Austenland (2013)

Obsessed with Pride and Prejudice (1995), a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.

Director:

Jerusha Hess

Writers:

Jerusha Hess (screenplay), Shannon Hale (screenplay)

Stars:

Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jennifer Coolidge

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keri Russell	...	Jane Hayes
JJ Feild	...	Mr. Henry Nobley
Bret McKenzie	...	Martin
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Miss Elizabeth Charming
James Callis	...	Colonel Andrews
Georgia King	...	Lady Amelia Heartwright
Rupert Vansittart	...	Mr. Wattlesbrook
Ricky Whittle	...	Captain East
Jane Seymour	...	Mrs. Wattlesbrook
Ayda Field	...	Molly
Ruben Crow	...	Chad
Demetri Goritsas	...	Jimmy
Parker Sawyers	...	Alexander
Sarah Niles	...	Delilah
Anne Gould	...	Patience (as Annie Gould)

Storyline

Austenland is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes, a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life; no real man can compare. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | title directed by female | title written by female | triple f rated | cardboard cutout | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and innuendo

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene at the airport, Mr. Henry Nobley insults Martin by saying that Martin couldn't get an acting part in The Hobbit. In reality Bret McKenzie, who plays Martin, is in The Hobbit playing the role of Lindir in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014). He also plays the role in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and credited as "Elf Escort" in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). His role is also referred to by online Lord of the Rings fans as "Figwit" (an acronym for "Frodo is great, who is that?" in reference to his unexplained appearance in the Council of Elrond).

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Goofs

When Mr. Nobley rescues Jane from the rainstorm by placing her on his horse during a torrential downpour, the rain is gone as they start to gallop away, the sun is shining, and everything is dry. Even with England's very changeable weather, this scenario would have been impossible.

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Quotes

Jane Hayes: Do you really believe, Mr. Nobley, that you can know the worth of a person at a glance?
Mr. Henry Nobley: Can you tell me that within the first few moments of meeting each person in this room, you didn't form firm opinions of their character?
Jane Hayes: Well, it would be a shame if my first impression of you proved correct.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, the actors lip sync and dance to Nelly's "Hot in Here".

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Connections

References Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

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Soundtracks

What Up
Written by Emma-Lee Moss
Performed by Emmy the Great

User Reviews

Loved the movie - & I'm a guy who went with my wife

Disclosure: I really like "Pride & Prejudice" & usually end up enjoying romantic comedies a ton, despite never wanting to see them ahead of time.

That said, I went in to this one thinking it sounded good and was laughing hard throughout. The story is clever, the acting solid, casting is great and I walked out a huge fan of Jennifer Coolige. omg seriously, can you get any funnier? Worth seeing the movie for her alone. Without her it was still really good. Go see this movie. We even went back and saw it again - I wasn't laughing as much the second time, but appreciated it and enjoyed it again still.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Austenland

Filming Locations:

West Wycombe House, West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP4,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,662, 18 August 2013

Gross USA:

$2,159,041

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,313,509

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fickle Fish Films, Moxie Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1