Information
| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 7.6(62541) |
| Listed in: | Drama |
| Directed by: | Gabriele Muccino |
| Actors: | Will Smith Woody Harrelson Michael Ealy Barry Pepper Rosario Dawson Elpidia Carrillo |
| "Seven Names. Seven Strangers. One Secret." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
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| Gabriele Muccino | |
| Actors | |
| Will Smith | as Ben Thomas |
| Woody Harrelson | as Ezra Turner |
| Michael Ealy | as Ben's Brother |
| Barry Pepper | as Dan Morris |
| Joe Nunez | as Larry (Hotel Owner) |
| Bill Smitrovich | as George Ristuccia |
| Tim Kelleher | as Stewart Goodman |
| Andy Milder | as George's Doctor |
| Ivan Angulo | as Connie's Son |
| Jack Yang | as Apogee Engineer |
| Quintin Kelley | as Nicholas (Bald Boy) |
| Connor Cruise | as Young Ben |
| David Haines | as Young Ben's Father |
| Todd Cahoon | as Man in Diner |
| Rich Hutchman | as Elevator Doctor #1 |
| Michael Spellman | as Elevator Doctor #2 |
| Steve Tom | as Bone Marrow Doctor |
| Jora Senane | as Ben's OR Doctor |
| Rob Figueroa | as Ben's OR Doctor |
| Kevin Cooney | as Hospital Administrator |
| Markus Flanagan | as Neurosurgeon |
| Leif Rogers | as ER Doctor |
| Gaspar Uriarte | as Emily's OR Doctor |
| Frank Aragon | as Janitor |
| Skylan Brooks | as Choir Kid |
| David Burrus | as Ben Brother's Son |
| Will C. | as Man in Park |
| Geoffrey Gould | as Social Worker |
| Christopher Judd | as Paramedic #2 |
| Aaron Jay Kenny | as Telemarketer |
| J. Kristopher | as Recital Guest |
| Ivo Nandi | as LAPD Officer |
| Mark Newsom | as ER Security Guard |
| Robert Ochoa | as Choirboy |
| Ryan Ochoa | as Choir Boy |
| Gary Rodriguez | as Connie's Husband |
| V.S. Russell | as PBX Operator |
| Cosby Siringi | as Diner Patron |
| Terrance Thomas | as Choir Kid |
| George F. Watson | as IRS Night Desk Security Guard |
| Jon Morgan Woodward | as Man on the Street |
| Actresses | |
| Rosario Dawson | as Emily Posa |
| Elpidia Carrillo | as Connie Tepos |
| Robinne Lee | as Sarah Jenson |
| Gina Hecht | as Dr. Briar |
| Judyann Elder | as Holly Apelgren |
| Sarah Jane Morris | as Susan |
| Madison Pettis | as Connie's Daughter |
| Octavia Spencer | as Kate (Home Health Care Nurse) |
| Cynthia Rube | as Assisted Living Nurse |
| Louisa Kendrick | as Dan's Wife |
| Fiona Hale | as Inez |
| Amanda Carlin | as Neighbor Lady |
| Casey Morris | as 911 Operator |
| Audrey Wasilewski | as Nurse #1 |
| Sonya Eddy | as Nurse #2 |
| Charlene Amoia | as Woman in Diner |
| Dale Raoul | as St. Matthew's Volunteer |
| Nadia Shazana | as Dialysis Nurse |
| Nichole Ambriz | as OR Nurse |
| Lee von Ernst | as ER Nurse |
| MaShae Alderman | as Ben's Brother's Wife |
| Yeniffer Behrens | as Nurse |
| Melissa Bickerton | as Waitress |
| Lydia A. Butler | as ER Nurse |
| Stephanie Campbell | as Guest at Recital |
| Michelle Faraone | as Apogee Engineer |
| Sam Gros | as ER Doctor/Paramedic |
| Tina King | as PBX Operator |
| Meghan Marshall | as Graduation Kid |
| Bojana Novakovic | as Julie |
| Kylee Russell | as Choir Kid |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Spanish |
| Filming dates: | 10 March 2008 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 55,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 69,951,824 USD (25 January 2009) UK - 5,200,225 GBP (8 February 2009) Worldwide - 168,167,691 USD (25 January 2009) Brazil - 9,619,291 BRL (18 January 2009) France - 6,974,826 EUR (15 February 2009) Italy - 11,233,812 EUR (22 February 2009) Philippines - 3,925,509 PHP (22 February 2009) |
| Plot: | Haunted by a secret, Ben Thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesn't know. Once his plan is set, nothing will be able to stop him. At least that's what he thinks. But Ben hadn't planned on falling in love with one of these people and she's the one who will end up transforming him. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Asi Sera" Written by Rick Garcia and Rene Reyes Performed by The Green Car Motel Courtesy of Red Porch Music "Have No Fear" Written by Kathleen York (as Bird York) and Michael Becker Performed by Kathleen York (as Bird York) Courtesy of Blissed Out Records By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group "Feeling Good" Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Performed by Muse Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "One of These Things First" Written and Performed by Nick Drake Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd. Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Fantasie in D Minor K.397" Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed by Loretta Mento, Pianist Courtesy of Eroica Classical Recordings "I Don't Know" Written by Brook Benton and Bobby Stevenson Performed by Ruth Brown Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)" Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Performed by Sly and the Family Stone (as Sly & The Family Stone) Courtesy of Epic Records By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "How Insensitive" Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Norman Gimbel Performed by Diana Krall Courtesy of The Verve Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Lovin' You" Written by Minnie Riperton and Dick Rudolph (as Richard Rudolph) "For Me Formidable" Written by Charles Aznavour, Gene Lees, Jacques Plante and G. Calabrese Performed by Charles Aznavour Courtesy of EMI Music France Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "The Crisis" Written and Performed by Ennio Morricone Courtesy of Sony BMG Masterworks By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "I'm into Something Good" Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin |
Goofs
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Fact errors: The stack of cards next to the engraver/press are pre-embossed. Pre-embossed cards can not be printed on by any press; they would be mutilated. Continuity: Will Smith's hairline changes from scene to scene. Fact errors: When Emily demonstrates the manually-fed treadle printing press with a blank sheet of paper from the pile, the printed piece is in full color. This press is single-color and can only print one color at a time. FAIR: Ben puts his car in "park", but it rolls a few feet before stopping. That is normal for a car with an automatic transmission; put into "park," it will roll a little to take up slack in the transmission. Revealing mistakes: When Ezra answers Ben's call at work, in a close-up you can see the contact lenses used to make him appear blind. Fact errors: SPOILER: Box jellyfish poison is a neurotoxin, and it is distributed to every part of the body, making Ben's organs unfit for transplant. Continuity: When Ben drives Emily home from the hospital, the headrest on his seat is fully down. When she storms out of the car at her house, it's part-way up. Fact errors: SPOILER: Ben has the jellyfish in a standard tank for at least a week. Jellyfish die in captivity unless they are in continuously circulating water. Revealing mistakes: When Ben and Emily are driving in his car with the dog in the back, the back window is open and the dog puts his head out of the window, but its mouth does not move. If they were really driving, the dog's mouth would move because of the wind. FAIR: SPOILER: Ben can hardly walk the same day that the bone marrow transplant, yet he doesn't have a limp later that day. You can see a slight limp when he walks up the stairs to meet Emily. She says she had company the last few of days, so it could be more than one day since the donation. Continuity: SPOILER: When Ben is in the bathtub with the jellyfish near the end of the movie, the amount of ice in the tub changes several times between different angles/shoots. Some times there are lots of ice, other times a bit of ice and other times no ice at all. Fact errors: SPOILER: Will Smith is incorrectly listed in the credits as Ben Thomas. He plays the character Tim Thomas who in the course of the movie impersonates his brother Ben Thomas. Michael Ealy is credited as Ben's brother, when he in fact plays Ben Thomas. Continuity: When Emily has her first heart attack and is in the hospital, she calls Ben and apologizes for calling "so late at night". All the lights in the hospital are out and it is night outside. However, when you see Ben talking on the phone, it's obvious that it is day time outside because of the sunlight coming in through the window. Fact errors: SPOILER: Ezra appears to have received an eye transplant and not a corneal transplant. The cornea is a clear lens on top of the iris which is the colored part of the eye which is not transplantable. Fact