael Angarano,and the daring Emmet Walsh create a flawless sense of reality that help the film to be deeply touching.