Juliet, Naked (2018)

Juliet, Naked is the story of Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan's musical obsession.

Director:

Jesse Peretz

Writers:

Evgenia Peretz (screenplay by), Jim Taylor (screenplay by)

Stars:

Chris O'Dowd, Rose Byrne, Kitty O'Beirne

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris O'Dowd	...	Duncan Thomson
Rose Byrne	...	Annie Platt
Kitty O'Beirne	...	Co-Worker
Alex Clatworthy	...	Katie
Lily Brazier	...	Ros Platt
Ko Iwagami	...	Chatmate Ko
Lily Newmark	...	Carly
Denise Gough	...	Gina
Phil Davis	...	Mayor Terry Barton
Ethan Hawke	...	Tucker Crowe
Azhy Robertson	...	Jackson
Eleanor Matsuura	...	Cat
Daniel Shaw	...	Jim (Cat's Date)
Ayoola Smart	...	Lizzie
Enzo Cilenti	...	Barnesy

Storyline

Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O'Dowd) - an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby, JULIET, NAKED is a comic account of life's second chances.

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Plot Keywords:

musician | museum | father son relationship | pregnancy | london england | 

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Taglines:

From the author of About a Boy and High Fidelity

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Juliet, Naked

Filming Locations:

Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$60,886, 19 August 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,444,895, 25 October 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF), Rocket Science, Bona Fide Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Duncan's final video (during the credits), there is a copy of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest behind him. First, that novel inspires a number of fans who are as obsessed with Foster Wallace as Duncan is with Tucker Crowe. Second, those obsessed fans are often youngish to middle-aged men, much like Duncan.

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Goofs

While Duncan is playing Tucker Crowe's album for Carley and she's looking around the room, there's a poster on the wall for The Pit Club with Crowe's last show in 1993, but it lists Anberlin as headliner of the next show; however, Anberlin wasn't formed until 2002. Also listed on the poster are Drowning Pool (formed 1996), White Rabbits (members met in 2004), Mudvane (formed 1996) and Sick Puppies (formed 1997).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Duncan Thomson: Hello! Welcome to 'Can You Hear Me?', your source for all things Tucker Crowe. If you're here, you're probably already a fan of Tucker's music. But if you're merely 'Crowe-curious', or you clicked on the link by accident, allow me to introduce you to one of the most seminal, and yet unsung, figures of alternative rock.

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Crazy Credits

There is a scene in the closing credits where Duncan reviews Tucker Crowe's latest album.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Fallonventions/Rose Byrne/Brad Paisley (2018)

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Soundtracks

Mixed Up Shook Up Girl
Written by Frank Bendinelli and Leon Huff
Performed by Patty & the Emblems
Courtesy of Now-Again Records, LLC
By arrangement with Dave Brown and Funkadelphia
Published by Ben Lee and Merjoda Publishing

User Reviews

One can never know everything about someone

Juliet, Naked Based on Nick Hornby's novel and directed by Jesse Peretz is awesome. Nick Hornby's novels are very interesting and are always a treat to watch on the big screen ( An Education, Wild, Brooklyn). Rose Byrne as Annie, is very realistic as a very down-to-earth grown up in a grown up relationship with her boyfriend Duncan ( excellent acting by Chris O'Dowd). Duncan is obsessed with music and life of Tucker Crowe for more than 2 decades . Ethan Hawke is terrific as Tucker Crowe, a musician , who vanished from public eye for decades. But Duncan thinks he knows everything about Tucker. Annie is not quite as obsessed and Duncan does not like that Annie does not get his passion and he seeks love elsewhere. Annie and Tucker are now website friends. Screenplay is great. The hospital scenes with Tucker on bed after angioplasty surrounded by kids with different women and Annie in the room are hilarious. The scenes on the beach when Duncan sees Tucker face to face and has no clue why Annie was seeing an older man are done extremely well. I enjoyed the movie a lot. Great acting. Ethan Hawke has done some great roles and is great as Tucker Crowe. excellent editing.