Welcome to Marwen (2018)

A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Robert Zemeckis (screenplay by), Caroline Thompson (screenplay by)

Stars:

Steve Carell, Falk Hentschel, Matt O'Leary

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Mark Hogancamp / Cap'n Hogie
Falk Hentschel	...	Captain Topf / Louis
Matt O'Leary	...	Lieutenant Benz / Carl
Nikolai Witschl	...	Rudolph / Rudy
Patrick Roccas	...	Stefan / Stevie
Alexander Lowe	...	Werner / Vern
Eiza González	...	Carlala (as Eiza Gonzalez)
Leslie Zemeckis	...	Suzette
Merritt Wever	...	Roberta
Gwendoline Christie	...	Anna
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Wendy
Janelle Monáe	...	GI Julie
Leslie Mann	...	Nicol
Neil Jackson	...	Kurt / Major Meyer
Samantha Hum	...	Therapy Tech

Storyline

On April 8, 2000, aspiring artist Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell) became a victim of a violent assault when five men beat him up and left him for dead. Following the attack, Mark was left with little to no memory of his previous life due to brain damage inflicted by his attackers. In a desperate attempt to regain his memories, Hogancamp constructs a miniature World War II village called Marwen in his yard to help in his recovery. Unfortunately, Mark's demons come back to haunt him when he's asked to testify against the five men that attacked him..

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Plot Keywords:

shoe fetish | tea pot collection | shoe collection | female amputee | fictional town | 

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Taglines:

You Can't Put This Hero in a Box

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence, some disturbing images, brief suggestive content, thematic material and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The furniture truck in the opening scene has the name on the side 'Allied' which was the title of Robert Zemeckis's previous film and which also dealt with World War II.

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Goofs

Talking with Nicol, Mark says that Deja Thoris has a magic glove that "can zap anyone she doesn't like 15 million light-years in the future". A light-year is a unit of distance, not time: it's the distance covered by the light in a year.

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Quotes

GI Julie: I know, but you have to love the pain, Hogie. Like the wise man said, "Our pain is our rocket fuel." It reminds us of our strength.

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Connections

References Beowulf (2007)

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Soundtracks

Crazy
Written by Willie Nelson
Performed by Patsy Cline
Courtesy of MCA Nashville
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

See For Yourself

I don't understand why the reviews are so bad. This is an original, unique story based on real events (that isn't a remake or a superhero movie) that I wouldn't have known about were it not for this film. I also liked the animation used to tell Mark's story. Sure, some of the dialogue wasn't great and the writing could have been better, but it didn't ruin the experience for me, or the rest of my life for that matter. Anyway, don't take my word for it or anyone else's, see for yourself because movies like this are rare nowadays.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English German French Russian

Release Date:

21 December 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Women of Marwen

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$39,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,354,205, 23 December 2018

Gross USA:

$10,763,520

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,061,491

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Dentsu, Dreamworks Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1