Paddington (2014)

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

Director:

Paul King

Writers:

Paul King, Hamish McColl (screen story by)

Stars:

Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Downie	...	Montgomery Clyde
Madeleine Worrall	...	Agatha Clyde
Lottie Steer	...	Young Millicent
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Head Geographer
Theresa Watson	...	Stenographer
Imelda Staunton	...	Aunt Lucy (voice)
Michael Gambon	...	Uncle Pastuzo (voice)
Ben Whishaw	...	Paddington (voice)
Hugh Bonneville	...	Henry Brown
Sally Hawkins	...	Mary Brown
Madeleine Harris	...	Judy Brown
Samuel Joslin	...	Jonathan Brown
Michael Bond	...	Kindly Gentleman
Matt Lucas	...	Joe
Julie Walters	...	Mrs. Bird

Storyline

A young Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kind Brown family, who read the label around his neck ('Please look after this bear. Thank you.') and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

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Plot Keywords:

bear | paddington station london | talking bear | taxidermist | title spoken by character | 

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Taglines:

Get ready for a little trouble.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action and rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer and director Paul King is a life-long Paddington fan.

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Goofs

When Paddington knocks down the pickpocket, several wallets fall out onto the sidewalk. After the police arrive and the scene changes to an overhead shot, the wallets are gone.

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Quotes

Paddington: [Henry Brown is brushing his teeth with the toothbrush Paddington got his earwax on the day before] Um, you're not using those ear brushes to clean your mouth are you, Mr Brown?

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Crazy Credits

The credits feature the assurance "No bears were harmed in the making of this film."

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Connections

Featured in Film 2017: Episode dated 26 November 2014 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Pomp and Marmalade
Written by Natalie Holt (as Natalie Holt)
Publishing Copyright Control
Master Recording Courtesy of Natalie Holt

User Reviews

A good live action adaptation

When his home in Darkest Peru is destroyed, a young bear travels to London in order to find a new home. He's helped by a couple with two kids, which share different opinions regarding the new troublemaker which "landed" in their home. Although helping him find a proper home, the Browns start to attach to the newcomer but his negligent way of life and an evil hunter from a local history museum tend to interfere in their relationship, for better or worse.

We're presented with the amusing and entertaining adventures of this strange bear which comes to a big city in search of a new life, but ends up in a lot of trouble, more or less due to his actions. It's a movie which doesn't have an extraordinary plot, but it's enough to keep you interested while making you laugh with almost everything the cute bear does. By the way, the CGI is top notch, and together with the actors' performance, create a good movie for everybody to enjoy. As downsides, it tends to exaggerate in many scenes, while being very simplistic when speaking about the "evil" part which hunts Paddington.

Still, it manages to create a very enjoyable atmosphere which makes this movie a very good watch, especially during winter holidays.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK France USA China

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paddington

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,966,676, 18 January 2015

Gross USA:

$76,271,832

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$282,377,550

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioCanal, Anton, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1