Cosmopolis (2012)

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writers:

David Cronenberg (screenplay)
Don DeLillo (novel)

Release Date:

25 May 2012 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.

Plot Keywords:

Haircut | Billionaire | Woman On Top | Taxi Driver | Anarchist

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Robert Pattinson	...	Eric Packer
Sarah Gadon	...	Elise Shifrin
Paul Giamatti	...	Benno Levin
Kevin Durand	...	Torval
Abdul Ayoola	...	Ibrahim Hamadou
Juliette Binoche	...	Didi Fancher
Emily Hampshire	...	Jane Melman
Bob Bainborough	...	Dr. Ingram
Samantha Morton	...	Vija Kinsky
Zeljko Kecojevic	...	Danko
Jay Baruchel	...	Shiner
Philip Nozuka	...	Michael Chin
Mathieu Amalric	...	André Petrescu
Patricia McKenzie	...	Kendra Hays
Ryan Kelly	...	Rat Man #1
Nadeem Umar-Khitab	...	Rat Man #2
Albert Gomez	...	Counterman (as Alberto Gomez)
Gouchy Boy	...	Kosmo Thomas
David Schaap	...	Arthur Rapp
Warren Chow	...	Arthur's Attacker
George Touliatos	...	Anthony Adubato
Jadyn Wong	...	Cathy Lee
K'Naan	...	Brutha Fez
Inessa Frantowski	...	Woman Holding Rat
Jonathan Seinen	...	Man on Fire
Milton Barnes	...	Videographer #1
John Batkis	...	Photographer #1
Saad Siddiqui	...	Photographer #2
Anna Hardwick	...	Photographer #3 - Jenn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paulette Sinclair	...	Bag Lady (uncredited)

Directed by
David Cronenberg

Writing credits
David Cronenberg		(screenplay)
Don DeLillo		(novel)

Produced by
Joseph Boccia	....	line producer
Paulo Branco	....	producer
Edouard Carmignac	....	executive producer
Walter Gasparovic	....	associate producer
Martin Katz	....	producer
Gregoire Melin	....	executive producer
Renee Tab	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Peter Suschitzky

Film Editing by
Ronald Sanders

Casting by
Deirdre Bowen

Production Design by
Arvinder Grewal

Art Direction by
Joshu de Cartier

Costume Design by
Denise Cronenberg

Makeup Department
Chris Bridges	....	special makeup effects artist
Stacey Butterworth	....	wigmaker: Paul Giamatti
Stephan Dupuis	....	makeup designer
Paul R.J. Elliot	....	key hair stylist (as Paul Elliot)
Seth Rossman	....	assistant special makeup effects artist
Sondra Treilhard	....	assistant hair stylist
Dorota Zajac	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Joseph Boccia	....	production manager
Frederic Jupin	....	post-production supervisor: Eclair Numérique
Anne Mattatia	....	post-production supervisor
Robin M. Reelis	....	production manager
Lori A. Waters	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Boem	....	second assistant director
Matt Coatsworth	....	trainee assistant director
Tim Cushen	....	trainee assistant director
Jonathan Gajewski	....	assistant director
Justin Gajewski	....	assistant director
Walter Gasparovic	....	first assistant director
Kevin Hennelly	....	third assistant director
Gerrod Shully	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Ron Hewitt	....	property master
Jon Hunter	....	graphic designer
Michael Huschka	....	assistant property master
Marc Kuitenbrouwer	....	construction coordinator
Matthew Lammerich	....	key scenic artist
Patricia Larman	....	set decoration buyer
Jennifer MacDonald	....	assistant art director (as Jennifer C. MacDonald)
Shaun Martens	....	second assistant art director
Matt Middleton	....	set designer
Brad Milburn	....	set designer
Vicki Pui	....	illustrator
Farrah Yip	....	art department apprentice

