Tesla (2020)

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.

Director:

Michael Almereyda

Writer:

Michael Almereyda

Stars:

Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Eli A. Smith

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ethan Hawke	...	Nikola Tesla
Eve Hewson	...	Anne Morgan
Eli A. Smith	...	Roller Skating Fiddler (as Eli Smith)
Josh Hamilton	...	Robert Underwood Johnson
Lucy Walters	...	Katherine Johnson
Luna Jokic	...	Macak (as Luna)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Thomas Edison
Dan Bittner	...	Fred Ott
David Kallaway	...	John Kruesi
Karl Geary	...	Francis Upton
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Anital Szigeti
Nicholas Wuehrmann	...	Ed the Organist
Haley Elise Pehrson	...	Tesla's Mother (as Haley Pehrson)
Tony Hutaj	...	Bill Edison
Corban Elwick-Schermitz	...	Tom Edison Jr.

Storyline

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.

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Plot Keywords:

nikola tesla character | thomas alva edison character | inventor | electricity | voice over narration | 

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Taglines:

My achievements and conquests will be evaluated in the future

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and nude images

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the third time Ethan Hawke and writer/director Michael Almereyda have worked together. The other two are Hamlet (2000) and Cymbeline.

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Goofs

In the early stages of the movie, Edison mentions sailing across Lake Erie to Vienna, Ontario. He pronounces it "VeeENah" however the the town in Ontario is pronounced locally as "VaiENah", which Edison's family would have pointed out to him.

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Quotes

Anne Morgan: Energy creates energy, Sarah Bernhardt said. It is by spending myself that I become rich.

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Soundtracks

Andante from Piano Concerto No. 2
Written by Johannes Brahms
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of Chesky Records and Manhattan Production Music

User Reviews

No Spark Whatsoever...

This biopic was one of my most anticipated of 2020. Sadly, it is as dull as a Wikipedia entry... sprinkled with two scenes of anachronistic music and a secondary character reciting Google search statistics. Yes, you read that correctly. Ethan Hawke is as reliable as they come... but even his talents are insufficient in bringing this dead script to life. No Spark Whatsoever.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tesla

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$42,165, 23 August 2020

Gross USA:

$93,147

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$401,332

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Media, Passage Pictures (II), Campbell Grobman Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1