Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

Director:

Michael Showalter

Writers:

Laura Terruso (screenplay), Michael Showalter (screenplay)

Stars:

Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daly

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sally Field	...	Doris
Edmund Lupinski	...	Priest
Norma Michaels	...	Doris' Mother
Stephen Root	...	Todd
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Cynthia
Max Greenfield	...	John
Kumail Nanjiani	...	Nasir
Rebecca Wisocky	...	Anne Patterson
Rich Sommer	...	Robert
Tyne Daly	...	Roz
Leilani Smith	...	Jogger
Peter Gallagher	...	Willy Williams
Susan Ziegler	...	Prim Organizer
Caroline Aaron	...	Val
Elizabeth Reaser	...	Doctor Edwards

Storyline

Doris Miller is a shy, eccentric 60-something woman, living alone following the death of her mother, whom she has lived with for her whole life. At the funeral, her brother Todd and his wife Cynthia try to persuade her to sell the house, especially the possessions, as she is a hoarder. Her only close friend is the fiery Roz, though she also gets along with Roz's granddaughter Vivian. On her way to work, where she has been doing data entry for decades, she meets new young co-worker John, with whom she is immediately infatuated. Empowered by self-improvement tapes, Doris decides to go after him..

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Plot Keywords:

co worker | hoarding | based on short film | older woman younger man relationship | forename in title | 

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Taglines:

She's not ready to act her age

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bonjour, mon nom est Doris

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$84,985, 13 March 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$14,443,077, 22 July 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Crown Productions, Haven Entertainment, Frame Switch

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 3 weeks in LA and 3 days in NYC for exterior photography.

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Goofs

When Doris sends John a friend request, the date on her laptop reads 2014. In the following scene, when John and his friends are discussing Doris, one of them brings up the federal legalization of gay marriage, which was not legalized until 2015.

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Quotes

John: I met a woman in the elevator this morning. We hardly exchanged more than a few words, but she made a big impression on me. She's standing right there... Look lady, I don't even know your name, but you set off a fire inside of me that I've not been able to put out since the moment I laid eyes on you. Can we explore this?

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Crazy Credits

Baby Goya and The Nuclear Winters' new album cover featuring Doris appears near the beginning of the credits.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: 2016 Movie Catch-up (2016)

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Soundtracks

Crabby Patty
Written by Ouellette Elijah Cannon, George Cloman, Nathan Lee Baldwin, Ann Marie Sargolini
Performed by Redd Gobblin Cartel
Courtesy of dms.FM
On behalf of Patriarch FM

User Reviews

"Impossible? Make that I'm possible!"

Need a feel good movie? This little sentimental but funny and ultimately emotionally satisfying film is the work of Laura Terruso (form her previous short film 'Doris & The Intern') and Michael Showalter who also directs. The story at times becomes exasperating because of the failure of the main character to step out of her old backward ways in dress and behavior and join the contemporary times, but it also s a reminder of how aging people define their world and their entrapment in it.

Doris (Sally Field) is a 60-something woman who passed up an engagement early in life to remain with her mother on Staten Island. At the opening of the film we witness the funeral of the deceased mother with the emotionally impaired Doris struggling with her brother (Stephen Root) and sister in law (Wendy McLendon-Covey) over who should get the full of junk and memories house in which Doris lives and commutes by Ferry to Manhattan every day where she works in a small tacky cubicle. Doris meets John (Max Greenfield) on the elevator and immediately feels electricity despite the fact that the very young John is not in her range of relationships. Through a series of discussions with Doris' best friend Roz (Tyne Daly) and daughter Vivian (Isabella Acres) as well as a meeting with a self-help guru (Peter Gallagher) Doris attempts to court John, even to the extent of attending a punk rock party and other failed attempts and finally has to face the fact that john is only a friend (despite many hilarious fantasies of possible love affairs).

Sally Fields is consistently terrific though her grossly absurd costumes grow tiresome and make us realize how futile is her true attempt to woo John. The film does focus on aging people and their problems assimilating with the young millennials and in the midst of this is a solid core of respect for the need of the lonely partnerless person. It just goes on a bit long. Grady Harp, June 16