Here's to Life!
| Here's to Life! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arne Olsen |
| Written by | Arne Olsen |
| Produced by | William Vince |
| Starring | Eric McCormack James Whitmore Kim Hunter Ossie Davis |
| Music by | Patric Caird |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Here's to Life! is a Canadian comedy-drama film by Arne Olsen, released in 2000.[1]
Plot
The film stars
Production
The film's original working title was Old Hats.[3] It was filmed in Victoria in the summer of 1999.[4]
The film's score was composed by Patric Caird.[5] It also included several original songs by Michael Bublé, several years before he rose to international fame.[6]
Critical response
In The Globe and Mail, Ray Conlogue wrote that Whitmore, Hunter, and Davis kept the movie watchable, but concluded that "Here's to Life starts briskly, develops shakily and finishes preposterously. Only those who have been really rotten to their aged parents should see this movie, and then only by way of expiation."[2] Ken Eisner of Variety called it a "by-the-numbers heartwarmer" which had the potential to be modestly successful among older audiences, but was likely to play better on television than in a theatre.[5]
Awards
The film garnered eight
- Best Actor: James Whitmore
- Best Actress: Kim Hunter
- Best Costume Design: Patricia Hargreaves
- Best Sound: Bill Sheppard, Mark Berger and Ruth Huddleston
- Best Sound Editing: Dean Giammarco, Maija Burnett, Kris Fenske, John Ludgate and Brendan Ostrander
- Best Original Song: Michael Bublé, "Dumb Ol' Heart" and "I've Never Been in Love Before"
- Best Original Score: Patric Caird
References
- Victoria Times-Colonist, September 29, 2000.
- ^ a b c "Graceful geezers loosen up grumpy young man". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 2001.
- Victoria Times-Colonist, September 29, 2000.
- Victoria Times-Colonist, August 24, 2001.
- ^ a b "Review: ‘Here’s To Life’". Variety, November 19, 2000.
- ^ "Genie nominations a surprise: Buble". The Province, December 17, 2000.
- Victoria Times-Colonist, January 28, 2001.
External links
- Here's to Life! at IMDb
