Mr. Bill
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mr. Bill |
| Original title | Renaissance Man |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 117 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Penny Marshall |
| script | Jim Burnstein |
| production |
Elliot Abbott Sara Colleton Robert Greenhut Andrew G. Vajna |
| music | Hans Zimmer |
| camera | Adam Greenberg |
| cut |
George Bowers Battle Davis |
| occupation | |
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Mr. Bill (Original Title: Renaissance Man ) is an American military comedy from 1994.
action
Bill Rago is a copywriter and employee of a large advertising agency. Ironically, before an important date when his new advertising concept is to be presented to a customer, he gets stuck in a traffic jam. He tries desperately to use his car phone to save what can be saved, but it is too late. The customer jumps off and Bill is fired. Now he has to register as unemployed and gets to know the harsh reality at the employment office. To make matters worse, his daughter accuses him of having no understanding for her and does not want to speak to him anymore.
After three weeks the employment office has a job for him. And because he has a master's degree according to the file, it's a teaching job. But not at a college, but in a US Army training barracks. Bill is supposed to teach general education to a group of soldiers from difficult social backgrounds. Not easy. But Bill has the idea. He succeeds in inspiring his protégés for Shakespeare . Soon he was enjoying his job as a teacher so much that he gave up his job as a copywriter. He even sells his beloved award for best copywriter in the pawn shop to fulfill his daughter's greatest wish. His daughter then forgives him. She even accompanies him to the final meeting of the Army recruits.
He also takes care of the private problems of his protégés. For example, he ensures that the father of Brian Davis Jr., who died in the Vietnam War , is posthumously awarded the Silver Star .
criticism
“The initially satirical comedy with a view to the North American level of education is developing into a cumbersome edifying film whose advertising intentions for the US Army cannot be overlooked. A unsuccessful film that clearly under-challenges its main actor and spreads nothing more than tiring boredom. "
"DeVito is rousing, otherwise: a" club of dead poets "in the service of army advertising. Conclusion: recruit fairy tales with flimsy jokes.
background
- The English original title Renaissance Man refers to the versatile Italian humanist and architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472), who is also mentioned in the film.
- The speech on the battle of St. Crispianus Day (see Battle of Azincourt ), which Private Benitez recites during a combat exercise in the rain, comes from Shakespeare's drama Henry V , which the soldiers visited together in Canada.
Web links
- Mr. Bill in the Internet Movie Database (English)