errors: SPOILER: While being highly venomous, box jellyfish stings are treatable, especially in this case when Ben called 911 ahead of time and slowed his metabolism by lying in ice. FAIR: SPOILER: After Ben donates a kidney to the hockey coach, he is out and about the following day. In reality, with modern minimally invasive kidney donor surgery, donors are up and walking the day of the surgery, and often discharged from the hospital after only 1 or 2 days. FAIR: Jellyfish can live in captivity as long as the tank they are in is round. Round tanks keep the jellyfish from getting trapped in the edges (from which they can't escape without a water current). In the movie, the tank that Will Smith's character uses for the jellyfish is round, so there is no error. Continuity: When Tim is in the bathtub, the "Don't Touch The Jellyfish" sign is partially obscured by the shower curtain, but in the next shot the shower curtain has moved off the sign. PLOT: With Emily's heart condition she cannot do strenuous activities, including sometimes walking her dog, yet she is able to engage in sex with Ben. GEOG: The 911 operator gives the hotel address as 9212 West 3rd Street in Los Angeles. That address is in the middle of Beverly Hills not that far from Rodeo Drive. A seedy motel would hardly be situated there. DATE: Ben says "The first time I ever saw a box jellyfish, I was twelve. Our father took us to the Monterey Bay Aquarium." If we assume Ben is the same age as Will Smith he would have been twelve in 1980. Monterey Bay Aquarium didn't open until 1984. Continuity: When Emily faints while walking her dog, her head slams down face-first on the ground very hard and a loud sound is heard. But when she wakes in the hospital soon after, her face is not even bruised. Fact errors: In her print shop, Emily ('Rosario Dawson' (qv)) prints a card on her letterpress to show Ben/Tim ('Will Smith' (I)). Without inking her press, she produces a three-color piece in one pass. In reality, each color would require a separate pass, the press would need to be inked up before each pass, and cleaned after. |
Quotes
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Ben Thomas: [From trailer] I did something really bad once and I'm never gonna be the same! Ben Thomas: [from trailer] It is within my power to drastically change his cirumstances, but I don't want to give that man a gift he doesn't deserve. Ben Thomas: [from trailer] I haven't treated myself very well. Emily Posa: [from trailer] Start now. Ben Thomas: [From trailer] In seven days, God created the world. And in seven seconds, I shattered mine. Emily Posa: [From trailer] Why do I get the feeling you're doing me a really big favor? Ben Thomas: Because I get the feeling that you really deserve it. Dan: [Answering his phone] Hello? Ben Thomas: [Ben on the other line] It's time. Ben Thomas: I was planning on dying here. Larry: Then you'll have to pay in advance! Ezra Turner: [Last lines] You must be Emily. It's so nice to meet you. Ben Thomas: The first time I ever saw a box jellyfish, I was twelve. Our father took us to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I never forgot what he said... That it was the most deadly creature on earth. To me it was just the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. George Ristuccia: You know, Ben, I keep asking you this but why me? Ben Thomas: Because you are a good man. George Ristuccia: No, really. Ben Thomas: Even when you don't know that people are watching you. Ezra Turner: I don't think she sees me. Emily Posa: Do you wanna play a game? Ben Thomas: What game? Emily Posa: The "what if" game. Ben Thomas: The "what if" game. Emily Posa: What if... my pager goes off... and it's a heart... and... it works? And my body doesn't reject it? And... what if i have time? Ben Thomas: [Long pause] What if? What if we have children? What if we got married? [first lines] 911 Operator: 911 emergency... Ben Thomas: I need an ambulance. 911 Operator: I have you at 9212 West Third Street in Los Angeles. Ben Thomas: That's room number 2. 911 Operator: What's the emergency? Ben Thomas: There's been a suicide. 911 Operator: Who's the victim? Ben Thomas: I am. [repeated line] Ben Thomas: I love you. Ben Thomas: I lied to you, I think about dying every day. |
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