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Hancock

  • 20082008
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Will Smith in Hancock (2008)
This is the second theatrical trailer for Hancock, directed by Peter Berg.
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Hancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.Hancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.Hancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
488K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,431
35
    • Peter Berg
    • Vy Vincent Ngo
    • Vince Gilligan
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Charlize Theron
    • Jason Bateman
    • Peter Berg
    • Vy Vincent Ngo
    • Vince Gilligan
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Charlize Theron
    • Jason Bateman
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    • 707User reviews
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    • 49Metascore
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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • John Hancock
    Charlize Theron
    Charlize Theron
    • Mary
    Jason Bateman
    Jason Bateman
    • Ray
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    • Aaron
    Eddie Marsan
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    David Mattey
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    Hayley Marie Norman
    • Hottie
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    • Woman in Dive Bar
    Michelle Lemon
    • Girl at Bus Bench
    Akiva Goldsman
    Akiva Goldsman
    • Executive
    Michael Mann
    Michael Mann
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    Brad Leland
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    Trieu Tran
    Trieu Tran
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    Darrell Foster
    • Police Sergeant
    Liz Wicker
    Liz Wicker
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      • Peter Berg
      • Vy Vincent Ngo
      • Vince Gilligan
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    • Trivia
      The original screenplay was much darker. Apart from being a low-life, Hancock was supposed to be sexually frustrated because he couldn't have sex with a woman without killing her. The MPAA actually cleared a scene involving Hancock's explosive orgasm, but it was removed from the final cut because a test audience didn't find it funny. The tone was lightened considerably for a summer release aimed at a wide audience, but the MPAA gave the film an R twice before language and violence cuts resulted in a PG-13.
    • Goofs
      When the people are running away from the tornadoes, suddenly a strange character runs from the left to the right of the screen. The character is twice as tall as everyone else, and looks like a robot or an alien. It may be a street performer, on stilts and in costume.
    • Quotes

      John Hancock: All of you people, blocking the intersection, you're all idiots.

      Rail Crossing Crowd #1: You're the one that threw the dude's car at her. And what's with the train?

      Rail Crossing Crowd #2: Why didn't you just go straight up in the air with the car? You've obviously injured that poor woman.

      Rail Crossing Crowd #3: She's right. She should sue you.

      John Hancock: Okay. Well, you should sue McDonald's, 'cause they fucked you up.

    • Crazy credits
      A scene after the credits start to roll.
    • Alternate versions
      An extended cut was released on DVD and Blu-Ray featuring several additional and modified scenes. The additional scenes include, but are not limited to: Hancock bringing a girl to his trailer to have sex, Mary Embrey driving to Hancock's trailer instead of flying there, and Hancock getting off a prison bus while chained to other prisoners whom he drags behind him.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Get Smart/Kit Kittredge: An American Girl/The Love Guru/WALL-E/Mongol (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Whammer Jammer
      Written by Stephen Bladd, J. Geils (as John Geils Jr.), Seth Justman, Daniel Klein, Magic Dick (as Richard Salwitz), and Peter Wolf
      Performed by The J. Geils Band
      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews707

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    8/10
    Not bad!
    Lots of people, including the critics, are ragging on this film. Seriously, what did they expect? It's a Hollywood blockbuster with Wil Smith in. Get over it, turn your brain off, and sit back and enjoy the ride.

    For what it was, I thought it pretty good. It was entertaining, took a unique take on the superhero thing, and didn't have an overt number of huge gaping plot holes or completely blithe dialog.

    If you're feeling like a Wil Smith movie, go for it. It's not as bad as they say... just don't expect any more than the typical Hollywood affair.
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    • Release date
      • July 2, 2008 (United States)
      • United States
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • City Bank Plaza - 505 S Flower St, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Blue Light
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos

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