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music | James Newton Howard |
cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
editing | Alan Cody |
studio | Vendome PicturesPlaytone |
distributor | Universal Pictures |
released | |
runtime | 99 minutes |
country | United States |
language | English |
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Larry Crowne is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film is directed by Hanks and written by Hanks and Nia Vardalos. Larry Crowne was released on , 2011 in the United States and Canada.
Plot
The middle-aged Navy veteran Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) is fired from his job at a big-box store, despite his seniority and satisfactory work, because the company has decided that his lack of a college education impedes any chance of advancement. Larry, who is divorced and lives alone, cannot find a job and he almost loses his house. A neighbor (Cedric the Entertainer) advises him to enroll in the local community college and get an education in order to get better opportunities in the future. At the college, Larry makes friends quickly with his younger classmates, purchases a scooter, studies economics and begins to work at a diner kitchen, having been a Navy cook. Larry also falls in love with an unhappily married teacher, Mercedes (Julia Roberts).
Cast
Production
Larry Crowne was first announced as Talk of the Town in February of 2006. Universal Pictures set up the project as a star vehicle for Tom Hanks with Nia Vardalos hired to write the screenplay about a man who goes through an unexpected career change. In January of 2010, Julia Roberts was cast opposite Hanks. In the following October, Bryan Cranston joined the cast. Later in the month, filming began in Los Angeles. The film's production budget totaled .
Theatrical release
Larry Crowne was released in theaters on , 2011. In the United States and Canada, Summit Entertainment originally intended to distribute the film, but Universal Pictures claimed the distribution rights. Universal released Larry Crowne in . The film grossed over the four-day opening weekend that included the U.S. holiday Independence Day, ranking fourth at the box office. The studio reported that 71% of the audience was over 50 years old. The independent firm CinemaScore said its exit polling showed that 93% of the audience was over 25 years old, which The Hollywood Reporter said was "old even for an adult-skewing pic". CinemaScore reported that theatergoers gave the film a "B" grade. The film's box office performance was considered a disappointment, particularly with Hanks and Roberts as the stars.To date, Larry Crowne has grossed in the United States and Canada and in other territories for a worldwide total of .
Critical reception
The film received mostly mixed reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 36% based on reviews from 169 critics and reports a rating average of 5 out of 10. It reported the overall consensus, "Despite the relaxed, easy chemistry of stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne is surprisingly bland and conventional." At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 43 based on 39 reviews.
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Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:American comedy films Category:American drama films Category:Films directed by Tom Hanks Category:Playtone films Category:Universal Pictures films
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