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Best Man Down

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Tyler Labine, Justin Long, Jess Weixler, and Addison Timlin in Best Man Down (2012)
A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.
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A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

  • Director
    • Ted Koland
  • Writer
    • Ted Koland
  • Stars
    • Justin Long
    • Jess Weixler
    • Tyler Labine
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    9.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ted Koland
    • Writer
      • Ted Koland
    • Stars
      • Justin Long
      • Jess Weixler
      • Tyler Labine
    • 45User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
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    Tyler Labine and Addison Timlin in Best Man Down (2012)
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    Addison Timlin in Best Man Down (2012)
    Tyler Labine, Justin Long, and Jess Weixler in Best Man Down (2012)
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    Justin Long and Jess Weixler in Best Man Down (2012)
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    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Scott
    Jess Weixler
    Jess Weixler
    • Kristin
    Tyler Labine
    Tyler Labine
    • Lumpy
    Addison Timlin
    Addison Timlin
    • Ramsey
    Shelley Long
    Shelley Long
    • Gail
    Frances O'Connor
    Frances O'Connor
    • Jaime
    Evan Jones
    Evan Jones
    • Winston
    Michael Landes
    Michael Landes
    • Priest
    Peter Syvertsen
    Peter Syvertsen
    • Roger
    James Michael Detmar
    James Michael Detmar
    • Uncle Willis
    • (as James Detmar)
    Jane Hammill
    • Aunt Helen
    Claudia Wilkens
    Claudia Wilkens
    • Lumpy's Mom
    Sasha Andreev
    Sasha Andreev
    • Rick
    Sara Marsh
    • Bridesmaid
    Corey Anderson
    • Cousin Neil
    Emil Herrera
    • Coroner
    Sarah Colbert
    Sarah Colbert
    • Anna
    Barbara Kingsley
    Barbara Kingsley
    • Law School Administrator
    • Director
      • Ted Koland
    • Writer
      • Ted Koland
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Jess Weixler says she wanted to wear a kaftan to which Justin Long asks what a kaftan is. A kaftan or caftan is a variant of the robe or tunic, and has been worn in a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years and is of Asiatic origin.
    • Goofs
      Pilot says that the Red Eye Flight will be full, but there are numerous seats.
    • Quotes

      Lumpy's Mom: I always felt bad my son never met anyone to love, someone to love him back. It's really good to know that I was wrong.

    • Connections
      References The Baby Whisperer, Vol. 1 (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Boo
      Performed by Dante

      Written by Joe Lervold (as Joel Evans) and Johnny Elkins

      Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

    User reviews45

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    8/10
    An underrated romance classic
    I saw the trailer of this movie on youtube a weeks ago and I got interested in checking out the film which I did finally last nite. It was 130 mins well spent.

    Best Man Down is an unlikely tale when the Best Man of Scott & Kristin's (played by Long and Weixler) marriage, Lumpy (Labine) dies just after the reception has ended. Lumpy has not many friends and the newly wed couple are now arranging the funeral in Minnesota instead on going on their honeymoon. During all this, they find out of that Lumpy had another one friend called Ramsey (Timlin) in Minnesota who turns out to be a 15 yr old girl studying in high school.

    Who is Ramsey? How does she know Lumpy? What was her relationship with Lumpy? And lots of other questions bothers the newly wed couple and especially Scott who wonders did he really know Lumpy whom he met in high school.

    Best Man Down works because of its unusual story and simplistic screenplay. Its a slow film and one needs a bit of patience in the beginning. But it grows over you as it progresses and the reason being the writers make Lumpy and Ramsey's relationship a suspense.

    Even in the scenes where the couple fight or Ramsey fights with her mother, the writers and directors keep the tone low and it never goes over the top.

    The casting is perfect. Long and Weixler are perfect as the newly wed couple who are trying to make their marriage work after Lumpy's death. Labine is effective in his short role as Lumpy and special mention to Shelly Long who plays Kristin's mother. Her character gets the smile on our faces in this serious film with her out of place dialogues.

    However, the star of the this film is Timlin. I have seen Timlin in Californication before and I was not sure what kind of actress she is . After watching this film, I can easily say that she is a fine actress in the making. Timlin is in her early 20s but portrays the 15 yr old Ramsey with ease. Her character longs to be loved and cared and you feel for her. The scene where she comes to know about Lumpy's death is brilliant. She initially doesn't react much to the surprise of the couple but when alone, she breaks down.

    I hope she gets better films to do in the future because there is talent in her to be explored.

    I wonder how this film was missed by the awards in US. This is under rated romance classic because there is no physical love...just unspoken love between two people. This film deserved a couple of nominations of its screenplay.
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    • Mar 24, 2014

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Smrt moga kuma
    • Filming locations
      • Macalester College - 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
    • Production company
      • KODA Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,938
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,171
      • Nov 10, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,938
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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