Town & Country (2001)

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers:

Michael Laughlin, Buck Henry

Stars:

Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Nastassja Kinski

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Beatty	...	Porter
Nastassja Kinski	...	Alex
Diane Keaton	...	Ellie
Goldie Hawn	...	Mona
Garry Shandling	...	Griffin
Vincent Lascoumes	...	Waiter
William Hootkins	...	Barney (as Bill Hootkins)
Terri Hoyos	...	Yolanda
Josh Hartnett	...	Tom (as Joshua Hartnett)
Tricia Vessey	...	Alice
Marc Casabani	...	Omar
Del Zamora	...	Alejandro
Katharine Towne	...	Holly
Tony Abatemarco	...	McKlellen
Eve Crawford	...	Margaret

Storyline

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

infidelity | friend | architect | hardware store | anniversary | 

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Taglines:

There's no such thing as a small affair.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

e-Pipoca - synopsis, gallery, trailer [Brazil] (Portuguese) New Line

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aitia diazygiou

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,029,858, 29 April 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$6,719,973

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,652,318

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, FR Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming was completed in 1999, but the movie was not released until 2001.

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Goofs

When Porter and Griffin are having lunch in the hotel the girl (who becomes Porter's first affair) is playing a double bass in the lobby. The soundtrack music, apart from being very obviously not synchronised with what she is playing, is a viola or possibly violin - definitely not a bass.

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Quotes

Eugenie: Mother, I think you really have a problem.
Eugenie's Mother: You're damned right I have a problem. He won't do it to me anymore. Yes, his limp carrot is the root of all my problems. All my doctors tell me so. Every motherfucking one of them.
[Raises glass]
Eugenie's Mother: Fucking. Going upstairs.

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Connections

Referenced in Mike & Mike: Episode dated 18 June 2015 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Saudade
Written by S. Jalier and Christophe le Friant (as C. LeFriant)
Performed by Reminiscence Quartet
Courtesy of Instinct Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

They have all done such great movies, so WHY did they have to get involved in this?!

It seems that the people behind this drudge of movie took all their cues from Woody Allen's movies during the 1990s. What I mean is, "Town & Country" is about a bunch of rich New Yorkers cheating on each other. I'm sure that everyone involved in it must be embarrassed beyond redemption for having gotten involved in it (and I don't just mean because of its abysmal performance at the box office). The only good character is Charlton Heston, basically spoofing himself. And how could a great screenwriter like Buck Henry have written this? He should have known MUCH better, given that he wrote "The Graduate".

All in all, terrible. Fortunately, the cast members have all done good work since. At least I think that they all have.