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:

Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Christopher Meloni

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 | love | outer banks north carolina | unhappy marriage | 

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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 [jp] Official site [us]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Noche de tormenta

Filming Locations:

Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£193,318 (UK) (10 October 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

The rental home Serendipity was damaged and condemned after a Noreaster in November 2009.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the film, when Dr. Paul Flanner is driving to Rodanthe, there is a short scene in which he's driving on US-17 south of Myrtle Beach, SC. (The store with the big sharks mouth entrance) This is nowhere near his supposed driving route.

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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

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.8 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Bach Goldberg Variation A 2 Clav."
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Glenn Gould
Courtesy of Sony BMG Masterworks
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

A pound of Misery, an ounce of Joy

For most of this film the 2 leads are full of self pity for themselves. He is a surgeon with issues, one involving a operation which went wrong and another concerning his estranged son; she, a mother of 2 possibly problem kids in a marriage on the rocks. Then again, they both appear to be healthy rich individuals, so why so much depression?! Why do we have to sit through what is basically a couple of not particularly likable characters meeting and "falling in love", when both of them have so much emotional and other baggage,it would fill up a large left luggage office several times over! Within the entanglement of this tale there is a decent moral lesson,and for that I can give it above the minimum vote. However that morality tale is more or less lost in the soap opera misery of the self indulgence of this manic depression of a movie:

3/10