Speechless
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Speechless |
| Original title | Speechless |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ron Underwood |
| script | Robert King |
| production |
Geena Davis , Renny Harlin |
| music | Marc Shaiman |
| camera | Donald Peterman |
| cut | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| occupation | |
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Speechless (Original title: Speechless ) is an American comedy film from 1994 by Ron Underwood , based on the script by Robert King . The main roles were played by Geena Davis , Michael Keaton and Christopher Reeve .
action
Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick write speeches for competing politicians. Tensions arise between the two, which come to a head when Kevin steals Julia's notebook and dictates a confused speech on her behalf, which Julia's boss reads off. The two grow closer anyway, especially after Julia discovers that for her fiancé Bob Freed, his career is the top priority. Kevin warns Julia that she should be released. She saves her job by getting the idea that her boss should rescue a little bear from a ravine in a media-effective manner.
Julia's boss wins the election. When she learns that he has accepted bribes, she resigns from a position in the administration and runs for election herself. Kevin Vallick becomes her partner and campaign manager.
criticism
“Undemanding, only moderately entertaining gender comedy in the style of the classic screwball comedies; Concentrated solely on the history of her relationship, she suffers from an overly unbalanced acting performance. "
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
background
- Geena Davis received her second Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a comedy or musical in 1995 for her role
- The plot is based on the relationship between Clinton's campaign strategist James Carville and his wife Mary Matalin , the assistant to George HW Bush .
publication
Speechless started in US cinemas on December 16, 1994 and was able to bring in about 20.6 million US dollars again with an estimated production budget of 30 million US dollars. In Germany, it opened in cinemas on February 23, 1995, and after being seen by less than 100,000 moviegoers, it appeared on VHS on August 25, 1995 , before being broadcast for the first time on September 15, 1996 on the pay-TV channel PREMIERE .
Trivia
With Michael Keaton and Christopher Reeve, both the actors of Batman from the films Batman and Batman Returns and Superman from the 1978 film starred in the film , although the film has no contact with the superhero theme. The film is one of the last Superman actor Christopher Reeve completed before he became paraplegic.
Web links
- Speechless in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Speechless in the German Dubbing index
- Speechless in the lexicon of international film
- Speechless atrotten tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Speechless at boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed November 22, 2011