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Grand Piano

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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John Cusack and Elijah Wood in Grand Piano (2013)
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A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played.A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played.A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
19K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,474
538
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    • Director
      • Eugenio Mira
    • Writer
      • Damien Chazelle
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • John Cusack
      • Kerry Bishé
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Eugenio Mira
    • Writer
      • Damien Chazelle
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • John Cusack
      • Kerry Bishé
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    • 93User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations

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    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Tom Selznick
    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Clem
    Kerry Bishé
    Kerry Bishé
    • Emma Selznick
    Tamsin Egerton
    Tamsin Egerton
    • Ashley
    Allen Leech
    Allen Leech
    • Wayne
    Don McManus
    Don McManus
    • Norman Reisinger
    Alex Winter
    Alex Winter
    • Assistant
    Dee Wallace
    Dee Wallace
    • A & V Interviewer
    Jim Arnold
    Jim Arnold
    • Janitor
    Jack Taylor
    Jack Taylor
    • Patrick Godureaux
    Beth Rollan
    Beth Rollan
    • Emma's Publicist
    • (as Beth Trollan)
    Amy Gwilliam
    • Emma's Assistant
    Harris Gordon
    • Emma's Agent
    Ricardo Alexander
    • Executive
    • (as Richard A. Newby)
    Brendan Murphy
    • Mover #1
    Chak Nali
    • Customer Hotel
    Eric Goode
    Eric Goode
    • Tom's Chauffeur
    • (as Eric L. Goode)
    Theo David Goertzen
    • Musician #1
    • Director
      • Eugenio Mira
    • Writer
      • Damien Chazelle
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Wood had worked with a teacher three weeks prior to going to Barcelona and found it stressful having to play the piano and speak at the same time saying, "It was incredibly technical [...] lots of moments where it was jumping from where I'd play, listen to a click, listen to music, have to be in the right place and the right time and hear dialogue and repeat dialogue".
    • Goofs
      The opening drive into Chicago begins southbound on Lake Shore Drive, then northbound on LaSalle (you'll recognize it from the Batman films), then south on Wabash, then suddenly across the river, coming east on Washington, where the car finally stops at the Lyric Opera building. The interiors were shot elsewhere, so nothing looks like the actual hall.
    • Quotes

      Reisinger: [encouraging a worrisome Selznick] Do what you do. And try and have some fun. And remember, it's just music.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the credit roll we hear The Impossible Piece being played while the title shows.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Celebrated: John Cusack (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Ten Happy Fingers
      Written by Dr. Seuss (as Theodore Geisel) and Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander)

      from The 5, 000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) (uncredited)

      Used by permission of Shapiro Bernstein Spain Mood Music Division

      Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Industries,Inc.

      Under license from Sony Pictures Music group

    User reviews93

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    Top review
    5/10
    Somebody get Eugenio Mira a decent script
    Here's a director who knows how to shoot a film and he directed the hell out of this silly script, but you can throw the fanciest camera tricks at a dog of a script -- but good looking nonsense is still nonsense. This is one of those high concept screenplays that seems churned out by an automated software writing program, not a human who actually sat down to write this. Elijah Wood gives a one note (pun!) performance and he's either miscast or just downright boring as our lead - though his hands do a convincing job. An off screen for most of the film John Cusack is our villain who will shoot Mr. Wood and his pretty little wife if he plays a wrong note. Cusack's expository dialogue over the last act of the film, explaining his motives are eye rolling and the remaining 15 minutes seem like the automated writing software malfunctioned when character motivation and narrative collided. A dumb, harmless film.
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    • May 14, 2014

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2013 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 關鍵琴聲
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Nostromo Pictures
      • Solution Entertainment Group
      • Atresmedia Televisión
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,555
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,964
      • Mar 9, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,618,085
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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