The Upside of Anger
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| The Upside of Anger | |
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 Promotional movie poster for The Upside of Anger |
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| Directed by | Mike Binder |
| Produced by | Jack Binder Alex Gartner Sammy Lee |
| Written by | Mike Binder |
| Starring | Joan Allen Kevin Costner Erika Christensen Evan Rachel Wood Keri Russell Alicia Witt Mike Binder |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
| Editing by | Steve Edwards Robin Sales |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
| Release date(s) | March 11, 2005 |
| Running time | 118 mins. |
| Country |  |
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The Upside of Anger is a 2005 drama/comedy/romance written and directed by Mike Binder. Set in the Detroit area, it stars Joan Allen, Kevin Costner and Evan Rachel Wood amongst others. It has earned a 73% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
Tagline: Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back together.
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[edit] Plot
Terry Wolfmeyer (Allen) thinks that her husband has left her and run away with another woman to Sweden, and she has to raise her four daughters by herself. She finds herself in a mess of alcohol and anger. Denny Davies (Costner) is her neighbor, a retired baseball player who starts off as her drinking buddy but ends up as a romantic interest. Terry's daughters are left to deal with their mother's relationship and the changing family dynamics. At the end of the film they find that her husband had fallen into a hole in the back portion of their large property.
[edit] Trivia
- At the wedding scene, the band plays "Try a little tenderness" and after singing the first couple of lines, the singer hums, as if he forgot the lyrics. This is a cross-movie joke as this was the same song featured in Bull Durham, where Kevin Costner's character gets upset with another player for not knowing the words to "Try a little tenderness"
- Another cross-movie reference... When Terry goes to Danny's house to clean, she holds up a poster of Danny in a Detroit Tigers uniform. Costner played a Detroit Tiger in the movie "For Love of the Game".
- The characted played by Kevin Costner is loosely based on former Detroit Tigers Denny McLain and Kirk Gibson. Mike Binder was born and raised in Detroit and often incorporates the city or the Tigers into his films.
[edit] Cast
- Joan Allen — Terry Wolfmeyer
- Kevin Costner — Denny Davies
- Alicia Witt — Hadley Wolfmeyer
- Keri Russell — Emily Wolfmeyer
- Erika Christensen — Andy Wolfmeyer
- Evan Rachel Wood — Lavender "Popeye" Wolfmeyer
- Mike Binder— Adam "Shep" Goodman
- Chris Burgess — David Junior
- Dane Christensen — Gorden Reiner
- Danny Webb — Grey Wolfmeyer
- Magdalena Manville — Darlene
- Suzanne Bertish — Gina
- David Firth — David Senior
- Rod Woodruff — Dean Reiner
- Stephen Greif — Emily's Doctor
- Mitch Minton — Big Fan
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Awards won
- Chicago Film Critics Association: (1) Best Actress - Joan Allen
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle: (1) Best Supporting Actor - Kevin Costner
[edit] Nominations
- Online Film Critics Society: (1) Best Actress - Joan Allen
- Satellite Awards: (2) Best Musical or Comedy Actor - Kevin Costner, Best Musical or Comedy Actress - Joan Allen
[edit] External links
- The Upside of Anger at the Internet Movie Database
- The Upside of Anger at Rotten Tomatoes
- Clips at Mike Binder's personal site
