Salve, sono Joel Schumacher; forse vi ricorderete di me per alcuni dei più puteolenti film di Batman che abbiate mai avuto la disgrazia di vedere.
Stasera voglio presentarvi la mia ultima fatica: The Number 23. Accorrete numerosi. Il deodorante, portatelo voi.
Stasera voglio presentarvi la mia ultima fatica: The Number 23. Accorrete numerosi. Il deodorante, portatelo voi.
Un accalappiacani conduce la sua vita perfettamente normale con la moglie ed il figlio, finché non scova uno strano libro che parla di una ossessione per il numero 23; la cosa strana è che il racconto presenta inquietanti somiglianze con la sua infanzia.
Finirà per l'esserne a sua volta ossessionato, cercando di stabilire cosa è vero e cosa frutto della sua fantasia.
Il primo commento che mi viene da fare, è "Yaaawn"!
Il secondo è "Gosh Batman, voglio indietro i miei 7 bat-euro e 50!"
Il film non si scomoda nel cercare di creare un contesto verosimile per questa ossessione per la numerologia, e presto si incarta di brutto: tant'è che nel finale è costretto a raccontare per filo e per segno cosa mai sia successo, nella totale incapacità di arrivarci tramite lo sviluppo della trama.
Peccato, perché del potenziale c'era: le due vite parallele erano un tema da sfruttare meglio, e l'ossessione per il numero poteva concretizzarsi in qualcosa di più che un semplice gioco a "fare le più e fare le meno" (e, in misura minore per non sconcertare il pubblico, pure a "fare le per e financo fare le diviso!"
)Jim Carrey - che pure non amo alla follia - si conferma ancora una volta bravo in ruoli drammatici, ed è un peccato vederlo sprecato così; la sempre ragguardevole Rhona Mitra riesce infine a coronare il sogno che inseguiva fin da adolescente: fottere per l'intera durata del film (scusate il francese, ma non so davvero come altro descrivere quello che fa dalla prima all'ultima dannatissima scena...
)Zio Joel colleziona l'ennesima occasione sprecata, e si conferma uno dei casi di sdoppiamento della personalità più clamorosi di Hollywood.
Perché diciamolo, alcune sue cose erano notevoli, basta pensare a Linea Mortale, Phone Booth o Tigerland. Mah...
Voto: 4. (perché tutti sanno che il numero è 42!)
Tags: drammatico, thriller, mistero, numerologia, 23, incubo, omicidio, trauma, investigatore, sesso, morte, riabilitazione, psichiatra, carcere, accalappiacani, ossessione.
Tigerland (2000)
Regista: Joel Schumacher
Scrittore: Ross Klavan, Michael McGruther
Genere: Drama, War
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (9428 voti)
Durata: 100 min
Paese: USA, Germany
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Colin Farrell .... Pvt. Roland Bozz
- Matthew Davis .... Pvt. Jim Paxton
- Clifton Collins Jr. .... Pvt. Miter
- Tom Guiry .... Pvt. Cantwell (as Thomas Guiry)
- Shea Whigham .... Pvt. Wilson
- Russell Richardson .... Pvt. Johnson
- Nick Searcy .... Capt. Saunders
- Afemo Omilami .... SFC Ezra Landers
- James MacDonald .... Staff Sgt. Thomas (as James McDonald)
- Keith Ewell .... Sgt. Oakes
Trama:
In September 1971, a platoon of recruits arrives in Ft. Polk, LA, for infantry training before leaving for war. The final week takes place in Tigerland, a swamp similar to Vietnam. Jim Paxton has enlisted; he wants to experience everything and write books later. He befriends Roland Bozz, a cool Texan with a gift for getting into trouble and for helping misfits get discharges. At least one sociopath in the platoon hates Bozz, even as the sergeants grudgingly recognize his leadership abilities. As the platoon heads into its week in Tigerland, Paxton's body gives out, Bozz makes plans to go AWOL, and the sociopath gets hold of live ammo. Is the Louisiana swamp more dangerous than the DMZ?
