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 & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lake Bell	...	Carol
Rob Corddry	...	Moe
Alexandra Holden	...	Jamie
Eva Longoria	...	Eva Longoria
Ken Marino	...	Gustav
Demetri Martin	...	Louis
Fred Melamed	...	Sam
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

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, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,962,542, 1 December 2013

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

This is the second film in which Cameron Diaz has appeared that deals with movie trailers. In "The Holiday" (2006), her character runs a company that produces movie trailers. In this film, she has an uncredited role in the movie trailer for the film-within-the-film.

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Goofs

Moe's headphones are backwards in one shot, but on correctly in the next.

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Quotes

Stacy: I've been interviewing for about ten months.
Carol: And why do you think that is?
Stacy: Because I sound like a sexy baby.

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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

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Brother F Ups
(uncredited)
Written by Jonathan Sadoff

User Reviews

Not what I expected, but refreshing.

I didn't know anything about the movie other than the synopsis, and so I thought it was a documentary. Nope!

That said, this was one of the most laid-back movies I've seen (and liked) in a while. It feels so much like a typical "independent" movie from the late 90's/early 2000's, that it was very refreshing. The dialogue felt very authentic (a few scenes felt improvised, even), and the main character is awesome. I hope this movie becomes more popular just to showcase this character to a wider audience. She's the female lead character we're not shown too often in Hollywood- she's just kinda...normal.

Demitri Martin is also awesome, and I wish he had more screen time (though his character was wisely kept in small doses). The supporting roles, as well as the B-plot characters, are mostly great, though there are a couple of two-dimensional characters who feel written in for convenience, or cheap gags.

The movie is not without flaws, either. At times the characters' dialogue overlaps each other and comes out a bit too quick. Especially in the beginning, I had trouble figuring out what was going on because I couldn't pick out what the people were saying. But then again, that did add to the authenticity of the film overall.

Also, one person's "authentic" is another person's "boring" or "unmotivated." Like real life, stuff just kinda happens and people just kinda do things. It felt very much like just suddenly watching somebody's weekend. I can see how that might irritate some people, who'd want a more audience-friendly flow and script.

I only mention it because it threw me off at first- since I expected a documentary, I had no idea what the movie was trying to be for the first 10 minutes or so. But it did all come together in the end, and I liked it.