Chuck and Larry - like fire and flame

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Movie
German title Chuck & Larry - Like fire and flame
Original title I Now pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 110 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Dennis Dugan
script Barry Fanaro
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor
production Adam Sandler
Jack Giarraputo
Tom Shadyac
Michael Bostick
music Rupert Gregson-Williams
camera Dean Semler
cut Jeff Gourson
occupation

Chuck & Larry - As fire and flame (original title I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry ) is a comedy film from the year 2007 by director Dennis Dugan with Adam Sandler and Kevin James in the lead roles.

action

Playboy Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine, who has been widowed for three years and a single father of two, are friends, but completely different firefighters in Brooklyn . One day the down-to-earth Larry notices that he has failed to transfer his wife's pension entitlements to their two children and to provide for them financially. However, his pension fund would be willing to accept his children as beneficiaries and thus secure them financially if he succeeds in entering into a new marriage as quickly as possible. When Chuck's life is in danger during a dangerous fire service, Larry saves his life. Chuck is not only grateful to Larry, but also feels obliged to him. The next day Larry happened to read a newspaper report about domestic partnerships of same-sex couples. He spontaneously drives to Chuck at four o'clock in the morning and asks his best friend to enter into a partnership with him so that he can close his pension gap and his children are covered. Chuck reluctantly agrees after Larry assures him that no one will find out about their community of convenience.

After the pension fund hires an investigator to investigate the case, the fictitious couple hires the attractive lawyer Alex McDonough. Chuck falls in love with her, but first has to hide his love from her in order to maintain the appearance of homosexual cohabitation. After miming the gay buddy for a while, the two of them get closer and kiss. The skeleton of lies of the two is shaken.

Ultimately, however, Chuck and Larry get on with their lie. When the two are supposed to kiss during a negotiation to prove the authenticity of their partnership, their superior Captain Tucker intervenes and lets both of them exposed as heterosexual liars. You are now facing jail time. After the entire fire brigade workforce, who had ostracized the two bogus gays before the trial, show solidarity with the two, they too are charged with aiding and abetting and end up in a cell with Chuck and Larry. There they are later visited by Councilor Banks, who suggests that if they confess to the fraud they drop the charges. The city council would then only prosecute the offense as an administrative offense. Since the two are now not only well known in the gay scene, but are also seen as role models in the fight for equality even after their confession, Chuck and Larry should also commit themselves to a benefit calendar together with their fire service colleagues to have photos taken for the benefit of AIDS research.

background

  • The plot of the film bears strong similarities to the Australian comedy Weird Bettgesellen from 2004. In November 2007, their producers took legal action against Universal Studios for copyright infringement .
  • Rob Schneider plays the Asian priest in the film. His role was criticized as a yellowface depiction, i.e. a made-up, white person who only reflects superficial prejudices against Asians through stereotypical representation, which is viewed as a form of racism .
  • Director Dennis Dugan plays a homophobic taxi driver in the film . Adam Sandler's wife Jackie can be seen briefly as a teacher in the film. Musician Dave Matthews has a small supporting role as a gay salesman. Singer Lance Bass plays a band leader and singer during the wedding reception.
  • Larry's last name is Valentine and is probably a reference to Kevin James' brother Gary Valentine be
  • The large picture in Alex's apartment shows baseball player Babe Ruth .
  • The film was shot in New York City and Niagara Falls, Ontario . The studio recordings were made in Universal Studios in Los Angeles .
  • The film opened in the United States on July 20, 2007, and in Germany on September 27, 2007.
  • Globally, the film grossed more than $ 186 million, including around $ 120 million in the United States.
  • David Spade makes a cameo as a transvestite in a disco.

synchronization

The film was set to music at Berliner Synchron . Horst Müller wrote the dialogue book, Marcel Collé directed the dialogue.

role actor Voice actor
Chuck Levine Adam Sandler Dietmar miracle
Larry Valentine Kevin James Thomas Karallus
Alex McDonough Jessica Biel Gundi Eberhard
Captain Phineas J. Tucker Dan Aykroyd Thomas Danneberg
Fred G. Duncan Ving Rhames Tilo Schmitz
Clinton Fitzer Steve Buscemi Santiago Ziesmer
Renaldo Pinera Nicholas Turturro Bernhard Völger
Steve Allen Covert Stefan Staudinger
Sara Powers Rachel Dratch Sabine Arnhold
Alderman Daniel Banks Richard Chamberlain Thomas Fritsch
Kevin McDonough Nick Swardson Karlo Hackenberger
Teresa Mary Pat Gleason Gisela Fritsch
Asian pastor Rob Schneider Gerald Schaale

Reviews

MovieFix's film critic David Beirne said the Chuck & Larry plot would be anything but new to anyone who has watched the Australian film Strange Bedfellows . Rather, it would be surprising how obviously the Strange Bedfellows premise was copied.

Cinema wrote: “Honestly? One could get angry with Chuck and Larry . It is hardly noticeable that none other than Alexander Payne (Oscar for Sideways ) was at work as a script doctor: flat stereotypes, silly antiquated - at least for Europeans. On the other hand, this film is aimed at a clientele who would not get ten horses at Brokeback Mountain . Adam Sandler's fans (and in the US it's the masses) promoted the harmless clothes pronto to number 1 on the cinema charts: That's entertainment, man! Even the homophobic 'Sandlerista', who complains on the Internet that Canada is ostracized as a nation of 'gay lovers', has roared. As a plea for more tolerance, the slapstick comes across as crude. But the message - presented in the usual coarse Sandler tone - is unmistakable: 'Everyone has the right to shove themselves up their asses, whatever they want.' Conclusion: Me and him: Infantile buddy movie that just manages to get around - just don't take it too seriously. "

The film service judges: “Despite a number of follies, it is a profound comedy that advocates tolerance. She has some amazing pieces ready for her swaggering leading actor. "

Critic.de said: “ Chuck and Larry - Like Fire and Flame is above all a successful comedy that stays true to its theme and its two main characters. The heterosexual affection between Chuck and his lawyer is not brought to the fore either. However, until the end the film does not overcome its external perspective of homosexuals, which is dictated by the protagonists' point of view: in the end, they remain staffage and lesbians hardly appear. On the other hand, gays hop through the picture more often, throwing themselves into shrill clothes or at least intoning pop songs in the shower in a high voice. "

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Chuck and Larry - Like Fire and Flame . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 123 K).
  2. ↑ Age designation for Chuck and Larry - Like fire and flame . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/filmmakers-take-on-hollywood-over-comedy-copy/2007/11/23/1195753303752.html
  4. ↑ http://www.afterelton.com/movies/2007/7/chuckandlarryreview
  5. ↑ Filming locations on IMDb
  6. ↑ Start dates on IMDb
  7. ↑ Movie data on Box Office Mojo
  8. ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Chuck and Larry - like fire and flame. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Film review by David Beirne ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / yourmovies.com.au
  10. ↑ Film review on Cinema.de
  11. ^ Film review on Filmdienst.de
  12. ↑ Film review on Critic.de
  13. ^ German film and media rating