The Great New Wonderful
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| Directed by | Danny Leiner |
| Written by | Sam Catlin |
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| Music by | John Swihart |
| Distributed by | First Independent Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[1] |
| Box office | $172,055[1] |
The Great New Wonderful is a 2005 American
Plot
The Great New Wonderful is a series of vignettes of incidents taking place concurrently around Manhattan. The only other thing linking the incidents is the month in which they occur: September 2002. Recurring themes include frustration and sugar.
The vignettes include:
- An accountant (Jim Gaffigan) undergoing a therapy session in the office of a passive-aggressive psychologist (Tony Shalhoub).
- Two immigrants from India on security detail for a visiting dignitary.
- An ambitious pastry chef (Maggie Gyllenhaal) preparing a professional pitch that she hopes will make her the reigning doyenne of New York's competitive cake scene.
- A Brooklyn housewife (Olympia Dukakis) fixes her husband's dinner and then sits at the kitchen table making collages out of old magazines while her husband sits on the balcony, smoking a cigarette.
- Allison & David Burbage (Judy Greer & Tom McCarthy) struggle to keep their marriage together while coping with their increasingly difficult and strangely self-possessed 10-year-old son.
Cast
- Olympia Dukakis — Judy Hillerman
- Jim Gaffigan — Sandie
- Judy Greer — Allison Burbage
- Maggie Gyllenhaal — Emme Keeler
- Tom McCarthy — David Burbage
- Sharat Saxena — Satish
- Naseeruddin Shah — Avi
- Tony Shalhoub — Dr. Trabulous
- Edie Falco — Safarah Polsky
- Stephen Colbert — Mr. Peersall
- Jim Parsons — Justin
- Seth Gilliam – Clayton
- Will Arnett – Danny Keeler
- Tony Kushner – Himself
- Ari Graynor – Lisa Krindel
- Julie Dretzin – Julie Driscoll
- Rosemarie DeWitt – Debbie
- Tonye Patano – Shirley
- Alex McCord– Jessilyn
- Dick Latessa – Jerry Binder
- Sam Catlin – Councilman Blenick
- Marilyn Chris – Phyllis
- Anita Gillette – Lainie
- David Costabile – Vending Machine Guy
- Meredith Ostrom – Anita
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 73% based on 41 reviews, and an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Set in post-9/11 New York, this largely evocative dramedy interweaves the stories of five disconnected individuals who share an unspoken emotional malaise that shadows their attempts at returning to normal life."[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]
References
- ^ a b "The Great New Wonderful (2005)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "The Great New Wonderful (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "The Great New Wonderful reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
