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Hyde Park on Hudson

  • 20122012
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Bill Murray and Laura Linney in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
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The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate Ne... Read allThe story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,753
4,618
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Roger Michell
    • Writer
      • Richard Nelson
    • Stars
      • Bill Murray
      • Laura Linney
      • Olivia Williams
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roger Michell
    • Writer
      • Richard Nelson
    • Stars
      • Bill Murray
      • Laura Linney
      • Olivia Williams
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 116User reviews
    • 222Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:32
    No. 1
    Behind-the-Scenes Look
    Featurette 3:57
    Behind-the-Scenes Look

    Photos37

    Bill Murray and Roger Michell in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Laura Linney in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Roger Michell in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Olivia Williams in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Laura Linney in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Bill Murray in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Bill Murray, Samuel West, Olivia Williams, Elizabeth Wilson, and Olivia Colman in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Bill Murray, Samuel West, Olivia Williams, and Olivia Colman in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Bill Murray in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Bill Murray in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Bill Murray and Laura Linney in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
    Bill Murray, Laura Linney, and Olivia Williams in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

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    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • FDR
    Laura Linney
    Laura Linney
    • Daisy
    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Eleanor
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
    • Bertie
    Olivia Colman
    Olivia Colman
    • Elizabeth
    Elizabeth Marvel
    Elizabeth Marvel
    • Missy
    Elizabeth Wilson
    Elizabeth Wilson
    • Mrs. Roosevelt
    Martin McDougall
    Martin McDougall
    • Tommy
    Andrew Havill
    Andrew Havill
    • Cameron
    Eleanor Bron
    Eleanor Bron
    • Daisy's Aunt
    Nancy Baldwin
    • Mrs. Astor
    Tim Beckmann
    Tim Beckmann
    • President's Aide #1
    Guy Paul
    Guy Paul
    • President's Aide #2
    Eben Young
    • President's Aide #3
    Samantha Dakin
    Samantha Dakin
    • Mary the Maid
    Buffy Davis
    • Cook
    Morgan Deare
    • Plumber
    Tim Ahern
    Tim Ahern
    • Hungry Driver #1
    • Director
      • Roger Michell
    • Writer
      • Richard Nelson
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    • Trivia
      On 11th June 1939, the New York Times printed the menus for all of the meals served to the British royals during their visit to Hyde Park. As depicted in this movie, the picnic menu was as follows: Hot dogs, if weather permits; beer and soft drinks; cold ham from various states; turkey, smoked and plain; various salads; doughnuts; ginger bread cookies; coffee; and baked beans & brown bread.
    • Goofs
      When FDR calls for an end to Ish-ti-opi's ceremonial dance, Eleanor Roosevelt invites everyone to thank Ish-ti-opi in Cherokee. Ish-ti-opi (a.k.a., Wesley L. Robertson) was a Choctaw Indian, not a Cherokee. In any event, the word "yakoke" used for "thank you" is correctly Choctaw, not Cherokee. The Cherokee words for "thank you" are "wado" and "s'gi".
    • Quotes

      Bertie: ...But, to answer your question, Elizabeth, I *am* going to eat a hot dog - five hot dogs - TEN!... I'M GOING TO SHOVE THEM IN MY MOUTH, STICK TWO UP MY NOSTRILS, TWO MORE IN MY EARS, AND WALK AROUND SO THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE PICTURES OF THE KING OF ENGLAND WITH HOT DOGS HANGING OUT OF HIS ORIFICES!

    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: Playing for Keeps (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonlight Serenade
      Written by Glenn Miller,Mitchell Parish

      Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

    User reviews116

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Mediocre costume drama that wanted to be so much more.
    Hyde Park on Hudson is a film that wishes to be seriously esteemed and respected as a minor historical film account of a momentous occasion; but it never gives its audience a serious reason to do so. It isn't a bad movie, it just never becomes the good one that it wants to be.

    It (primarily) recounts the events of a weekend in June 1939 in upstate New York when the sitting -- this wasn't typed as a pun -- US president Franklin D. Roosevelt (Bill Murray -- Rushmore, Lost in Translation) welcomes the British King and Queen to his country estate. It was notable because a reigning British monarch had never visited America before and England was on the verge of war with Germany. Also in abundance at the estate -- meddling women ... be it mother, wife, secretary or mistress.

    Laura Linney (Primal Fear, Kinsey) plays Daisy -- a distant cousin to FDR -- who is sent-for to help with FDR's wandering mind and calm him. Over time (the film spans more than a weekend), they become rather close and form another type of kinship. The story is told through Daisy which means we hear lots of narration and are given many snippets of time passing before the weekend (to see them develop a relationship -- which an audience never really does) until the monarchs arrive and it becomes ALL about the weekend.

    There are plenty of decent moments in Hyde Park on Hudson including Murray as FDR and some wonderful shots of beautiful country landscapes. The film looks nice and the period detail will win some over; but the film fails to ever make a connection with Daisy. As the central character, the audience is given no real reason to want to follow her ... why is she really even here? I don't want to call her bland but the film gives us no reason to believe otherwise and absolutely no real reason as to why her and FDR forged their bond.

    I appreciated the depictions of the King and Queen (this is the stuttering king Colin Firth won an Oscar for playing a few years ago and Olivia Colman is quite good as the uncomfortable queen) and their struggles with being in America such as their trying to fathom the "rage" about hot dogs.

    Sadly, most of the rest of the film is empty -- like the Hyde Park estate would be when FDR returned to Washington. This should have been so much more ...
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    • Jan 7, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Bill Murray is Franklin D. Roosevelt
      • Focus Features - DVD
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Week-end royal
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Daybreak Pictures
      • Film4
      • Free Range Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,376,145
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $81,362
      • Dec 9, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,980,481
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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