Ivans Xtc
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Rhino Films | |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $136,000[1] |
| Box office | $47,027[2] |
ivansxtc is a 2000 British-American
The story follows a Hollywood agent, Ivan Beckman (Huston), who must force a smile and carry on with business as usual with the agency's biggest client, Don West (Weller), in the face of a cancer diagnosis. The film, loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, was also inspired by the rise and fall of talent agent Jay Moloney.[3]
Cast
- Danny Huston as Ivan Beckman, a successful film agent working in Los Angeles
- Peter Weller as Don West, Beckman's client
- Lisa Enos as Charlotte White
- James Merendino as Danny McTeague
- Adam Krentzman as Barry Oaks
- Sarah Danielle Madison as Naomi
- Tiffani Thiessen as Marie Stein
- Dan Ireland as Ted Zimblest
- Lisa Henson as Margaret Mead
- Hal Lieberman as Lloyd Hall
- Valeria Golino as Constanza Vero
- Angela Featherstone as Amanda Hill
- Victoria Silvstedt as Melanie
Production
Filming took place in July 1999 in
Release
On its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, the film was ranked at #71, behind
Reception
Ivans Xtc received mostly positive reviews. On film aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 77% rating, with an average score of 6.8/10, sampled from reviews from 30 critics.[6] It scored a 67/100 (citing "generally favorable reviews") on Metacritic, based on reviews from 14 critics.[7]
Accolades
| Awards | |||
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| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language | Nominated | |
Independent Film Festival of Boston
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Narrative | Bernard Rose | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Bernard Rose | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Male | Peter Weller | Nominated | |
| Best Male Lead | Danny Huston | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award | Bernard Rose and Lisa Enos | Nominated | |
References
- ^ a b Tonguette, Peter. "ivansxtc. and the Future of Digital Filmmaking: An Interview With Bernard Rose". The Film Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Ivans XTC". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ Rose, Steve (2002-07-13). "The Guide: Film: Huston, he has a problem: Actor/director Danny Huston distinguishes himself from the rest of his high-achieving family in Ivans xtc, as a drug-addled Hollywood casualty". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-12-28 – via Proquest Global Newsstream.
- ^ "ivans xtc". Artistic License Films. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "June 7–9, 2002, Weekend". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Ivans XTC. (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Ivansxtc". Metacritic. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
External links
- Ivans Xtc at IMDb
