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.

---

Plot Keywords:

nikola tesla character | thomas alva edison character | inventor | based on true story | 

---

Taglines:

My achievements and conquests will be evaluated in the future

---

Genres:

Biography | Drama

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and nude images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Three of the films actors have appeared in comic book properties. Ebon Moss-Bachrach played David Lieberman in the Marvel series The Punisher, Kyle MacLachlan played Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hannah Gross played a younger Penny Fleck in Joker. Composer John Paesano also composed the music to the series Daredevil.

---

Goofs

An early scene shows Tesla and Edison with ice cream in cake/wafer cones. These weren't invented until years after the two worked together.

---

Quotes

Katherine Johnson: She says you live in your head.
Nikola Tesla: Doesn't everyone?

---

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

Another self-indulgent Ethan Hawke vanity piece

Title says it all. This was a movie that didn't need to be made, so they "re-imagined" history to make it more compelling. Only it wasn't more compelling, it simply was irritating.

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:

$355,256

Company Credits

Production Co:

Passage Pictures (II), RNG Entertainment, Campbell Grobman Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1