The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.

Director:

George Nolfi

Writers:

George Nolfi (screenplay), Philip K. Dick (short story "Adjustment Team")

Stars:

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon	...	David Norris
Emily Blunt	...	Elise Sellas
Lisa Thoreson	...	Suburban Mom
Florence Kastriner	...	Suburban Mom
Michael Kelly	...	Charlie Traynor
Phyllis MacBryde	...	Suburban Neighbor
Natalie Carter	...	Suburban Neighbor (as Natalie E. Carter)
Chuck Scarborough	...	Chuck Scarborough
Jon Stewart	...	Jon Stewart
Gregory P. Hitchen	...	U.S. Coast Guard Officer (as Capt. Gregory P. Hitchen)
Darrell Lenormand	...	Upstate Farmer (as Darrell James LeNormand)
Michael Bloomberg	...	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg)
Kar	...	Political Consultant
RJ Konner	...	Political Consultant
Susan D. Michaels	...	Reporter

Storyline

Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York the only woman he's ever loved. On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realizes he's falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself, the men of The Adjustment Bureau, who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path... or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her.

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Plot Keywords:

fate | teleportation | love at first sight | free will | political superpower | 

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Taglines:

Fight for your fate.

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Genres:

Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image

Did You Know?

Trivia

The phone number given to Matt Damon by Emily Blunt in the movie ([phone]) is owned by Universal Studios and has appeared in other films distributed by the company (Definitely, Maybe (2008), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Munich (2005)) in an effort to avoid the much overused "555" prefix. If called, it will ring indefinitely.

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Goofs

On the Marriage License issued 10/7/2009, Elise's DOB is listed as 11/11/77, making her 31 at the time that this was issued as her birthday for 2009 has not yet arrived. Item 15 (Age) on the license, however, lists her age as 32.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Podium Announcer: Let's welcome my favorite alumnus, and the next Senator from the State of New York, David Norris.
David Norris: [to crowd] Thank you! Thank you! Well hi there. My name David Norris, and I'd like to be the next Senator from the State of New York.
Podium Announcer: [to baby] Hey there, what's your name?
David Norris: [to reporters] I'm going to go through Yonkers, I'm going to go door-to-door and take the city that way...

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Crazy Credits

Special Thanks: The Chairman

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Connections

Featured in Conan: The Rise and Fall of John Reisenphal (2011)

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Soundtracks

Groove Emsemble
Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore) and Joey Katsaros (as Joseph Katsaros)
Performed by Joey Katsaros (as Joey K.)
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment

User Reviews

And now something completely different... (of Philip K. Dick)

We have here smart and smooth dialog, ontological arguments, great acting, sci-fi, clever editing, space-time dimensions and an inspiring love story. After watching the trailer, when I hear Philip K. Dick + George Nolfi (Bourne's Ultimatum, Ocean's 12, ¡Timeline!...), something disturbing came to my mind: a kind of Dark City-Paycheck hybrid... Nothing further from the truth.

The adaptation of PKD's short stories for the screen has no newness, but do it in a completely new shape within a romantic-comedy-like film (preserving all the Chaos Theory/Free Will/Determinism leitmotiv of the text) is a show worth seeing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Adjustment Bureau

Filming Locations:

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York Harbor, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,157,730, 6 March 2011

Gross USA:

$62,495,645

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$127,869,379

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Media Rights Capital (MRC), Gambit Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1