Small Apartments (2012)

A man is surrounded by strange events and odd neighbors in this adaptation of Chris Millis' novel.

Director:

Jonas Åkerlund

Writers:

Chris Millis (novel), Chris Millis (screenplay)

Stars:

Matt Lucas, Peter Stormare, James Caan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Lucas	...	Franklin Franklin
James Caan	...	Mr. Allspice
Nugget	...	Franklin's Dog
Juno Temple	...	Simone
Saffron Burrows	...	Francine
Peter Stormare	...	Mr. Olivetti
Johnny Knoxville	...	Tommy Balls
Rebel Wilson	...	Rocky
James Marsden	...	Bernard Franklin
DJ Qualls	...	Artie
Dolph Lundgren	...	Dr. Sage Mennox
Billy Crystal	...	Burt Walnut
Tara Holt	...	Amber
Noel Gugliemi	...	Dog Walker
David Koechner	...	Detective O'Grady

Storyline

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother and a crew of misfit characters, force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.

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Plot Keywords:

punched in the stomach | scene of the crime | fellatio | landlord | talking to oneself in a mirror | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence, sexual content and drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in twenty days.

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Goofs

When Dr. Mennox sits down in his seat after coming out of the lavatory, he and Franklin both have cocktail glasses in the drink holder of their seats. A few seconds later when they shake hands, Dr. Mennox's drink has disappeared. The flight attendant then walks up and hands a Vodka Martini to Dr. Mennox, and a rum and Coke to Franklin. The drink glass that had been sitting next to Franklin has now mysteriously disappeared, too.

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Quotes

Bernard Franklin: [on cassette tape] God would have a lot more credibility if He didn't always pick crazy people to be His messengers. Franklin, sanity is wasted on the sane.

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Alternate Versions

3 minutes have been cut on the Blu-ray version, most notably a scene between Franklin (Matt Lucas) and Dr. Sage Mennox (Dolph Lundgren, between 85:05 - 87:43 NTSC). That scene was present on the R1 US DVD. None of the Blu-rays (U.S., Norwegian or Australian editions) contain that scene. Australian DVD is also cut (88:24 PAL runtime). However it is reported the German DVD may also be uncut (92:06 PAL runtime).

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Connections

References The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

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Soundtracks

Making Love or Expecting Rain
Written by Per Gessle
Performed by Per Gessle
Published by Jimmy Fun Music

User Reviews

Moral ambiguity but still heartwarming?

That is a question only you can answer. We have to root for a character that has more than one flaw though. Not that other characters portrayed in this movie are without any flaws or doubts themselves. But while it's an ensemble piece our big friend is the one who's playing front and center (tonally and picture wise).

You sometimes wish some characters would have gotten more screen time, like the landlord, who has some very funny but also very offensive things and lines to do in the movie. And while it seems that some of the things are aimed at our protagonist, it's still not the best and smartest decisions he is making during the course of his journey. Dolph Lundgren seems to have fun, but his character could have been fleshed out more. A nice little odd movie then

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 2013 (France)

Also Known As:

Small Apartments

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morocco Junction Pictures, Deviant Films, 1812 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1