Did you hear that about the Morgans?

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Movie
German title Did you hear that about the Morgans?
Original title Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Country of production United States
Publishing year 2009
length 103 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director Marc Lawrence
script Marc Lawrence
production Liz Glotzer
Martin Shafer
music Theodore Shapiro
camera Florian Ballhaus
cut Susan E. Morse
occupation

Did you hear that about the Morgans? is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Marc Lawrence . Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker played the leading roles . The film was released in German cinemas on January 7, 2010.

action

The New York lawyer Paul Morgan tries to save his broken marriage with the real estate agent Meryl. When both of them walk home from a restaurant one night, they witness a murder. The two hide behind a truck, which then drives away. The killer notices them and tries to kill them both. Paul and Meryl escape and, on the recommendation of the police, take part in the witness protection program until the killer is caught. The couple is brought to Ray, a small town in Wyoming in the Rocky Mountains , under a new identity .

Life in Wyoming is more difficult than in New York, but the two of them move closer together and make up again. The murderer discovers the new identity of Paul and Meryl through the assistants of the two and tries to kill them. Again both escape and the killer is finally caught by the villagers. Back in New York, Paul and Meryl Morgan live again as a happy couple. Meryl is pregnant and they adopted a baby from China and named him Rae, after the place where they hid.

background

Did you hear that about the Morgans? was shot in New Mexico and New York City. Filming began on March 23, 2009. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Castle Rock Entertainment . Columbia is the American theatrical distributor. The budget of the film was 58 million US dollars estimated. The film celebrated its world premiere on December 18, 2009 in the USA. It was seen in Germany and Switzerland from January 7, 2010, in Austria one day later. On June 17, 2010, the film was released in Germany by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment with an FSK-6 rating on DVD and Blu-ray Disc . On the opening weekend, the film grossed over $ 6.6 million in the United States. In total, the US generated revenues of over $ 29.5 million. The film was first seen on German free TV on January 22, 2012 on ProSieben .

Meryl Morgan's vows Let me not to the marriage of true minds ... comes from William Shakespeare's sonnet 116, published in 1609.

synchronization

actor German speaker role
Hugh Grant Patrick Winczewski Paul Morgan
Sarah Jessica Parker Irina von Bentheim Meryl Morgan
Jesse Liebman Marius Clarén Adam Feller
Sam Elliott Pure beauty Clay Wheeler
David Call Norman Matt Doc D. Simmons
Wilford Brimley Horst lamp Earl Granger
Mary Steenburgen Cornelia Meinhardt Emma Wheeler
Elisabeth Moss Anna Grisebach Jackie Drake
Kim Shaw Sarah Riedel Sister Kelly
Kevin Brown Tilo Schmitz US Marshal Henderson
Seth Gilliam Torsten Michaelis US Marshal Lasky
Michael Kelly Peter Flechtner Vincent

reception

The film received mostly negative reviews, but there were also positive ones.

The editors of kino.de judged: “A classic fish-out-of-water scenario lets east coast workaholics collide with the habits of cowboy country. […] Slapstick still plays a subordinate role in Lawrence's script, which, with varying degrees of success, relies primarily on dialog humor and character comics and also wants to rehabilitate a troubled marriage. Lawrence is not afraid of clichés, not even emotional ones, which is why Parker's desire to have children is emphasized with immediate, sensitive use of the piano. But after scripts for several hits by Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant, the latter also directed, Lawrence knows what viewers want. Neurotic but sympathetic protagonists. [...] And comedy professionals like Parker and Grant, who seem like a well-rehearsed team despite their first comedy together. "

The verdict from Cinema was: “The cliché romance with the remarkably cumbersome title is entertaining but devoid of content. Predictable story developments arrive with dependable accuracy, Grant and Parker reeling off their usual comedy routine. Only old master Sam Elliott and Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen provide some originality as gnarled locals in supporting roles. Even the final confrontation with the villain is weak and too silly. Fans of the sunny movie darlings Grant and Parker will still have fun at the rustic country party. "

In the opinion of the Lexicon of International Films , the film is "an experienced romantic comedy that suffers from the unconvincing drawing of the female main character, which is largely absorbed by the coherent secondary characters and, above all, the charming main actor".

Awards

Sarah Jessica Parker was nominated for the 2010 Golden Raspberry for worst actress .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release Certificate for Did You Hear About The Morgans? Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2009 (PDF; test number: 121 012 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Did you hear about the Morgans? Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ locations. Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ a b c d e budget and box office results. Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ Participating companies. Internet Movie Database
  6. ↑ Start dates. Internet Movie Database
  7. ↑ Background information. Internet Movie Database
  8. ^ William Shakspeare: Sonnet 116 . 1609 ( Wikisource )
  9. ↑ Did you hear about the Morgans? In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on February 24, 2012 .
  10. ^ Film review. kino.de
  11. ^ Film review. Cinema
  12. ↑ Did you hear about the Morgans? In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  13. ↑ Nominations and Awards. Internet Movie Database