A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin and specifically his relationship with wife Sandra Dee.A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin and specifically his relationship with wife Sandra Dee.A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin and specifically his relationship with wife Sandra Dee.
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- 7 nominations
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- TriviaKevin Spacey does his own singing.
- GoofsSandra Dee did not stay with Bobby Darin in the hospital as he was dying. She was in an alcohol induced denial at home. She was passed out on the floor from drinking and the family had to break into the house to find her and notify her. In fact, Bobby's second wife was banished from his room because she could not hold her tears.
- Quotes
Bobby Darin: It's OK, I'm not gonna hurt you. Watch. My momma used to tell me a story when I was a kid that in the Middle Ages, one of the knights in King Arthur's court, he laid down his sword between himself and Guinevere, and he promised that he would never cross over to the other side.
Sandra Dee: Really?
Bobby Darin: I am laying down this sword between us. That's my side of the bed, and that's yours, and I will never cross over. Ever. I don't care if we don't touch for a thousand nights. Only you can cross over to my side. Only you.
- Crazy credits"Andy Paterson and Kevin Spacey would like to thank the entire cast and crew from both the UK and Germany for their hard work and dedication. The film could not have been completed without their belief and effort. We are forever grateful to them for helping bring this film to the screen."
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005)
- SoundtracksMack the Knife
Original German lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
English lyrics by Marc Blitzstein
Music by Kurt Weill
Published by WB Music Corp., on behalf of Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Berthold Brecht, Joseph & Josephine Davis as Executors of the Estate of Marc Blitzstein/Universal Edition A.G./European American Music Corporation
Performed by Kevin Spacey & The John Wilson Orchestra
... but then the second half was like a whole different movie. No more dancing in the streets, nothing to be happy about at all, just illness, alcoholism, politics, audience rejection and early death.
Okay, so maybe real life ain't all singing and dancing and fantasy but if it ain't, then why have it in the movie to begin with? What started out to be a fun film turned somber so quickly that it was distracting. I kept waiting for the fun to come back and it never did.
I had no problem with the age thing but I wish they had used Darin's original recordings. Kevin Spacey might have a fine voice but everybody knows how "Mack the Knife" is supposed to sound and Mr. Spacey changed it just enough to make his version seem somehow almost blasphemous.
- tsmith417
- Jul 9, 2008
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- Bobby Darin Biopic
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- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,318,709
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $45,264
- Dec 19, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $8,447,615
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1