Trivia random: The word "fuck" is used 276 times in this 98-minute film.
Citazione random: Bozz: Hey let's not become friends, Jim. You could be dead tomorrow and I'd miss you too much.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Schumacher, Joel
Data di nascita: 29 August 1939
Altezza: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- 1:30 Train (2008) .... [regista]
- The Crowded Room (2008) .... [regista]
- Town Creek (2008) .... [regista]
- The Number 23 (2007) .... [regista]
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) .... (thanks) [misc]
- I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS (2004) (V) .... (video "Devil Inside") [regista]
- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
- Veronica Guerin (2003) .... [regista]
- Bad Company (2002) .... [regista]
- Phone Booth (2002) .... [regista]
Trivia random: Worked as a store window dresser before getting into films.
Citazione random: Akiva Goldsman was blamed a lot for this sort of lightness and humor and fun and games of "Batman & Robin" but that's not fair. I take full responsibility. I mean Akiva did write the script but I shot it and worked with Akiva, so you know, if you love a movie, there are hundreds of people who made it lovable for you. If you don't like it, blame the director. That what our name's there for.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Carrey, Jim
Nome di battesimo: Carrey, James Eugene
Data di nascita: 17 January 1962
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Lauren Holly::(23 September 1996 - 29 July 1997) (divorced), Melissa Carrey::(28 March 1987 - 11 December 1995) (divorced) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
- Horton Hears a Who (2008) .... Horton (voice) [attore]
- The Number 23 (2007) .... Walter Sparrow/Fingerling [attore]
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) .... Joel Barish [attore]
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) .... Count Olaf [attore]
- Toy Mountain Christmas Special (2004) (TV) .... (special thanks) [misc]
- Bruce Almighty (2003) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Pecan Pie (2003) .... The driver [attore]
- Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001) (V) .... [scrittore]
- The Majestic (2001) .... Peter Appleton [attore]
Biografia:
The youngest of four children born to Percy (an accountant and aspiring jazz saxophonist) and Kathleen, Jim Carrey was an incurable extrovert from day one. As a child he performed constantly, for anyone who would watch, and even mailed his résumé to "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) at age 10. In junior high he was granted a few precious minutes at the end of each school day to do stand-up routines for his classmates (provided, of course, that he kept a lid on it the rest of the day). Carrey's early adolescence took a turn for the tragic, however, when the family was forced to relocate from their cozy town of Newmarket to Scarborough (a Toronto suburb). They all took security and janitorial jobs in the Titan Wheels factory, Jim working 8-hour shifts after school let out (not surprisingly, his grades and morale both suffered). When they finally deserted the factory, the family lived out of a Volkswagen camper van until they could return to Toronto. Back on firmer ground, Carrey decided to strike out into the comedy club scene. He made his (reportedly awful) professional stand-up debut at Yuk-Yuk's, one of the many local clubs that would serve as his training ground in the years to come. He dropped out of high school, worked on his celebrity impersonations (among them Michael Landon and James Stewart), and in 1979 worked up the nerve to move to Los Angeles. He finessed his way into a regular gig at The Comedy Store, where he impressed Rodney Dangerfield so much that the veteran comic signed him as an opening act for an entire season. During this period Carrey met and married waitress Melissa Womer, with whom he had a daughter (Jane). The couple would later go through a very messy divorce, freeing Carrey up for a brief second marriage to actress Lauren Holly. Wary of falling into the lounge act lifestyle, Carrey began to look around for other performance outlets. He landed a part as a novice cartoonist in the short-lived sitcom "The Duck Factory" (1984); while the show fell flat, the experience gave Carrey the confidence to pursue acting more vigorously. He scored the male lead in the ill-received Lauren Hutton vehicle Once Bitten (1985), and a supporting role in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), before making a modest splash with his appearance as the alien Wiploc in Earth Girls Are Easy (1988). Impressed with Carrey's lunacy, fellow extraterrestrial Damon Wayans made a call to his brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans, who