Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writer:

Simon Kinberg

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody

9 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Pitt	...	John Smith
Angelina Jolie	...	Jane Smith
Vince Vaughn	...	Eddie
Adam Brody	...	Benjamin Danz
Kerry Washington	...	Jasmine
Keith David	...	Father
Chris Weitz	...	Martin Coleman
Rachael Huntley	...	Suzy Coleman
Michelle Monaghan	...	Gwen
Stephanie March	...	Julie - Associate #1
Jennifer Morrison	...	Jade - Associate #2
Theresa Barrera	...	Janet - Associate #3
Perrey Reeves	...	Jessie - Associate #4
Melanie Tolbert	...	Jamie - Associate #5
Jerry T. Adams	...	Guard - Bull

Storyline

John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their quest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

secret agent | character names as title | desert | surname in title | wife hits husband | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, intense action, sexual content and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the scenes from the trailer were not in the movie, including Brad Pitt riding a bike while shooting, and Keith David ordering someone to "bring in everyone", after finding out "it's the Smiths".

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Goofs

When John and Jane are in the elevator in the shoot-out in the "Home Made" mall, they each carry a HK MP5, and the cocking handles on both are clearly in the retracted 'up' position, as they are when being reloaded. In this position it is not possible to fire the weapon, which they both clearly do the very next second. If they *were* reloading, they clearly would not just stand waiting with the weapons as they do.

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Quotes

[first lines]
John Smith: [at the marriage counselor's] OK, I'll go first. Um... Let me say, uh, we don't really need to be here. See, we've been married for five years.
Jane Smith: Six.
John Smith: [chastened] Five, six years.

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Alternate Versions

Director's cut runs ca. 6 minutes longer.

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Connections

Features Jeopardy! (1984)

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Soundtracks

Bridal Chorus
(uncredited)
Written by Richard Wagner
Arranged by John Powell

User Reviews

Nice Surprise!

I saw an advance screening of this movie tonight, and I must say it far exceeded my expectations! Of course, due to the stars involved I knew there'd be sex appeal. And due to the advertising I knew there'd be plenty of stuff "gettin' blowed up real good." But what I wasn't expecting was the tongue in cheek jokes, dark humor, and respectable plot twist! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will only fuel rumors of their relationship with their performances - their chemistry on screen is scintillating, to say the least. The allure of each actor as an individual is undeniable, but when they're together, whether getting busy or getting pummeled, the screen fairly sizzles. It's a popcorn, Hollywood movie, of course, and you'll have to get past the fact that the two leads are the only two among many professional killers who seem to be decent shots! But the action is kickin, the acting well above par, the leads luminous, the plot is lots of fun, and the laughs are plenty. Enjoy! I sure did...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Filming Locations:

Vincent Thomas Bridge, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$50,342,878, 12 June 2005

Gross USA:

$186,336,279

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$487,287,646

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Productions, Summit Entertainment, Weed Road Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 126 min (Director's Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (D-Cinema prints) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1