O Excêntrico Mortdecai (2015)

Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold.

Director:

David Koepp

Writers:

Eric Aronson (screenplay), Kyril Bonfiglioli (novel)

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Mortdecai
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Johanna
Paul Bettany	...	Jock
Ewan McGregor	...	Martland
Olivia Munn	...	Georgina
Jonny Pasvolsky	...	Emil
Michael Culkin	...	Sir Graham
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Romanov
Alec Utgoff	...	Dmitri
Rob de Groot	...	Vladimir
Guy Burnet	...	Maurice
Jeff Goldblum	...	Krampf
Paul Whitehouse	...	Spinoza
Norma Atallah	...	Bronwen
Nicholas Farrell	...	Auctioneer

Storyline

Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.

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Plot Keywords:

art dealer | macguffin | burning a portrait | false portrait | fired from a job | 

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Taglines:

Sophistication has a name

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

M/12

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Koepp and Johnny Depp share the same birthday in the same year, June 9, 1963.

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Goofs

During the car chase in Los Angeles sequence, Jock vomits while shooting through the window and the windshield of Strago's SUV is splattered with sick. A second later, when the SUV turns right and escapes, the windshield is spotless clean.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mortdecai: As you may well know, I am many things. An arts dealer, an accomplished fencer, fair shot with most weapons. I am loved and respected by all who know me - slightly. But I have always felt as if there's something missing, you see. Some final piece of my personal puzzle. I needed something bold, distinctive.
[his cocktail arrives]
Mortdecai: Ah, thank you. The work of art with which I could declare to the heavens, I am Lord Charlie Mortdecai. And this is a little bit of magic is my mustache...

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Felicity Jones/Hines Ward/Sebastian Maniscalco (2015)

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Soundtracks

Johanna
Written by Mark Ronson, Miles Kane, Benjamin Garrett and Geoff Zanelli
Performed by Miles Kane

User Reviews

Maybe I just like bad movies

I saw this movie with my family a few years ago because of Depp and McGregor and we all ended up laughing the whole time and enjoying it. I'm not saying it's up for best picture or anything but it's certainly a movie you can pop in and get some laughs out of.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2015 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

O Excêntrico Mortdecai

Filming Locations:

Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,200,586, 25 January 2015

Gross USA:

$7,696,134

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$47,275,695

Company Credits

Production Co:

MWM Studios, Infinitum Nihil, Mad Chance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1