Sound Department
Jonathan Acbard	....	boom operator
Pierre Bariaud	....	foley editor
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Rob Bertola	....	sound editor
Gavin Coford	....	second boom operator
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Nicolas Fioraso	....	foley artist
Alastair Gray	....	dialogue/adr editor
Vincent Gregorio	....	dubbing editor
Wayne Griffin	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Michel Monier	....	sound consultant: dolby
Jean-Paul Mugel	....	sound mixer
Michael O'Farrell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael O'Farrell	....	supervising sound editor
Julien Perez	....	foley mixer
Brandon Prodger	....	adr mixer
Olivier Roche	....	sound mix technician
Jean-Christophe Sabatier	....	french dubbing recordist
Ric Schnupp	....	adr recordist
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregorio Vincent	....	dubbing editor
Fanny Weinzaepflen	....	sound re-recording mix trainee
Tim West	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Warren Appleby	....	special effects coordinator
Sam Hudecki	....	motion graphics
John MacGillivray	....	special effects foreman
Fiona MacPherson	....	special effects shop coordinator
Cameron Patterson	....	shop supervisor
Cameron Patterson	....	special effects shop supervisor
Daniel White	....	special effects key

Visual Effects by
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor
Wilson Cameron	....	visual effects producer
Andy Chan	....	visual effects compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Joseph Cheng Chen	....	tracking and layout
James Cooper	....	lead vxf artist
Devin Dawkins	....	digital artist
Devin Dawkins	....	visual effects
Michael DiCarlo	....	visual effects coordinator: on set
Eddie Englander	....	compositor
David Fix	....	senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Naomi Foakes	....	visual effects coordinator
Vinay Goenka	....	digital compositor
Oliver Hearsey	....	tracking supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Anna Joukova	....	digital compositor: Mr.X Inc
Lince K.F.	....	digital artist
Matthew Lajoie	....	visual effects artist
Jesh Murthy	....	visual effects
Kelly Noordermeer	....	visual effects editorial assistant: Mr. X Inc
Anna Pacchioni	....	roto artist
Alessandro Pantanella	....	digital compositor
Rahul Roy	....	compositor
Ian Spriggs	....	senior character modeler
Kamal Kumar Tiwari	....	compositor
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects operations: Mr. X Inc.
Matt 'Readyman' Whelan	....	digital lighter: Mr X
Owen Williams	....	digital compositor
Wojciech Zielinski	....	visual effects supervisor
Celine Zoleta	....	production assistant: Mr. X

Stunts
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt safety
Chad Camilleri	....	stunt performer
Brett Chan	....	stunt performer
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt performer
Colin Decker	....	stunt safety
Flint Eagle	....	stunt performer
Brayden Jones	....	stunt performer
Riley Jones	....	stunt performer
Angelica Lisk-Hann	....	stunt performer (as Angelica Lisk)
Regan Moore	....	stunt performer
Layton Morrison	....	additional stunt coordinator
Layton Morrison	....	stunt coordinator
Layton Morrison	....	stunt performer
Efosa Otuomagie	....	stunt performer (as Efosa Outamagie)
Dan Shea	....	stunt performer
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
John Stoneham Sr.	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Archer	....	daily grip
Barrett Axford	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Breeze	....	gaffer
Rocky Brown	....	electrician
Caitlin Cronenberg	....	still photographer
Patrick King	....	crane operator
Jasper Vrakking	....	digital imaging technician
Ian C. Harris	....	rigging best boy electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Christopher Richards	....	casting associate
Jane Spencer	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Boulden	....	costume supervisor
Christina Cattle	....	set costume supervisor
Jennifer Evans	....	costume buyer
Susan Nycz	....	costume truck supervisor
Anne Peiponen	....	extras costume coordinator (as Ann Peiponen)
Alan St. Germain	....	assistant extras coordinator

Editorial Department
Kevin Downer	....	digital intermediate editor
Karim El Katari	....	color timer: Eclair
Mary Juric	....	assistant editor
Vanessa Lafaille	....	digital image coordinator
Rui Martins	....	digital dailies
Dave Muscat	....	digital intermediate assistant editor
Sandy Pereira	....	first assistant editor
Emma Sanders	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Amy Baer	....	music preparation
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	music editor
Alan Frey	....	music production coordinator
Metric	....	music performed by
John O'Mahony	....	score mixer
James Sizemore	....	music programmer

Transportation Department
John Ozlins	....	transportation coordinator
Regina Petrik	....	driver
Regina Popp	....	driver
Dave Wilson	....	picture car captain

