The Great Gatsby (2013)

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

Director:

Baz Luhrmann

Writers:

Baz Luhrmann (screenplay), Craig Pearce (screenplay)

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton

Won 2 Oscars. Another 48 wins & 85 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Adam	...	Weeping / Singing Woman
Frank Aldridge	...	Well Dressed Male Witness - Wilson's Garage
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Meyer Wolfsheim
Steve Bisley	...	Dan Cody
Richard Carter	...	Herzog
Jason Clarke	...	George Wilson
Adelaide Clemens	...	Catherine
Vince Colosimo	...	Michaelis
Max Cullen	...	Owl Eyes
Mal Day	...	The Boss-Probity Trust
Elizabeth Debicki	...	Jordan Baker
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Jay Gatsby
Joel Edgerton	...	Tom Buchanan
Emmanuel Ekwenski	...	Jazz Player
Eden Falk	...	Mr. McKee

Storyline

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

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Plot Keywords:

extramarital affair | obsessive love | party | dead body in swimming pool | fatal accident | 

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Taglines:

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The phrase "old sport" is said 55 times during the movie; all but four of those times are delivered by Leonardo DiCaprio (including two instances repeated in flashbacks near the end of the film). Of the four not said by DiCaprio, two are delivered by Joel Edgerton, one by Steve Bisley, and one by Callan McAuliffe.

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Goofs

When Doctor Perkins urges Carraway to write down his thoughts, the pen on the blank page changes position between the three shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nick Carraway: In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice. "Always try to see the best in people," he would say. As a consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgements. But even I have a limit.

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Crazy Credits

Jay Gatsby's flower symbol is shown throughout the credits with different letters in place of the 'JG'. The 3rd to last flower, preceding the music section, has 'JZ' in it (an homage to the film's soundtrack producer Jay-Z. The last flower has the movie's traditional 'JG' in it.

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Connections

Featured in ReelzChannel Specials: Richard Roeper's Red Hot Summer (2013)

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Soundtracks

No Church In The Wild
Written by Jay-Z (as Shawn JAY Z Carter), James Brown, Kanye West, Mike Dean (as Michael Dean), Charles Njapa, The-Dream (as Terius Nash), Gary Wright, Phil Manzanera, Joseph Maloy Roach (as Joseph Roach) and Frank Ocean (as Christopher Breaux)
Published by © 2011 WB Music Corp., Carter Boys Music, Dynatone Publishing Company, Intersong-USA, Inc., Bug Music Inc, a BMG company, Please Gimme My Publishing Inc / Papa George Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Universal Music MGB Ltd and 2082 Music Publishing
By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group Pty Limited, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Limited, J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd, Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd
Performed by Jay-Z (as JAY Z) and Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream
Jay-Z (as JAY Z) appears courtesy of Roc Nation
Under license from Roc Nation / RocAFella / Island Def Jam (US)
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Limited

User Reviews

Stop being pretentious and enjoy a decent film.

After seeing this film I was more than a little disgusted to see so many negative reviews. The main problem with this film I find is in the first 20-30 minutes, a common problem I spy in Luhrman films that should by no means define an entire film. Giving away nothing the film begins at a brisk and overly flamboyant pace but after a bit it hits what I like to call "Baz's golden point", slows to absolute perfection. That first half hour will leave more than a few shaking their heads, but power through it and you will find The Great Gatsby in all its glory. Luhrman stays as true to the source as he can and Dicaprio gives yet another glorious performance. If I'm going to be honest I think a lot of the negative reviews coming in are due to the "classic" status of the book, people want to act like the hours of school discussions should make this film less fanciful and serious 100 percent of the time. Thing is we have that version twice over in the 1974 & 2000 adaption. Gatsby 2013 is beautiful, over the top, heart wrenching, and thoroughly enjoyable flick that I shall always highly recommend.

Details

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Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Great Gatsby

Filming Locations:

Sydney Polo Club, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$105,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$50,085,185, 12 May 2013

Gross USA:

$144,840,419

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$353,641,895

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, A+E Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1