The Big Year

The Big Year

Teaser poster
Directed by David Frankel[1]
Produced by Stuart Cornfeld
Curtis Hanson
Karen Rosenfelt
Screenplay by Howard Franklin[1]
Story by Mark Obmascik
Based on The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession by
Mark Obmascik
Starring Steve Martin
Jack Black
Owen Wilson
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography Lawrence Sher
Editing by Mark Livolsi
Studio Red Hour Films
Sunswept Entertainment
Deuce Three Productions
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)
Running time 101 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $41 million[2]
Box office $7,410,646

The Big Year is a 2011 comedy film starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Jim Parsons, Rashida Jones, Anjelica Huston, Dianne Wiest, JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Rosamund Pike and Tim Blake Nelson. The Big Year was directed by David Frankel and written by Howard Franklin. The film was based on the book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession which was written by Mark Obmascik. The film was released on October 14, 2011, in the United States.[3] Filming took place from May to July 2010.[4] The film was released in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2011.[5]

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Plot

A group of bird enthusiasts set on a big year, a quest to outdo each other by finding the most species of birds in North America. Their competition is an allegory for the challenges faced in their lives.[6]

Cast

Production

Principal photography was done from May 3 to July 30, 2010 in Vancouver.[7]

Reception

The film has received mixed reviews from critics. It holds a 39% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus stating: "Though made with care and affection for its characters, The Big Year plods along, rarely reaching any comedic heights". CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "B-minus" on an A+ to F scale.[8]

The film was a box office failure, given of the established stars like Martin, Black and Wilson as the leads. Based on a budget of $41 million, it took in just $7 million in ticket sales.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Big Year (2011)". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810159155/cast. Retrieved March 03, 2011. 
  2. ^ Kaufman, Amy (October 13, 2011). "Movie Projector: New 'Footloose' could dance circles around rivals". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/10/movie-projector-footloose-the-thing-big-year.html. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Big Year (2011)". MovieWeb. http://www.movieweb.com/movie/the-big-year. Retrieved March 03, 2011. 
  4. ^ "The Big Year - Movie Database". CraveOnline Media. http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=64108. Retrieved March 03, 2011. 
  5. ^ "The Big Year (2011)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/releaseinfo. Retrieved March 03, 2010. 
  6. ^ "The Big Year". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/441731/The-Big-Year/overview. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  7. ^ "BCFC Film List". British Columbia Film Commission. October 2, 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2010. http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/database/rte/files/July%2020%202010%281%29.pdf. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
  8. ^ McClintock, Pamela (October 14, 2011). "'Box Office Report: 'Footloose' Grosses $5.57 Million, On Course To Dance Away With The Weekend - The Hollywood Reporter:". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-footloose-grosses-248906. Retrieved October 16, 2011. 

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