Nurse Betty (2000)

Regisseur:

Neil LaBute

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

John C. Richards (story)
John C. Richards (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

8. September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Krimi | Romanze | Thriller

Werbezeile:

She's chasing a dream... they're chasing her.

Plot:

Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Nurse Uniform | Neo Noir | Satirical | Blood Splatter

Filmpreise:

Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Decent Dark Humor, But No 'Fargo'

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 25

12:00 AM

SHOW

Besetzung

Morgan Freeman	...	Charlie
Renée Zellweger	...	Betty Sizemore
Chris Rock	...	Wesley
Greg Kinnear	...	Dr. David Ravell / George McCord
Aaron Eckhart	...	Del Sizemore
Tia Texada	...	Rosa Hernandez
Crispin Glover	...	Roy Ostery
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Sheriff Eldon Ballard
Allison Janney	...	Lyla Branch
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Sue Ann Rogers
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Chloe Jensen
Susan Barnes	...	Darlene
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Ellen
Sung Hi Lee	...	Jasmine
Laird Macintosh	...	Dr. Lonnie Walsh / Eric

Alternativ:

Nurse Betty - Gefährliche Träume (Deutschland)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and a scene of sexuality.

Länge:

110 Min

Produktionsland:

Deutschland | USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Spanisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Canada:14A | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Durango, Colorado, USA

Firma:

Gramercy Pictures

Dies und das:

Scenes involving Christopher McDonald as a racist, red-neck truck driver who sells porno to Chris Rock and Morgan Freeman were cut from the final film.

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: Reflection in car window after charity event.

Dialogzitate:

Sherrif Eldon Ballard: Hey! I'm the law, I ain't gotta do nothing.

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Soundtrack:

Don't You Know

Decent Dark Humor, But No 'Fargo'

This is a strange film but that's somewhat normal when the category is "dark comedy," a la Fargo and numerous others of this genre. You wind up getting a rough film but one with a lot of laughs. This isn't Fargo, but it reminded a bit of it with the two hit men and a likable female lead. Unlike Frances McDormand's role as the cop in Fargo, here we have a ditsy but ultra-sweet girl played by Rene Zellweger. The hit men are played by Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock: an odd duo.

Freeman, in a role uncharacteristic of him, plays a profane hit man who is at the end of his career and mellowing. His is really a strange role, a real contradiction at times. Rock is his normal ultra-profane wise-cracking younger guy as Zellweger's character suffers some setbacks.

For a comedy, this movie had a shocking amount of f-words and assorted other profanity including a lot of Lord's name in vain material. A lot of it wasn't necessary, either. Some of the stuff in here is not all black humor; some of it's uncomfortable to watch.

However, if you can get past (or have a profanity filter) the language, this movie is entertaining because of its mixture of comedy, romance and suspense. There are nice colors in here, too. As I said: a strange film.