Mr. Woodcock (2007)

Director:

Craig Gillespie

Writers (WGA):

Michael Carnes (written by) &
Josh Gilbert (written by)

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Letting Go Of Your Past Is Hard... Especially When It's Dating Your Mom.

Plot:

Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students. |

Plot Keywords:

Kitchen Scene | Broken Engagement | Supermarket | Prologue | Gay Slur

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Jasper Woodcock
Seann William Scott	...	John Farley
Susan Sarandon	...	Beverly Farley
Amy Poehler	...	Maggie Hoffman
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Tracy
Ethan Suplee	...	Nedderman
Jacob Davich	...	Nedderman's Brother
Kyley Baldridge	...	Young John Farley
Alec George	...	Young Nedderman
Joseph Michael Sargent	...	Young Watson
M.C. Gainey	...	Hal - Barber #1
Brent Briscoe	...	Barber #2
Dave Kuhr	...	Bookish Guy
Lisa K. Wyatt	...	Housewife
Kurt Fuller	...	Councilman Luke Jessop

Also Known As:

Adivina con quién salgo (Mexico) [es]
Beden ögretmeni bay Woodcock (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Em pé de guerra (Brazil) [pt]
Enemigo en casa (Argentina) [es]
Monsieur Woodcock (Canada: French title) [fr]
Mr. Woodcock (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic material, language and a mild drug reference.

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:PG (edited version) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42285) | Philippines:R-13 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Avery Pix

Trivia:

David Dobkin directed three weeks of re-shoots, according to Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times 10 August 2007

Goofs:

Continuity: In the pizza restaurant, in one scene John hits the bowl of food and it's all over the counter, in the next scene, all the food has been cleaned up and is neatly back in the bowl. Not enough time had elapsed for the contents to have been cleaned then placed back into the bowl.

Quotes:

Mr. Woodcock: [after Farley flips Mr. Woodcock in hospital bed] One pothole in this entire town Farley... and you've managed to find it.

Movie Connections:

References "The Tyra Banks Show" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Elephant Walk

Good film, nobody needs surgery

Susan Sarandon looked fine, in fact great for her character. I thought the movie was funny and just plain entertaining.

I liked the broad humor as well as the occasional slapstick bit. In addition, there was some social/philosophical commentary that went well with the light tone of the movie.

Although the 'Cornival' was a bit corny, that was the point. John, Mr. Woodcock's nemesis, was searching for a connection with his roots and eventually realized that he was more disconnected than he thought, having to change his general outlook and his relationships with the people he most cared about.