Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

A doctor who is traveling to see his estranged son sparks with an unhappily married woman at a North Carolina inn.

Director:

George C. Wolfe

Writers:

Ann Peacock (screenplay), John Romano (screenplay)

Stars:

Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Christopher Meloni

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Gere	...	Dr. Paul Flanner
Diane Lane	...	Adrienne Willis
Christopher Meloni	...	Jack Willis
Viola Davis	...	Jean
Becky Ann Baker	...	Dot
Scott Glenn	...	Robert Torrelson
Linda Molloy	...	Jill Torrelson
Pablo Schreiber	...	Charlie Torrelson
Mae Whitman	...	Amanda Willis
Charlie Tahan	...	Danny Willis
Carolyn McCormick	...	Jenny
Ted Manson	...	Old Gus
Ato Essandoh	...	Jean's Lover
Terri Denise Johnson	...	Medical Resident
Jessica Lucas	...	Admiring Nurse

Storyline

Adrienne Willis, a woman with her life in chaos, retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink the conflicts surrounding her -- a wayward husband who has asked to come home, and a teen-aged daughter who resents her every decision. Almost as soon as Adrienne gets to Rodanthe, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrive. The only guest at the inn, Flanner is not on a weekend escape but rather is there to face his own crisis of conscience. Now, with the storm closing in, the two turn to each other for comfort and, in one magical weekend, set in motion a life-changing romance that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

inn | north carolina | death | unhappily married woman | mother | 

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Taglines:

It's never too late for a second chance

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [United States]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Lächeln der Sterne

Filming Locations:

Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$13,418,454 (USA) (26 September 2008)

Gross:

$41,840,908 (USA) (9 January 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, DiNovi Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At only 1 hour and 37 minutes, this is the shortest film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel to date.

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Goofs

Early in the film, right after he checks in and she is in the kitchen to prepare dinner, she finds a photo on the refrigerator of her and her family, including her separated husband, and moves it to a cabinet. In the next shot she is working on dinner with the cabinet behind her and the photo is not there.

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Quotes

Adrienne Willis: I know you've only ever known your father and me. And I love Jack, because he is your father. But there's another kind of love, Amanda. One that gives you the courage to be better than you are, not less than you are. One that makes you feel that anything is possible. I want you to know that you could have that. I want you to hold out for it.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.129 (2011)

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Soundtracks

A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
Written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, and Luchi De Jesus (as Luchi DeJesus)
Performed by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

why do so many of Nicholas Sparks' films end sadly

Just so you know, this is one of those tear jerker movies at the end. I guess it's predictable, but still sad. But I just didn't buy the romance between Lane(Adrienne) and Gere's(Paul) characters. After about 4 days in which they spend the night through a bad special effects hurricane and a town social, the 2 have supposedly fallen so in love that it's changed their lives. Paul is able to go to his patient's husband and say he's sorry she died and is ready to make up with his son in South America. And Adrienne gets the courage to set out on her own and not take her cheating husband back. After Paul leaves, Adrienne is shown reading many letters from him and the two seem to be destined to be together when he returns. Of course, things don't always work out.

Lane and Gere aren't given much to work with. Also, the cinematography should have been much better since this is set along the Outer Banks. We could have had some pretty sunsets and beach walks. But even that was not done well.

FINAL VERDICT: If you want a chick flick that has a sad ending, then this is for you.