Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Director:

Marc Forster

Guionista (WGA):

Zach Helm (written by)

Release Date:

10 noviembre 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Frase comercial:

Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.

Plot:

An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | IRS Agent | Bicycling | Surreal | Fantasy Sequence

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 11 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Saw it this evening at the Merrill Lynch Conference

Cast

Will Ferrell	...	Harold Crick
William Dick	...	IRS Co-Worker #1
Guy Massey	...	IRS Co-Worker #2
Martha Espinoza	...	IRS Co-Worker #3
T.J. Jagodowski	...	IRS Co-Worker #4
Peter Grosz	...	IRS Co-Worker #5
Ricky Adams	...	Young Boy
Christian Stolte	...	Young Boy's Father
Denise Hughes	...	Kronecker Bus Driver
Peggy Roeder	...	Polish Woman
Tonray Ho	...	IRS Co-Worker #6
Tony Hale	...	Dave
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Ana Pascal
Danny Rhodes	...	Bakery Employee #1
Helen Young	...	Bakery Customer #1

También conocida como:

Killing Harold Crick (USA) (working title)
Más extraño que la ficción (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity.

Duración:

113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Clasificación:

Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:M | Ireland:12A | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Denmark:7 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42015) | New Zealand:M | Germany:6 | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | Norway:11 | Sweden:7 | Finland:K-7 | Brazil:10 | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

25th Street & Christiana Avenue, South Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivialidades:

In an early scene, on-screen graphics appear that resemble an image used to illustrate the golden ratio. In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio between the sum of those quantities and the larger one is the same as the ratio between the larger one and the smaller. This ratio can be expressed as a mathematical constant, usually denoted by the Greek letter Phi.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Early in the movie Ms. Eiffel dictates that Harold always ties his tie in the movie in a single-bow Windsor knot. That is not always the case. The bow is in a double bow at least once after that. When it is in a single bow, the bow is not always tied on the same side - which is usually the case.

Quotes:

Dr. Jules Hilbert: Have you met anyone recently who might loathe the very core of you?
Harold Crick: I just started auditing a woman who told me to get bent.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Well, that sounds like a comedy. Try to develop that.

Movie Connections:

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Soundtrack:

Small Stakes

Saw it this evening at the Merrill Lynch Conference

I saw an advanced screening of Stranger than Fiction tonight on the Sony lot, as part of the Merrill Lynch media conference being held this week in Pasadena, CA.

I hadn't heard much about this movie prior to seeing it tonight, so I had NO expectations, which is really how I like to see a movie (without any preconceived notions, good or bad).

The movie was very well acted, and told an interesting story. I kind of look at Will Ferrell in this movie the way I looked at Adam Sandler after "Punch Drunk Love". You're not sure how to react to Ferrell/Sandler's on-screen persona's, as up to this point, you've always thought of them as the funny men, who couldn't (or wouldn't) attempt a more dramatic role. For Ferrell, who's probably at the height of his popularity, this was a good move for him, as well as an ideal role.

All in all, I really liked this movie, and I would definitely recommend it to friends/family.