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The Weather Man

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
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6.6/10
81K
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Nicolas Cage in The Weather Man (2005)
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A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
81K
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    • Gore Verbinski
    • Steve Conrad
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Hope Davis
    • Nicholas Hoult
    • Gore Verbinski
    • Steve Conrad
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Hope Davis
    • Nicholas Hoult
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    • 339User reviews
    • 156Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Judith McConnell, and Michael Rispoli in The Weather Man (2005)
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    Nicolas Cage and Gemmenne de la Peña in The Weather Man (2005)
    Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine in The Weather Man (2005)
    Nicolas Cage and Hope Davis in The Weather Man (2005)
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    Nicolas Cage and Hope Davis in The Weather Man (2005)
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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • David Spritz
    Hope Davis
    Hope Davis
    • Noreen
    Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult
    • Mike
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Robert Spritzel
    Gemmenne de la Peña
    Gemmenne de la Peña
    • Shelly
    • (as Gemmenne De La Peña)
    Michael Rispoli
    Michael Rispoli
    • Russ
    Gil Bellows
    Gil Bellows
    • Don
    Judith McConnell
    Judith McConnell
    • Lauren
    Chris Marrs
    Chris Marrs
    • DMV Guy
    Dina Facklis
    • Andrea
    J. Nicole Brooks
    J. Nicole Brooks
    • Clerk
    • (as Deanna NJ Brooks)
    Sia A. Moody
    Sia A. Moody
    • Nurse
    • (as Sia Moody)
    Guy Van Swearingen
    Guy Van Swearingen
    • Nipper Guy
    Alexander Pine
    • Fast Food Employee
    • (as Alejandro Pina)
    Jackson Bubala
    • Fast Food Child
    Jennifer Bills
    • Fast Food Mom
    Peter Grosz
    Peter Grosz
    • Shelly's Archery Instructor
    Joe Bianchi
    • Paul
      • Gore Verbinski
      • Steve Conrad
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    • Trivia
      The food that hits Nicolas Cage throughout this movie was thrown by director Gore Verbinski.
    • Goofs
      When David enters the bathroom and rinses his face we see in the mirror that his watch is undone and hanging around his wrist. In the next shot, from a different angle, his watch is done up.
    • Quotes

      Dave Spritz: We both just think it's better for the kids.

      Robert Spritzel: David, sacrifice is... to get anything of value, you have to sacrifice.

      Dave Spritz: I know that dad, but I think that if we continue down this road, it's gonna be too detrimental for the kids. It's just too hard.

      Robert Spritzel: Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. "Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life.

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    7/10
    Not a Hill of Beans
    Greetings again from the darkness. So Close. This is painfully close to being a great film. Although still very good at presenting issues normally not seen on film, director Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribbean" "The Ring") falls just short of making a very powerful statement.

    Please do not let the trailer fool you. This is not slapstick comedy like "Anchorman". This is deep, often dark subject matter addressing the emotional struggles men face when dealing with a bad divorce, trying to maintain a relationship with kids, and the pressures of trying to make one's own dad proud (or at least gain acceptance). So often Hollywood deals with the plight of the woman and her emotional turmoil. Instead we are "treated" with watching a man's attempt to live up to (what he thinks are) expectations of others and how somehow the right job will make everything OK ... his life will be whole.

    Nicolas Cage gives another outstanding performance as "The Weather Man" on a Chicago TV station. To add to the complexity, he is not a meteorologist and he is being courted by a national morning talk show featuring Bryant Gumbel. Two areas with this character are poorly written in my opinion. First, Cage's hair weave is bloody awful. At least in Dallas, weather men all look like Televangelists with perfect hair. His is always askew ... don't they have hair/make-up staff in Chicago? Second, the character is written as too much of a loser in all aspects. He is not just struggling, he is not someone any guy or girl would want to hang with. The film tries, but fails, to show the "switch" come on when Cage steps in front of the camera. They tell us this happens, but it needed to be presented much clearer.

    Playing Cage's father, Michael Caine is a pretty intimidating figure as he is confused about his son's direction in life while at the same time facing a very dark future of his own. Caine is wonderful in the role and when he tells his son "Sometimes in life, you just have to chuck it", we really get it and hope that Cage does as well.

    On the other hand, Hope Davis is cast as yet another frigid "B" yuppie whom I don't understand how any man could be attracted to. Yet somehow this is the woman Cage wants back. Time to stretch your talent a bit Hope. You showed plenty of promise in "About Schmidt" and have been working steadily since. But to take the next step as an actress, you need to try a new character. Gil Bellows ("Aly McBeal") has a creepy role as Cage's teenage son's counselor. He is responsible for some of the most uncomfortable moments as well as a way for Cage to finally cut loose.

    As I said, this is a very good movie that falls just short of greatness. While providing insight into the male psyche, it fails to deliver the message or solution it seemed to be leading up to. However, it is nice to see a man portrayed as something other than a superhero, adulterer, international spy or Olympic caliber lover.
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    • Release date
      • October 28, 2005 (United States)
      • United States
      • Germany
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Glisson Archery & Pro Shop, 22900 E Main St, Plainfield, IL, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Escape Artists
      • Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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