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Up in the Air (I) (2009)

R  109 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  23 December 2009 (USA)
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With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.

Director:

Jason Reitman

Writers:

Walter Kirn (novel), Jason Reitman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Clooney ...
Vera Farmiga ...
Anna Kendrick ...
Jason Bateman ...
Amy Morton Amy Morton ...
Melanie Lynskey ...
J.K. Simmons ...
Bob
Sam Elliott ...
Danny McBride ...
Zach Galifianakis ...
Chris Lowell ...
Steve Eastin ...
Marvin Young ...
Young MC
Lucas MacFadden ...
Conference DJ (as Cut Chemist)
Adrienne Lamping ...
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Storyline

Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Suitcase | Downsizing | Business | Bar | Cross Country  | See more »

Taglines:

Arriving soon See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Amor sin escalas See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,181,450 (USA) (6 December 2009) (15 Screens)

Gross:

$163,227,071 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

DTS (as dts) | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

When Alex is at the Atlanta airport she asks Ryan if he knows a good place for ribs. Ryan tells her to go to Fat Matt's - a real rib shack on Piedmont Avenue. Director Ivan Reitman is a big fan of the restaurant. In return owners Matt and Kelly Harper presented Reitman with a card entitling him to a "lifetime of ribs." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Ryan gets to the airport with the cardboard cutout of his sister & fiancé, you can see their heads sticking out of the top of his suitcase. But when he goes through security, there is no cardboard cutout sticking out. See more »

Quotes

[Natalie, on her first outing, walks into the Omaha Airport terminal dragging her slow-moving luggage; Ryan, offended by this, looks at her in frustration]
Natalie Keener: What?
Ryan Bingham: Follow me.
[later at a store in the terminal, Ryan grabs a new, updated rolling luggage]
Natalie Keener: I really like my luggage.
Ryan Bingham: That's exactly what it is, it's luggage. You know how much time you lose by checking in?
Natalie Keener: I don't know. Five, ten minutes?
Ryan Bingham: 35 minutes a flight. I travel 270 days a year. That's 157 hours. That makes seven days. You're willing to throw away an entire week on that?
[...]
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Crazy Credits

Over the end credits, the camera glides over the clouds. Much like the view from a plane. See more »

Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Be Yourself"
(1971)
Written by Graham Nash & Terry Reid (as Terence Reid)
Performed by Graham Nash
Courtesy of Graham Nash
By Arrangement with Warner Music Film & TV Licensing See more »