La La Land (2016)

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Director:

Damien Chazelle

Writer:

Damien Chazelle

Stars:

Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt

Won 6 Oscars. Another 236 wins & 287 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Gosling	...	Sebastian
Emma Stone	...	Mia
Amiee Conn	...	Famous Actress (as Amiée Conn)
Terry Walters	...	Linda (Coffee Shop Manager)
Thom Shelton	...	Coffee Spiller
Cinda Adams	...	Casting Director (First Audition)
Callie Hernandez	...	Tracy
Jessica Rothe	...	Alexis
Sonoya Mizuno	...	Caitlin
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Laura
J.K. Simmons	...	Bill
Claudine Claudio	...	Karen (Waitress)
Jason Fuchs	...	Carlo
D.A. Wallach	...	'80s Singer
Trevor Lissauer	...	Valet

Storyline

Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

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Plot Keywords:

musician | los angeles california | actress | pianist | aspiring actress | 

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Taglines:

Here's to the fools who dream.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the film's producers, Stone brought a nuanced Everywoman relatablility to the character of Mia. Producer Jordan Horowitz on Emma Stone, "She simultaneously brings the quality of an enormous movie star yet she feels so human and authentic. It's very easy to fall in love with her and also to see inside her emotions."

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Goofs

In the opening scene, several of the cars danced upon during the "Another Day of Sun" routine are dented in the roofs and hoods, revealing that there had already been several takes.

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Quotes

Sebastian: You're a barista? I can see how you can look down on me from all the way up there.

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Crazy Credits

The Summit Entertainment logo has an old-time variant where it looks like a matte painting of a mountain in a box and the word "Summit" above it.

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Connections

References Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

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Soundtracks

When I Wake
Written by Justin Hurwitz
Courtesy of Cutting Edge Music (Holdings) Limited

User Reviews

Love and reality

The most moving thing is always dream and love, but we are not together, this is the reality. The music and dance is wonderful!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page Official Instagram

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

25 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

LaLa Land

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$881,104, 11 December 2016

Gross USA:

$151,101,803

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$448,864,344

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Black Label Media, TIK Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1