King of California (2007)

Réalisateur:

Mike Cahill

Scénariste:

Mike Cahill (written by)

Release Date:

12 septembre 2007 (France)

Genre:

Comedie

Accroche:

We're All Searching for Something ...

Plot:

An unstable dad who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia.

Plot Keywords:

Ruse | Gold Doubloon | Vomit | Night | Waitress

Avis des utilisateurs:

A nice little movie where all the things that could have been done wrong weren't...

Ensemble

Michael Douglas	...	Charlie
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Miranda
Willis Burks II	...	Pepper
Laura Kachergus	...	Rita
Paul Lieber	...	Doug
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Kelly
Anne L. Nathan	...	Applebee's Manager
Arthur Santiago	...	McDonald's Manager
Ashley Greene	...	McDonald's Customer
Ian Hopps	...	Boy
Anna Khaja	...	Officer Contreras
Will Rothhaar	...	Estate Security Guard
Annie O'Donnell	...	Greeter
Greg Davis Jr.	...	Joseph
Jeanie Hackett	...	Teacher

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong language, mature thematic elements and brief drug references.

Durée:

93 min | Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42631) | Canada:PG | Argentina:13

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Millennium Films

Anecdotes:

They actually did film in a Costco, but only between the hours of 9:00 pm and 9:00 am. Since they were there for such long hours, there was a cash register open for anyone to purchase things.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When they turn on the lights in the dark Costco, it instantly becomes brightly lit. In reality, HID lamps are very dim when first switched on and require several minutes to warm up and reach full brightness.

Guillemet:

Miranda: You don't take anything seriously do you? You think the world is just here for your amusement!
Charlie: But look at the world...
Miranda: I do. But unlike you I have to live in it!

Connexions De Film:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-22)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Bouncin' With Bud

A nice little movie where all the things that could have been done wrong weren't...

It was too easy to expect a rug-chewing performance from Michael Douglas as a crazy person, and an exasperated, eye-rolling two-dimensional "oh I'm so put-upon by the world" job from Evan Rachel Wood.

Thankfully, those clichés were avoided in this poignant and ultimately joyful and uplifting (thank God!) story of quiet nobility, personal vision and purpose, and underlying love and strength amongst otherwise "broken" people.

It's refreshing to go into a theatre not expecting much and coming out enlightened by the combined vision of the actors, writer, director, and cinematographer.

Bravo to all involved, and here's hoping to see a strong presence at the Academy Awards.