The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

Director:

Ben Stiller

Writers:

Steve Conrad (screenplay by), Steve Conrad (screen story by)

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly

5 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	Walter Mitty
Kristen Wiig	...	Cheryl Melhoff
Jon Daly	...	Tim Naughton (as Jonathan C. Daly)
Kathryn Hahn	...	Odessa Mitty
Terence Bernie Hines	...	Gary Mannheim
Adam Scott	...	Ted Hendricks
Paul Fitzgerald	...	Don Proctor
Grace Rex	...	Cheryl's Co-Worker
Alex Anfanger	...	Ted's Toner Box Associate
Amanda Naughton	...	Female Editor
Adrian Martinez	...	Hernando
Nolan Carley	...	Western Union Employee
Joey Slotnick	...	Retirement Home Administrator
Shirley MacLaine	...	Edna Mitty
Gary Wilmes	...	Walter's Dad

Storyline

The manager of the negative assets sector of Life magazine, Walter Mitty, has been working for sixteen years for the magazine and has a tedious life, not going anywhere but from his home to his job and vice-versa. He is an escapist, daydreaming into a world of fantasy many times a day. Walter has a crush on the recently hired Cheryl Melhoff but he is too shy to invite her on a date and he is trying to contact her via online dating. The magazine is preparing to release its last printed edition and the loathsome manager of transition Ted Hendricks is preparing an inevitable downsizing over the next few days. Walter has been the liaison between the magazine and the mysterious independent photographer Sean O'Connell who has sent to him a package of negatives and a wallet as a gift for his work. Sean also suggests to the senior management the use of negative 25 for the cover of the last edition. However, Walter cannot find the negative that is missing. Walter has no means to contact Sean ...

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Plot Keywords:

life magazine | magazine | photographer | daydream | x rayed skeleton | 

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Taglines:

Stop dreaming. Start living.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some crude comments, language and action violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

The music in the film's first trailer is "Dirty Paws" by the Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men.

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Goofs

Immediately after arriving in Afghanistan, Walter walks in front of mountains, then a waterfall. Both shots are from Iceland. The mountain is Hvannadalshnúkur. The waterfall, Skogafoss, is at the foot of Eyjafjallajökull mountain, where Walter had already been.

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Quotes

Walter Mitty: And I get it. You got your marching orders... and you have to do what you have to do. But you don't have to be such a dick. Put that on a plaque, and hang it at your next job.

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Crazy Credits

The making and authorized distribution of this film supported over 15,000 jobs and involved hundreds of thousands of work hours.

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Alternate Versions

The British theatrical version was pre-cut during post-production to secure a PG rating (an uncut 12 rating was available to the distributor). This version was the one released worldwide.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

Don't You Want Me
Written by Phil Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright (as Philip Wright), and Jo Callis
Courtesy of Duke Bojadziev Productions

User Reviews

Ben Stillers best picture? I think so.

I would like to open with one word; Wow. I had been wanting to watch this movie since I had seen the first trailer. After being invited to an advanced showing I got very excited. The movie was outstanding. The cinematography was perfect and the character development was extraordinary. The film was very well paced and at no point did i believe the film was too short or that I felt rushed during the movie. It has its action moments and satire, but overall it is a very happy film. I will most likely see the film in the future again because this is up there with Forrest Gump and Django Unchained as a near perfect movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official Website

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Spanish Icelandic

Release Date:

25 December 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,765,508, 29 December 2013

Gross USA:

$58,236,838

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$188,133,322

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, TSG Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1