The Intern (2015)

Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

Director:

Nancy Meyers

Writer:

Nancy Meyers

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro	...	Ben
Anne Hathaway	...	Jules
Rene Russo	...	Fiona
Anders Holm	...	Matt
JoJo Kushner	...	Paige
Andrew Rannells	...	Cameron
Adam Devine	...	Jason (as Adam DeVine)
Zack Pearlman	...	Davis
Jason Orley	...	Lewis
Christina Scherer	...	Becky
Nat Wolff	...	Justin
Linda Lavin	...	Patty
Celia Weston	...	Doris
Steve Vinovich	...	Miles
C.J. Wilson	...	Mike (as CJ Wilson)

Storyline

A retired 70-year-old widower, Ben (played by Robert De Niro), is bored with retired life. He applies to a be a senior intern at an online fashion retailer and gets the position. The founder of the company is Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), a tireless, driven, demanding, dynamic workaholic. Ben is made her intern, but this is a nominal role - she doesn't intend to give him work and it is just window dressing. However, Ben proves to be quite useful and, more than that, a source of support and wisdom.

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Plot Keywords:

website | f rated | office | reference to jack nicholson | reference to george clooney | 

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Taglines:

Experience never gets old.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Intern

Filming Locations:

Cheever Place, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,728,313, 27 September 2015

Gross USA:

$75,764,672

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$194,564,672

Company Credits

Production Co:

Waverly Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point in the movie, the interns mimic the Ocean's movies to engage in a break in, with each of them taking on a character from the franchise. Anne Hathaway stars in the all female spin off of the franchise, Ocean's 8.

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Goofs

When Ben sits down at his new intern desk, he opens his briefcase to put everything out. We can see that his calculator in his case is on mode. In the next shot where he puts glasses cases next to calculator, the calculator is turned off.

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Quotes

Ben: How do I spend rest of my days? You name it. Golf. Books. Movies. Pinochle. Tried yoga, learned to cook, bought some plants, took classes in mandarin.
[in mandarin]
Ben: Believe me I've tried everything.
[in english]
Ben: Translation... believe me, I've tried everything.

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Anne Hathaway/Ben McKenzie/Francis Garcia & Sal Basille/Stephen Perkins (2015)

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Soundtracks

Deed I Do
Written by Fred Rose and Walter Hirsch
Performed by Ray Charles
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Pretty funny, great story all can relate to no matter your age or sex. NOT a romance.

I caught an advance screening of this last night. The theater was close to being packed with men, woman and children. The movie was surprisingly quite funny; didn't know anything about it before viewing. The entire theater ended up cracking up numerous times. There were various times I felt bad for De Niro's character, but he was optimistic and didn't let it effect him, so it was great. There were a couple of instances I would have never guessed things about the movie. There is one scenario in the story that is tough; what would you do if put in that circumstance. I believe ages 20-80 can relate to this movie. We had De Niro's aspect as well as Hathaway's. Good storyline. The "Intern" group of guys were funny too. I'd see this again.