Other crew
Leor Boshi	....	production assistant
Dillon Bowman	....	production assistant
Laurent Boye-Guérin	....	international festival publicity team: telefilm canada (as Laurent Boye)
Jared Burton	....	location production assistant
Paul Chodirker	....	legal services
Shaun Coughlin	....	assistant accountant
Ken Dhaliwal	....	finance legal
John Gaskin	....	production accountant
Melissa Girotti	....	production supervisor
Daniel L. Goldenberg	....	legal counsel
Lon J. Hall	....	legal counsel
Jeffrey Hawkes	....	assistant to mr. pattinson
Eugene Henry	....	assistant: Mr. Katz
Sara Holmes	....	post production accountant
Richard Hughes	....	location manager
Joe Iacono	....	financial consultant and auditor
Miriam Laurence	....	dialect coach
Chantal Leblanc-Everett	....	production assistant
Lisa Mahal	....	assistant: Mr. Cronenberg
Eleanor Mendes	....	production coordinator
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Trevor Pickett	....	production assistant
John Rakich	....	assistant location manager
Archie Rodrigues	....	travel agent
Dug Rotstein	....	script supervisor
Julita Santos	....	production assistant
Cristiana Sena	....	production assistant
Lisa Shamata	....	unit publicist
Christiane Sommermeier	....	marketing
Justin Stephenson	....	titles design director
Claire Tomasini	....	production assistant
Vanessa Whittaker	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Alfama Films
• Prospero Pictures
• Kinology (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Talandracas (co-production)
• Téléfilm Canada (co-production)
• Leopardo Filmes (co-production)
• Canal+ (support)
• Rai Cinema (support)
• Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) (support)
• Complete Post Accounting (post accounting)
• Jouror Productions (co-producer)

Distributors

• Distribution Company (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcom Media (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2012) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Icon Film Distribution (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Miracle Voice (2013) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
• Showgate (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Stone Angels (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (2012) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Zima Entertainment (2013) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribution (2012) (Italy) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• Aurum Distribution (2012) (Estonia) (all media)
• Aurum Distribution (2012) (Latvia) (all media)
• Belga Home Vidéo (2012) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Leopardo Filmes (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
• Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand) (all media)
• Stone Angels (2012) (France) (DVD)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• Vicol Entertainment (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Vicol Entertainment (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Mr. X (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cohen & Gardner  production legal
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Hall Webber  legal services
• Howe Records  soundtrack
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Klass Security and Investigations  location security
• Picturecars North  picture vehicle supplier
• Pinewood Toronto Studios  stages
• Studio Line  sound post-production (ISDN/ADR)
• Tattersall Sound  Avid rentals
• Tattersall Sound  post-production facilities
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexual content including graphic nudity, violence and language

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Canada | France | Portugal | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Italy:T | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Netherlands:16 | Czech Republic:15 | Germany:12 (f) | Australia:MA15+ (2012) | Hong Kong:III | Brazil:16 | Japan:R15+ | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Alfama Films

Trivia:

In one scene you see an electric sign shows, "A SPECTER IS HAUNTING THE WORLD. CAPITALISM." This is a take-off on "A specter is haunting Europe -- the specter of communism." which is the opening line of "The Communist Manifesto."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Torval:Where?
Eric Packer:I wanna a haircut.
Torval:The president's in town.
Eric Packer:We don't care. We need a haircut. We need to go crosstown.
Torval:You will hit traffic that speaks in quarter inches.
Eric Packer:Just so I know. Which president are we talking about?
Torval:United States. Barriers will be set up. Entire streets deleted from the map.
Eric Packer:Show me my car.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons (#38.2)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

I Don't Want to Wake Up

Worst David Cronenberg film I've seen

There are some films you watch and pretty much immediately you know it's not enjoyable. But you stick with it. You hope that there will be some big pay off at the end and then you'll think, wow, must watch that again now I know where it's going.

Well I'm sorry to say, this is not quite one of those movies. True, it started off with me instantly being bored by it. Maybe five times I nearly gave up, but waited for the big pay off at the end. But instead, it was just the end.

Rarely have I been so happy a movie was over.

Considering I'm a David Cronenberg fan, this movie surprised me, it really is awful. It's like your watching some cheap movie made on a cam from someone just out of college.

The dialogue is laboured. It doesn't sound in any way natural and Robert Pattinson seems to be doing his best Christopher Walken impression, but it just doesn't work.

I don't usually write a review of films, but sometimes, people just need a warning.