Cyrus (I) (2010)

A recently divorced guy meets the woman of his dreams. Then he meets her son.

Directors:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Writers:

Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass

Stars:

John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John C. Reilly	...	John
Jonah Hill	...	Cyrus
Marisa Tomei	...	Molly
Catherine Keener	...	Jamie
Matt Walsh	...	Tim
Diane Mizota	...	Thermostat Girl
Kathy Wittes	...	Ashley (as Kathy Ann Wittes)
Katie Aselton	...	Pretty Girl (as Kathryn Aselton)
Jamie Donnelly	...	Pastor
Tim Guinee	...	Roger
Charlie Brewer	...	Stranger at Reception
Steve Zissis	...	Rusty
Newell Alexander	...	(voice)
Steve Alterman	...	(voice)
Mitch Carter	...	(voice)

Storyline

With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcé finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie, John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiancé Tim at a party. To his and everyone else's surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly. Their chemistry is immediate. The relationship takes off quickly but Molly is oddly reluctant to take the relationship beyond John's house. Perplexed, he follows her home and discovers the other man in Molly's life: her son, Cyrus. A 21-year-old new age musician, Cyrus is his mom's best friend and shares an unconventional relationship with her. Cyrus will go to any lengths to protect Molly and is definitely not ready to share her with anyone, especially John. ...

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Plot Keywords:

party | 21 year old | musician | fight | los angeles california | 

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Taglines:

John met the woman of his dreams. Then he met her son ...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2010 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Untitled Duplass Brothers Project

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£429,919 (UK) (10 September 2010)

Gross:

$7,455,447 (USA) (8 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although there was a definitive script, the Duplass brothers encouraged their actors to improvise as much as possible.

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Goofs

In the scene where Cyrus argues with his mom and then storms out of the house and peers back in through the window, he goes from obviously clean-shaven while inside the house to obviously scruffy when outside the house.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jamie: [from outside of house] John! John! John!

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Connections

References Friday the 13th (2009)

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Soundtracks

"My Love"
Written and Performed by Charlie Wadhams

User Reviews

Beautifully rendered comedy drama

John (John C. Reilly) is a desperately lonely man who still clings to his ex-wife Jamie (Catherine Keener), who has just announced she is to re-marry. She forces him to come to a party in order to meet women, and his drunken advances cause only embarrassment. While urinating in the garden, he meets the beautiful Molly (Marisa Tomei) who overheard one of his honest and open ramblings, and the two hit it off. Noticing she repeatedly sneaks off during the night, John follows Molly back to her place one night and comes across her strange son Cyrus (Jonah Hill). He seems pleasant in a strange way at first, but soon it becomes apparent that there's more to Cyrus than meets the eye, and he seems intent on breaking the new couple up.

While the trailers and promotional campaign billed this as a quirky comedy in the vein of Judd Apatow, the film came as a pleasantly different surprise. While it would be easy to mistake this for an Apatow film, it plays more as an indie drama, with some very funny moments. Reilly is one of the finest character actors of his generation, so we know what to expect from him. However, it is Jonah Hill that emerges from this film the best, as he puts in a quite amazing performance - creepy and horrible, tragic and dysfunctional, and conniving and evil. He pulls off a multi-dimensional character with a spectacular ease, which is something I would not expect from the guy who pretends to masturbate into a jar and drink it in the quite frankly brilliant Superbad.

I just hope the advertising campaign doesn't bring in the wrong audience, as this is a film that deserves to be seen. Yes, it is very funny in the laugh-out-loud sense. But it is also tender, moving, highly engaging, and often profoundly moving. I've rarely been so engaged throughout every second of a film's running time. The film plot means it is always in danger of becoming soapy or melodramatic, but instead the film's characters are real, and they avoid the film going in the direction that you would expect it to. If there is a negative, it would be the annoying crash-zoom camera work which seems to be there for no other reason than to cry "this is an indie film!". But if you can see past this minor flaw, this is a beautifully rendered comedy drama.

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