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Human Nature

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
19K
YOUR RATING
Human Nature (2001)
Trailer
Play trailer2:13
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SatireComedyDrama

A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as a chimpanzee.A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as a chimpanzee.A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as a chimpanzee.

  • Director
    • Michel Gondry
  • Writer
    • Charlie Kaufman
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Rhys Ifans
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writer
      • Charlie Kaufman
    • Stars
      • Tim Robbins
      • Patricia Arquette
      • Rhys Ifans
    • 82User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Dr. Nathan Bronfman
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Lila Jute
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Puff
    Ken Magee
    • Police Detective
    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Police Detective
    David Warshofsky
    David Warshofsky
    • Police Detective
    Hilary Duff
    Hilary Duff
    • Young Lila Jute
    Stanley DeSantis
    Stanley DeSantis
    • Doctor
    • (as Stanley Desantis)
    Peter Dinklage
    Peter Dinklage
    • Frank
    Toby Huss
    Toby Huss
    • Puff's Father
    Bobby Harwell
    • Congressman
    Daryl Anderson
    Daryl Anderson
    • Congressman
    Bobby Pyle
    • Young Puff
    Chase MacKenzie Bebak
    • Young Nathan
    • (as Chase Bebak)
    Mary Kay Place
    Mary Kay Place
    • Nathan's Mother
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Nathan's Father
    Rosie Perez
    Rosie Perez
    • Louise
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • Wendall the Therapist
    • Director
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writer
      • Charlie Kaufman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Many of the scenes in the forest are allusions to or recreations of scenes in the Björk music video "Human Behavior", also directed by Michel Gondry.
    • Goofs
      Puff was raised by a madman who never taught him basic language skills or anything about human life. So how does he know the story of being stolen from his mother's apartment?
    • Quotes

      Nathan Bronfman: What is love anyway? From my new vantage point, I realize that love is nothing more than a messy conglomeration of need, desperation, fear of death and insecurity about penis size.

    • Connections
      Featured in Some Sort of Soap Operish Theatre-Film (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Hair Everywhere
      (2001)

      Music and Orchestrations by Jean-Michel Bernard

      Lyrics by Charlie Kaufman

      Performed by Patricia Arquette

    User reviews82

    Featured review
    7/10

    The question on all of our minds:

    After perusing the other viewers' comments on this site and noting the plethora of pertinent sociological questions that arise from the viewing of this obviously intellectual piece of cinematography, I can't help but notice that the most obvious question of all has not yet been touched upon, therefore, I will ask it now.

    If you were locked in a room with Patricia Arquette and an electric grooming shear, would you shave her body before making love to her?

    Maybe the reason this question has not yet been asked is because the answer is so obvious it pretty much goes without saying. That answer is, of course, no. If you were to buzz-cut Ms. Arquette's body with such a tool, you would, without any doubt, leave a stubble that would be rough and scratchy, causing you so much discomfort during the act of intercourse that the whole experience would inevitably become somewhat unpleasant, relatively speaking.

    Leaving her hairy, on the other hand, would give you the sensation that you were rolling around with a large, fluffy dog...a feeling which could only add a new measure of pleasure to the whole coital experience. This should not be construed as bestiality, being that the "fluffy-dog" sense of pleasure would be separate from the "doing Patricia" feeling of prurient ecstasy, which means the whole scenario could be pulled off guilt-free.

    That would be superb, especially for me, being that I have been totally hot for this particular actress ever since I saw her in True Romance. I would be happy to be in bed with her even if she was a toothless quadruple-amputee covered with hair from her head all the way down to her...uh, never mind.
    • TxCracker
    • Jun 7, 2003
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    • Release date
      • September 12, 2001 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Звіряча натура
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fine Line Features
      • StudioCanal
      • Good Machine
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $705,308
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $297,340
      • Apr 14, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,574,660
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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