was in the process of putting together the sketch comedy show "In Living Color" (1990). Carrey joined the cast and quickly made a name for himself with outrageous acts (one of his most popular characters, psychotic Fire Marshall Bill, was attacked by watchdog groups for dispensing ill- advised safety tips). Carrey's transformation from TV goofball to marquis headliner happened within the course of a single year. He opened 1994 with a starring turn in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), a film that cashed in on his extremely physical brand of humor (the character's trademark was talking out his derrière). Next up was the manic superhero movie The Mask (1994), which had audiences wondering just how far Carrey's features could stretch. Finally, in December, he hit theaters as a loveable dolt in the Farrelly brothers' Dumb & Dumber (1994) (his first multi-million dollar payday). Now a box-office staple, Carrey brought his manic antics onto the set of Batman Forever (1995), replacing Robin Williams as The Riddler. He also filmed the follow-up to his breakthrough, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), and inked a deal with Sony to star in The Cable Guy (1996) (replacing Chris Farley) for a cool $20 million--at the time, that was the biggest up-front sum that had been offered to any comic actor. The movie turned out to be a disappointment, both critically and financially, but Carrey bounced back the next year with the energetic hit Liar Liar (1997). Worried that his comic shtick would soon wear thin, Carrey decided to change course. In 1998, he traded in the megabucks and silly grins to star in Peter Weir's The Truman Show (1998). Playing a naive salesman who discovers that his entire life is the subject of a TV show, Carrey demonstrated an uncharacteristic sincerity that took moviegoers by surprise. He won a Golden Globe for the performance, and fans anticipated an Oscar nomination as well--when it didn't materialize, Carrey lashed out at Academy members for their narrow-minded selection process. Perhaps inspired by the snub, Carrey threw himself into his next role with abandon. After edging out a handful of other hopefuls (including Edward Norton) to play eccentric funnyman Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon (1999), Carrey disappeared into the role, living as Kaufman -- and his blustery alter-ego Tony Clifton -- for months (Carrey even owned Kaufman's bongo drums, which he'd used during his audition for director Milos Forman). His sometimes uncanny impersonation was rewarded with another Golden Globe, but once again the Academy kept quiet. An indignant Carrey next reprised his bankable mania for the Farrelly brothers in Me, Myself & Irene (2000), playing a state trooper whose Jekyll and Hyde personalities both fall in love with the same woman (Renée Zellweger). Carrey's real-life persona wound up falling for her too--a few months after the film wrapped, the pair announced they were officially a couple. By then, Carrey had already slipped into a furry green suit to play the stingy antihero of Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). He plans to take a break from the limelight after the holiday flick (as he puts it, "I'm looking forward to getting out of America's face"). Is there another Carrey reinvention in the works? If so, he's not talking.
Trivia random: Many of his characters have a job or interest in TV (The Mask (1994), Batman Forever (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Man on the Moon (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003))
Citazione random: "It's insane...I mean, Nicholson, Hoffman, Jackson, Kline - I don't see how I can lose." - Regarding his chances at 1997 Golden Globes
Salario massimo: $25,000,000, per Bruce Almighty (2003)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Phone Booth (2002)
In linea con l'assassino - Phone booth
Regista: Joel Schumacher
Scrittore: Larry Cohen
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (34976 voti)
Durata: 81 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English, Swahili
Cast:
- Colin Farrell .... Stu Shepard
- Kiefer Sutherland .... The Caller
- Forest Whitaker .... Captain Ed Ramey
- Radha Mitchell .... Kelly Shepard
- Katie Holmes .... Pamela McFadden
- Paula Jai Parker .... Felicia
- Arian Waring Ash .... Corky (as Arian Ash)
- Tia Texada .... Asia
- John Enos III .... Leon
- Richard T. Jones .... Sergeant Cole
Trama:
A slick New York publicist (Farrell) who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
Trivia random: The movie was originally set to be released on 15 November 2002. However, after the sniper attacks in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., 20th Century Fox decided to delay the release of the film.
