The Extra Man (film)
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Directed by | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini |
Produced by | Anthony Bregman Stephanie Davis Rebecca Rivo Executive: Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini Jonathan Ames |
Screenplay by | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini Jonathan Ames |
Based on | The Extra Man by Jonathan Ames |
Starring | Kevin Kline Paul Dano Katie Holmes John C. Reilly |
Music by | Klaus Badelt |
Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
Edited by | Robert Pulcini |
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Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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108 minutes |
Country | United States France |
Language | English |
Budget | $7 million[1] |
Box office | $457,867[2] |
The Extra Man is a 2010 comedy film based on Jonathan Ames' novel of the same name. Written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the film stars Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, and John C. Reilly.
Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A failed playwright, Henry Harrison, develops an odd mentor relationship with Louis Ives, a troubled, cross-dressing, aspiring writer to whom Henry sublets a room in his New York apartment. Henry teaches Louis the art of being an "extra man", accompanying and entertaining wealthy older women in their fanciful social lives. Along the way, Louis encounters an environmentally conscious co-worker, Mary Powell, and a jealous, eccentric neighbor, Gershon.[3]
Cast
- Kevin Kline as Henry Harrison
- Paul Dano as Louis Ives
- Katie Holmes as Mary Powell
- John C. Reilly as Gershon Gruen
- Patti D'Arbanville as Katherine Hart
- Alicia Goranson as Sandra
- Marian Seldes as Vivian Cudlip
- Dan Hedaya as Aresh
- Alex Burns as Brad
- Jason Butler Harner as Otto Bellman
- Lynn Cohen as Lois Huber
- John Pankow as George
- Jackie Hoffman as Pushy woman
- Jonathan Ames as Gentleman
Production
Filming took place in New York City between the end of February and the beginning of April 2009.
Release
The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and released theatrically on July 30, 2010.
Reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews. Film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes classified the film as "rotten" with a 43 percent approval rating among 68 critics, with an average of 5.4 out of 10.[4]
References
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- ↑ The Extra Man at Box Office Mojo Retrieved July 25, 2013
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- 2010 films
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- 2010s comedy films
- American films
- American comedy films
- Films directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
- Cross-dressing in film
- Films based on American novels
- Films set in New York City
- Films shot in New York City
- American independent films
- Film scores by Klaus Badelt
- French independent films
- French films