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The Weather Man

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
80K
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Nicolas Cage in The Weather Man (2005)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
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
80K
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  • Director
    • Gore Verbinski
  • Writer
    • Steve Conrad
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Hope Davis
    • Nicholas Hoult
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gore Verbinski
  • Writer
    • Steve Conrad
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Hope Davis
    • Nicholas Hoult
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 338User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Judith McConnell, and Michael Rispoli in The Weather Man (2005)
    Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, 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)
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    Nicolas Cage in The Weather Man (2005)
    Nicolas Cage in The Weather Man (2005)
    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
    • 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
    • Director
      • Gore Verbinski
    • Writer
      • Steve Conrad
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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.

    • Connections
      Featured in Atmospheric Pressure: The Style and Palette (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      The Passenger
      (1977)

      Written by Iggy Pop & Ricky Gardiner

      Performed by Iggy Pop

      Courtesy of Virgin Records

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews338

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    The Weather Man: The Unpredictable and The Grayness of Being Human
    From PASTO, COLOMBIA-Via: L. A. CA; CALI, COLOMBIA+ORLANDO, FL The ONLY Tony Kiss Castillo on FaceBook!---------------------------------

    ************May Contain a Couple MINOR Spoilers************** The TV promo trailer for "The Weather Man" did nothing to capture my interest. It looked like another of those "Light" comedies, which usually just aren't that good. Via recommendations from a few of my students, I decided to check it out. Wow!..Sometimes Hollywood marketing teams are so utterly clueless! In this case, the trailer shown on TV and the film projected in the theater had absolutely nothing in common with one another!

    Director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring) has given us a film that at first glance seems simple enough, but which ends up being as absolutely unpredictable as the science of meteorology itself. David Spritz (Nicolas Cage) is a divorced meteorologist who has attained considerable success on a professional level, but whose personal life, despite his perpetual fantasies to the contrary, is an explosive and unmitigated disaster.

    As the perturbed and ever-reflexive protagonist, Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, Lord of War) positions himself in the eye of his own tormented life, and is likewise the title character of the film. Like almost every other human being, Spritz is unable to come to grips with the stark reality that the dark clouds constantly present in his life are creations of his own device. They are clearly the consequence of his own actions and his particularly obstinate way of being and not merely products of some uncontrollable, mystical fate.

    While growing up, young David always loomed in the shadow of his famous Pulitzer-Prize winning father, Robert Spritz, played masterfully by Michael Caine. It seems that communication between father and son was never really what it should have been. Similarly, David leaves a lot to be desired in the area of warm and communicative interaction with all the important people in his life: His son, daughter, and of course, his ex- wife. David's disconnect is that he fantasizes that love and affection from his loved ones is linked directly to his level of professional success and recognition.

    The Weather Man, despite being a great European style film, suffers from some excesses. In order to drive home the fact that David often walks rather aimlessly through life, it isn't indispensable to permit the film to meander and lose its focus for a few minutes as well! Nor do I believe that the constant, non-stop profanity to be consistent with the characters nor with the overall tone of the film. But if you enjoy European flavored cinema and movies which project life through a slightly surreal philosophical prism, surely this Weather Man will make your daySunny and Clear!

    8* STARS*...ENJOY/DISFRUTELA!

    Any comments, questions, or observations, in English o en Español, are most welcome!
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    5
    • KissEnglishPasto
    • Aug 2, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hạnh Phúc Mong Manh
    • 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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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,482,775
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,248,465
      • Oct 30, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,126,398
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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