A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations
- Pathetic Jane
- (as Tracy Ann Oberman)
Storyline
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- TriviaWhen Hector visits the Himalayas, the flags are Tibetan prayer flags, whose colors represent the five elements. Health and harmony can be produced with the balance of all the elements. It is the belief that the wind will carry the prayers and mantras to provide good will and compassion to the surrounding areas.
- GoofsHector uses computers and more specifically Skype several times to videochat with his girlfriend, yet none of the computers he uses seem to be equipped with the necessary camera or microphone that enables his girlfriend to see and hear him.
- Quotes
Hector: 1. Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.
Hector: 2. A lot of people think happiness means being richer or more important.
Hector: 3. Many people only see happiness in their future.
Hector: 4. Happiness could be the freedom to love more than one woman at the same time.
Hector: 5. Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story.
Hector: 6. Avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness.
Hector: 7. Does this person bring you predominantly a. up b. down?
Hector: 8. Happiness is answering your calling.
Hector: 9. Happiness is being loved for who you are.
Hector: 10. Sweet Potato Stew!
Hector: 11. Fear is an impediment to happiness.
Hector: 12. Happiness is feeling completely alive.
Hector: 13. Happiness is knowing how to celebrate.
Hector: 14. Listening is loving.
Hector: 15. Nostalgia is not what it used to be.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
- SoundtracksAbout As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All
Written by Dan Mangan & Kenton Loewen
Performed by Dan Mangan
Orchestral arrangements by Eyvind Kang
Published by Dan Mangan Music (SOCAN)
Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Productions
Simon Pegg plays the titular 'Hector' – a London psychiatrist who decides that he's bored with his life and sets off on a journey around the world in search for the meaning of what makes people happy. Nothing really wrong with that, only the way it's done. First of all, as soon as Hector sets off on his journey, he takes on the characteristics of 'Mr Bean.' From being a very intelligent man, he becomes a complete clutz. He knocks over everything around him, then, when he tries to pick anything up, knocks more things over. How did this happen? It's just annoying. Yes, I guess it appeals to those who like 'slapstick,' but it sort of comes out of nowhere and doesn't seem to fit the character's former traits.
As Hector goes around the world, the writers do make a few meaningful observations and these do come across. There is plenty in there that will make you think. And that's nice. Only, just when it starts to decide where it wants to go, it changes and becomes really dark (suddenly we're into hostage-taking territory) and that slapstick comedy seems like a lifetime ago.
Then, every now and again, the film will use funny little techniques like cartoons to illustrate Hector's mood, or even deliberately cheap and home made special effects. Again, these pop up here and there without any real need or explanation. And then they disappear again equally without notice.
All in all, Hector is a mixed bag. When it's good it's nice and thought-provoking and you'll find it quite uplifting. However, they it'll go off on a genre change tangent and you'll feel a little mixed up as to where it's suddenly going.
- bowmanblue
- Apr 10, 2015
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- Also known as
- Hành Trình Đến Hạnh Phúc
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,124,445
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $40,847
- Sep 21, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $6,337,728
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1