Ein Witwer, der erkannte, dass seine einzige Verbindung zu seiner Familie über seine Frau bestand, begibt sich auf eine spontane Reise, um sich mit jedem seiner erwachsenen Kinder wieder zu ... Alles lesenEin Witwer, der erkannte, dass seine einzige Verbindung zu seiner Familie über seine Frau bestand, begibt sich auf eine spontane Reise, um sich mit jedem seiner erwachsenen Kinder wieder zu vereinigen.Ein Witwer, der erkannte, dass seine einzige Verbindung zu seiner Familie über seine Frau bestand, begibt sich auf eine spontane Reise, um sich mit jedem seiner erwachsenen Kinder wieder zu vereinigen.
- Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 6 Nominierungen
- Jilly
- (as Katherine Moennig)
- Young Amy
- (as Lily Sheen)
- Butcher
- (as Kene Holliday)
- Wine Man
- (as EJ Carroll)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesBradley Cooper put himself on tape to audition for a role as Robert De Niro's son (with his own mother playing the part of De Niro). He lost out to Sam Rockwell.
- PatzerWhen Frank takes the train from Chicago to Denver he passes some beautiful scenery, including various desert mesas as well as Glenwood Canyon, both things one would see when approaching Denver via Amtrak from the west, not the east.
- Zitate
Young Man in Diner #1: I'm 94. I keep away from the doctors.
Frank Goode: Boy.
Young Man in Diner #1: I have three children, six grandchildren. They're busy. They're too busy to talk to me. I gotta make an appointment. They got lost some place. They don't need anybody. People changed, life is changed. Today, you shake hands with somebody, you gotta count your fingers to make sure you got five fingers back.
- Crazy CreditsThe photographs Frank took during his journey are shown alongside the end credits.
- VerbindungenFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Surrogates/Pandorum/Fame (2009)
- SoundtracksCatch a Falling Star
Written by Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance (as Paul J. Vance)
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label and The RCA/Jive Label Group, a Unit of Sony Music Entertainment by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Ah, platitudes. We're all guilty of using them. They're a polite way of telling someone to buzz off, that you don't want to talk to them, that they are unworthy of your time. This movie is all about platitudes, most cruelly applied when it's least needed or wanted. In this movie a man wants to initiate communication with his children, all of whom are adults and have long since left the home, and he and his children go through a lot of changes as they attempt to bridge the gulf that separates them. This doesn't mean the children don't care about their father, they do. But the emotional closeness was never there and this is what this movie is about: breaking down barriers to establish an emotional connection. This movie is a Robert DeNiro vehicle. It is his re-emergence onto the Hollywood scene after years of cinematic oblivion. His performance is a tour de force; he deserves at least an Academy Award nomination for best actor. He carries the movie. Drew Barrymore also gives an impressive performance as one of Mr. DeNiro's daughters. Ms. Barrymore shines on the screen and proves once again that she is one of the premiere actresses in Hollywood. Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsdale also are excellent. What a great movie! Never cold-shoulder your father.
This is the best Robert DeNiro movie in years. His strong acting carries this sentimental story about a man trying to reconnect with his children. The movie places a strong emphasis on family relationships and does an excellent job in engaging and keeping the audience's attention as Mr. DeNiro's character embarks on an odyssey of emotional discovery. At times the story verges on becoming openly maudlin but succeeds in avoiding that pitfall. The movie also avoids becoming hokey and corny and succeeds in staying on course as the DeNiro character continues on his journey. All in all, this is a wonderful movie featuring a strong performance by Robert DeNiro. After watching this movie, you will think twice before telling someone "everybody's fine" unless you mean it.
- PWNYCNY
- 4. Dez. 2009
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizielle Standorte
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- Người Cha Tuyệt Vời
- Drehorte
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Box Office
- Budget
- 21.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 9.208.876 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 3.852.068 $
- 6. Dez. 2009
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 16.443.609 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 40 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.35 : 1