Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Regisseur:

Joel Coen

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Robert Ramsey (story) &
Matthew Stone (story) ...

Premierendatum:

10. Oktober 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze | Krimi

Werbezeile:

A romantic comedy with bite.

Plot:

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Con | Love | Fortune | Male Female Relationship

Filmpreise:

3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A decent comedy from Coen brothers with good cast and writing

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 31

2:00 AM

USA

Besetzung

George Clooney	...	Miles
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Marylin
Geoffrey Rush	...	Donovan Donaly
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Gus Petch
Edward Herrmann	...	Rex Rexroth
Paul Adelstein	...	Wrigley
Richard Jenkins	...	Freddy Bender
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Howard D. Doyle
Julia Duffy	...	Sarah Sorkin
Jonathan Hadary	...	Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy
Tom Aldredge	...	Herb Myerson
Stacey Travis	...	Bonnie Donaly
Jack Kyle	...	Ollie Olerud
Irwin Keyes	...	Wheezy Joe
Judith Drake	...	Mrs. Gutman

Alternativ:

Intolerable (USA) (working title)
(Un)möglicher Härtefall, Ein (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and brief violence.

Länge:

100 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

France:U | UK:12 (video rating) (2003) | Malaysia:U | UK:12A (original rating) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39509)

Drehorte:

Caesar's Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Firma:

Alphaville Films

Dies und das:

Massey's ancient superior, Herb Meyerson, is aided by several medical life support machines, one of which makes the same sound as the tracking radar in the rescue pod from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). When Massey and Meyerson shake hands, the pod radar's 'lock-on' sound can be heard.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: After his keynote speech in the NOMAN convention, he tucks in his shirt and heads for a bar. As he walks up to the bar counter, you can see that his shirt is once again untucked.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Donovan Donaly: [singing] I'm just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Nimmt Bezug auf "ER" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Bridge over Troubled Water

A decent comedy from Coen brothers with good cast and writing

I don't see why many hated this movie. I thought the Coen Brothers look at divorce court lawyers' lives in this comedy with a twist was actually pretty interesting. Thte script was first-rate, they sure can write, the direction was interesting for the most part, although film did lose intensity at parts. I thought the acting was great, especially George Clooney who i liked a lot in the lead, he was perfectly casted for this role. Zeta Jones was decent, she pulled off her role, although she still isn't a first-rate actress in my eyes. I thought Rush and Billy Bob Thornton were great in their supporting roles. Cedric the entertainer was wasted here. The film was decent, some good acting, script, decent direction, and nice atmosphere. 8/10