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Release Date:
18 September 2009 (USA)
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Based on a tattle-tale more
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The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre. full summary | full synopsis
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George Clooney To Direct Matt Damon In Aaron Sorkin's War On Terror
(From MTV Movies Blog. 22 September 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
Box Office Preview: 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' will 'rain' at number one
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 17 September 2009, 3:54 PM, PDT)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 22 September 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
Box Office Preview: 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' will 'rain' at number one
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 17 September 2009, 3:54 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Matt Damon | ... | Mark Whitacre | |
| Lucas McHugh Carroll | ... | Alexander Whitacre (as Lucas Carroll) | |
| Eddie Jemison | ... | Kirk Schmidt | |
| Rusty Schwimmer | ... | Liz Taylor | |
| Craig Ricci Shaynak | ... | Discouraged Foreman | |
| Tom Papa | ... | Mick Andreas | |
| Rick Overton | ... | Terry Wilson | |
| Melanie Lynskey | ... | Ginger Whitacre | |
| Thomas F. Wilson | ... | Mark Cheviron (as Tom Wilson) | |
| Scott Bakula | ... | FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard | |
| Scott Adsit | ... | Sid Hulse | |
| Ann Dowd | ... | FBI Special Agent Kate Medford | |
| Allan Havey | ... | FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley | |
| Howie Johnson | ... | Rusty Williams | |
| Joel McHale | ... | FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon |
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Rated R for language.
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108 min
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USA:R (certificate #44918) |
Ireland:15A |
Finland:K-3 |
Italy:T |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:7 |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Australia:M |
Canada:PG (British Columbia) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
UK:15 |
Japan:G |
Portugal:M/12 |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Germany:12 (f) |
Netherlands:AL |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Mexico:B
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The line about him being agent "0014" is almost exactly the same as was used in "Gilligan's Island: The Invasion (#3.11)" (1966). In a dream sequence where Gilligan is playing the part of agent 014, Mrs. Howell states, "You're twice as smart as 007".
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Anachronisms: When the shot of Tokyo is shown, there is a Half-pipe coaster. This story takes place in 1992-1994. The coaster was built in 2005.
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Polar bears cover their noses before they pounce on a seal. How do polar bears know their noses are black? Did they look in the water one day, see their reflection and say, "Man, I'd be invisible if it wasn't for that thing."
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Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-09-12)" (2009)
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The artwork released for this movie was genius and succeeded in making me want to see it. I like Matt Damon and potential Academy awards nominations. I saw it today and have mixed feelings about it. The thing I most dislike about it is how it is a complete and definite case of style over substance. I mean, I can sometimes adore movies that have more style than plot exactly, because those can entertain me, but this one is about corporate crimes. And those can only amuse us to a certain extent. It wasn't, in the true sense of the word, a cinematic experience. It didn't affect me in any way, probably because it isn't perfectly funny, nor dramatic. One of the problems, with which I have a moral quandary, is the use of the music. I liked it alone, but I don't think it was adequate in some parts where the lack of it would surely make for funnier scenes. But it is... pleasant. I like the ending, the screenplay is quite incredible, Matt Damon deserves, obviously, recognition for his role and I'm not sure if Joel McHale is an actor.