Identity Thief (2013)

Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.

Director:

Seth Gordon

Writers:

Craig Mazin (screenplay), Jerry Eeten (story)

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Sandy Patterson
Melissa McCarthy	...	Diana
Jon Favreau	...	Harold Cornish
Amanda Peet	...	Trish Patterson
T.I.	...	Julian (as Tip 'T.I.' Harris)
Genesis Rodriguez	...	Marisol
Morris Chestnut	...	Detective Reilly
John Cho	...	Daniel Casey
Robert Patrick	...	Skiptracer
Eric Stonestreet	...	Big Chuck
Jonathan Banks	...	Paul
Ryan Gaul	...	Bartender
Steve Mallory	...	Party Guy
Tyler Nilson	...	Party Guy
Steve Little	...	Party Guy's Buddy

Storyline

Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) gets a nice call confirming his name and other identifying information. The next thing he knows, a spa in Florida is reminding him of his appointment and his credit cards are maxed out. With his identity stolen, Sandy leaves his wife, kids and job to literally bring the thief to justice in Colorado. Keeping tabs on the other Sandy (Melissa McCarthy) and run-ins with bounty hunters is harder than he was expecting, and ultimately the cross-country trip is going to find both Sandys learning life tips from one another.

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Plot Keywords:

credit card | odd couple | male female friendship | impersonator | rental car | 

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Taglines:

Is this the face of a sucker?

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

To many people's surprise, this opened at number one at the box office with a gross in excess of $30 million. This was quite an achievement considering that a major winter storm in the Northeast of the USA hit that weekend, forcing many roads and even theaters to close.

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Goofs

After getting his credit card cut at the gas station, Sandy starts walking away as soon as the clerk starts mocking him. In the next shot he is standing still in front of the glass window as if he hadn't moved at all.

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Quotes

Diana: Dawn Budgie... That's a terrible fucking name.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, we hear two lines of dialog from earlier in the movie. The Skiptracer Robert Patrick saying "No, Sandy's a girl's name!" And Sandy Jason Bateman replying "It's not, it's unisex!"

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Alternate Versions

The studio thought that it was necessary to enrich the DVD/BD releases with a longer Unrated Cut that adds almost 9 minutes of material. The clear conclusion here is that the majority of those scenes feel like they were cut out of the theatrical version because they simply weren't needed or slowing down the events. Typical "unrated" material that could've been too risky for the "R"-rated theatrical version is nowhere in sight.

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Connections

Referenced in My 600-lb Life: Brandi and Kandi's Story (2017)

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Soundtracks

Right Thurr
Written by Chingy (as Howard 'Chingy' Bailey), Shamar Daugherty and Alonzo Lee
Performed by Chingy
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Disappointed

Disappointed would be the first word that comes to mind. With such a colorful cast, you would expect a "laugh out loud" comedy but I found that aside from a few scenes, that was not the case. Melissa McCarthy was a riot in the movie Bridesmaids and her weekly TV show Mike an Molly so naturally you would assume a movie where she plays the leading role would be hilarious but the film definitely left something to be desired. I would say to save your money and to wait until the DVD release.

5.5 out of 10

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

8 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

ID Theft

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,551,025, 10 February 2013

Gross USA:

$134,506,920

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$173,965,010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aggregate Films, Bluegrass Films, DumbDumb

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 121 min (unrated) 120 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1