In a World... (2013)

An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé.

Director:

Lake Bell

Writer:

Lake Bell

Stars:

Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins

3 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lake Bell	...	Carol Solomon
Rob Corddry	...	Moe
Alexandra Holden	...	Jamie
Eva Longoria	...	Eva Longoria
Ken Marino	...	Gustav Warner
Demetri Martin	...	Louis
Fred Melamed	...	Sam Soto
Tig Notaro	...	Cher
Nick Offerman	...	Heners
Michaela Watkins	...	Dani
Geena Davis	...	Katherine Huling
Stephanie Allynne	...	Nancy
Melissa Disney	...	Melinda Chisney
Olya Milova	...	Mimi
Corsica Wilson	...	Stacy

Storyline

An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.

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Plot Keywords:

female empowerment | voice over | voice artist | father daughter rivalry | sister sister relationship | 

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Taglines:

Speak up and let your voice be heard.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

13 September 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Voz de uma Geração

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$70,541, 11 August 2013

Gross USA:

$2,962,542

Company Credits

Production Co:

3311 Productions, In A World, Team G

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one scene Carol is wearing a Westminster t-shirt. Lake Bell is an alumnus of Westminster School, Connecticut.

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Goofs

When Carol is sitting at the table eating peanut butter, the position of the label on the jar of chocolate peanut butter keeps changing.

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Quotes

Louis: l just thought maybe it would be weird sleeping in the same place since we've both admitted that we like each other. You know?
Carol: Yeah. It is awkward sort of.
Louis: Yeah. But now that we've acknowledged it, it's not as weird, though. Right?
Carol: Yeah.

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, clips of TV commercials for the GEICO insurance company with Don Lafontaine on-camera are featured.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.206 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Greazee, Part I & II
Written by James Alexander, Billy Preston and Fred Smith
Performed by Billy Preston
Published by ABKCO Music, Inc.
Courtesy of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
www.abkco.com

User Reviews

Delightfully real characters.

I hope you're lucky enough to see this movie - stream it on Amazon for free if you're a Prime member. Best movie in our house this year, mainly for the simple enjoyment of the characters that told the story.

The casting, the acting, and the writing are all great. Why? The choice of actors didn't focus on big names (to me), but on people more concerned about the role. The acting was witty and consistent throughout. The writing was true to real life, with uncomfortable elements of conversation, and, yes, people talking over one-another at times (which some viewers did not like, but I found it genuine).

This was the first time I can recall seeing Lake Bell. Was she great or am I just enamored with the resemblance to Amanda Peet? That comparison is more than striking. It seemed that she and Michaela Watkins truly were sisters, given their brilliant, somewhat confrontational, and I'm-there-for-you-when-it-really-matters interactions.

Other things I liked:

-Terrific sound mixing! Quite unexpected surround greatness.

-1.5 hours told the story, and they didn't drag it out

-No silly chase scenes or killings to hype the story

-Not social commentary, just fun (other reviewers disagree)

-Bit-part roles added, not distracted (neighbor, office staff)