Citazione random: The Caller: This is exciting. You get to choose between them. Kelly. Pam. BAM BAM!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Mitra, Rhona
Data di nascita: 9 August 1976
Altezza: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- Doomsday (2007) .... Eden Sinclair [attrice]
- The Number 23 (2007) .... Laura Tollins [attrice]
- Shooter (2007) .... Alourdes Galindo [attrice]
- Skinwalkers (2006) .... Rachel [attrice]
- Spartacus (2004) (TV) .... Varinia [attrice]
- Highwaymen (2003) .... Molly [attrice]
- The Life of David Gale (2003) .... Berlin [attrice]
- Stuck on You (2003) .... Bus Stop Bombshell [attrice]
- Ali G Indahouse (2002) .... Kate Hedges [attrice]
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002) .... Tabatha Wadmore-Smith [attrice]
Trivia random: Raised as a Catholic.
Citazione random: "I can't sit still. That's why I'm very difficult in a relationship. Men get jealous of me traveling - they don't understand that just because I disappear on my own doesn't mean I'm going to shag someone else."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Number 23, The (2007)
Number 23
Regista: Joel Schumacher
Scrittore: Fernley Phillips
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.2/10 (9957 voti)
Durata: USA:95 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Jim Carrey .... Walter Sparrow/Fingerling
- Virginia Madsen .... Agatha Sparrow/Fabrizia
- Logan Lerman .... Robin Sparrow
- Danny Huston .... Isaac French/Dr. Miles Phoenix
- Lynn Collins .... Suicide Blonde/Mrs. Dobkins/Young Fingerling's Mother
- Rhona Mitra .... Laura Tollins
- Michelle Arthur .... Sybil
- Mark Pellegrino .... Kyle Finch
- Paul Butcher .... Young Fingerling/Young Walter
- David Stifel .... Hotel Clerk
Trama:
Carrey becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise.
Trivia random: The dog in the movie is named NED. N is the 14th letter of the alphabet; E is the fifth; and D is the fourth. 14 + 5 + 4 = 23.
Citazione random: Walter Sparrow: Chapter 23. You can call me Fingerling. My real name is Walter. Walter Paul Sparrow. What you've read so far is not the whole truth. Much has been changed to protect the innocent...and the guilty. I once read that the only philosophical question that matters is whether or not to commit suicide. I guess that makes me a philosopher. You can say it was my inheritance. After my mother's death, my father couldn't cope. He didn't leave a not...just a number. That number followed me from foster home to foster home till college when I met her: Laura Tollins. I thought she'd help me forget my father's number. It was a mistake to think I could escape it. I loved her. And I thought she loved me. Until my father's number returned to haunt me. That fucking number...When I circled every 23rd letter of her note..it became clear. The number had gone after me. And now it wanted her. I was right. She was in danger. I just didn't realize the danger was me. What began as a suicide note, turned into something more. Much, much more.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Flatliners (1990)
Linea mortale
Regista: Joel Schumacher
Scrittore: Peter Filardi
Genere: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 6.3/10 (13974 voti)
Durata: 115 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Kiefer Sutherland .... Nelson
- Julia Roberts .... Rachel Mannus
- Kevin Bacon .... David Labraccio
- William Baldwin .... Joe Hurley
- Oliver Platt .... Randy Steckle
- Kimberly Scott .... Winnie Hicks
- Joshua Rudoy .... Billy Mahoney
- Benjamin Mouton .... Rachel's Father
- Aeryk Egan .... Young Nelson
- Kesha Reed .... Young Winnie
Trama:
Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to intensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure.
Trivia random: SPOILER: Billy Mahoney's death is an in-joke to filmmakers, where the three acts of a story are frequently described as: 1) You put a character in a tree. 2) You throw rocks at him. 3) He somehow gets down from the tree.
Citazione random: Nelson Wright: Hello, I'm nice, he's nice, we're both fucking lunatics. Can I come in, please?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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