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Nobel Son

  • 20072007
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  • 1h 50m
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Alan Rickman and Eliza Dushku in Nobel Son (2007)
A young chemistry student (Hatosy) throws a wrench into the existence of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Eli Michaelson (Rickman) by first kidnapping his son (Greenberg).
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A professor of chemistry wins the Nobel Prize. His wife joins him to Stockholm but his PhD. working son gets kidnapped. The kidnapper demands $2,000,000 = prize sum.A professor of chemistry wins the Nobel Prize. His wife joins him to Stockholm but his PhD. working son gets kidnapped. The kidnapper demands $2,000,000 = prize sum.A professor of chemistry wins the Nobel Prize. His wife joins him to Stockholm but his PhD. working son gets kidnapped. The kidnapper demands $2,000,000 = prize sum.
IMDb RATING
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5.9K
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  • Director
    • Randall Miller
  • Writers
    • Jody Savin
    • Randall Miller
  • Stars
    • Alan Rickman
    • Bryan Greenberg
    • Shawn Hatosy
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  • Director
    • Randall Miller
  • Writers
    • Jody Savin
    • Randall Miller
  • Stars
    • Alan Rickman
    • Bryan Greenberg
    • Shawn Hatosy
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    • 46User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
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    Danny DeVito in Nobel Son (2007)
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    Alan Rickman
    Alan Rickman
    • Eli Michaelsonas Eli Michaelson
    Bryan Greenberg
    Bryan Greenberg
    • Barkley Michaelsonas Barkley Michaelson
    Shawn Hatosy
    Shawn Hatosy
    • Thaddeus Jamesas Thaddeus James
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Sarah Michaelsonas Sarah Michaelson
    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Max Marineras Max Mariner
    Eliza Dushku
    Eliza Dushku
    • City Hallas City Hall
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • George Gastneras George Gastner
    Lindy Booth
    Lindy Booth
    • Beth Chapmanas Beth Chapman
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Simon Ahrensas Simon Ahrens
    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • Harvey Parrishas Harvey Parrish
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Bill Canepaas Bill Canepa
    Hal B. Klein
    Hal B. Klein
    • Tully's Guyas Tully's Guy
    Matt Winston
    Matt Winston
    • Book Store Manageras Book Store Manager
    Kirk Baily
    Kirk Baily
    • Wil Cavalereas Wil Cavalere
    Joyce Guy
    Joyce Guy
    • Eileen Mosesas Eileen Moses
    Kevin West
    Kevin West
    • Jaundice Guyas Jaundice Guy
    Wayne Lopez
    Wayne Lopez
    • Cabbieas Cabbie
    Dawn Balkin
    Dawn Balkin
    • Stewardessas Stewardess
    • Director
      • Randall Miller
    • Writers
      • Jody Savin
      • Randall Miller
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    • Trivia
      Mary Steenburgen's main reason on deciding to do this film was because she was always a fan of Alan Rickman and always wanted to work with him.
    • Goofs
      During Barkley and City's love scene, a patch covering her right nipple is briefly visible.
    • Quotes

      Eli Michaelson: If anyone in this room ever doubted my intellectual superiority, or your get fortune to be under my incomparable tutelage, you can now formally kiss my fine white ass.

    • Alternate versions
      In the U.K. the film was cut by 10 seconds to remove a scene where somebody has their thumb cut off. An uncut 18 certificate was available to the distributor. For the 2010 DVD the cut was waived and the certificate raised to an 18.
    • Connections
      References Scarface (1932)
    • Soundtracks
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    User reviews46

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    4/10
    Too many writers spoiled the story
    I was really looking forward to "Nobel Son". I was thinking, finally, an intelligent thriller that is going to focus on the characteristics of those found in the academic sciences. But I'm afraid that all I got was a jumbled mess that never really accomplished anything.

    The son of a Nobel Prize-winning chemist is kidnapped for ransom. There are a lot of interesting ways to take this story. The main problem is, they take all of them. We have an opportunity to investigate what's really going on in the mind of the son, how has his father affected his life, why does the father live his life the way he does, who is really responsible for the kidnapping and why... . The ways to explore this story are endless, and instead of delving in whole-heartedly, all that came out was a jumbled mess that left me feeling frustrated with no invested knowledge in any part of the story. Another review said the problem was too many cooks. I second that, and will adapt the phrase from "too many cooks spoil the broth" to "too many writers spoil the story". Only two screenwriters were credited, but I'm willing to bet there were more with their hands in it.

    The actors were all quite good, I'm sure. It's the characters that I'm more confused about. Whenever they presented a scene which echoed my experiences in the ivory tower of science, they usually followed that up with a scene that didn't make sense based on what we knew about the characters. Perhaps I was focusing too much on specifics, but I was continuously confused and frustrated by their characterization and story ideas. Too many writers, ideas, and lack of focus spoiled "Nobel Son".
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    • Aug 27, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Giải Nobel Nhớ Đời
    • Filming locations
      • City of Industry, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Eli's Son Production
      • Gimme Five Films
      • Prama
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $540,382
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $333,912
      • Dec 7, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $550,782
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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