The Weather Man
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Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
Edited by | Craig Wood |
Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $22 million[1] |
Box office | $19 million[1] |
The Weather Man is a 2005 American
The film was released on October 28, 2005, and grossed $19 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews upon release.
Plot
A successful
David later remembers a conversation between himself and his father, where his father explains to him that "the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are often the same thing" and that "nothing that has meaning is easy". David appreciates this advice but struggles to implement it.
To prove himself to his father and possibly reconcile with Noreen (
When he returns, Dave slaps Russ (Michael Rispoli), Noreen's boyfriend, when he finds him dealing with his son's predicament. Dave later confronts the counselor at his home, beating him up and warning him that he is in store for worse.
The family holds a living funeral for Robert organised by Dave's mother, Lauren (Judith McConnell), in which Dave asks Noreen to reconcile and move to New York, but she has decided to marry Russ. Dave and Robert have one final talk, in which Dave breaks down in tears, unsure of his life's choices. Robert consoles him, telling him that he has time to "chuck" the garbage of his life. Robert dies soon after.
The film ends several months later, after Dave has accepted the job and moved to New York. People have ceased throwing things at him though, he muses, this may be a pleasant side-effect of his archery hobby, for which he carries a bow.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as David Spritz (real name David Spritzel)
- Michael Caine as Robert Spritzel
- Hope Davis as Noreen
- Nicholas Hoult as Mike Spritzel
- Gemmenne de la Peña as Shelly Spritzel
- Michael Rispoli as Russ
- Gil Bellows as Don Bowden
- Judith McConnell as Lauren Spritzel
- Tom Skilling as WGN Assistant Director
The film also includes cameos from media figures such as Bryant Gumbel, Ed McMahon, Cristina Ferrare, and Wolfgang Puck.
Reception
The Weather Man received an overall score of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes and has an average rating of 6.1/10 based on 136 reviews. The site's consensus states: "With fine performances and a dark, dry sense of humor, The Weather Man is mostly cloudy with occasional rays of sunshine."[2] It has a 61 out of 100 score on Metacritic, sampled from 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
The film was released in North America on October 28, 2005, and ran for nearly eight weeks (precisely 54 days). It grossed $12.5 million in the US and $6.6 million internationally, for a total of $19 million.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "The Weather Man". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "The Weather Man (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.