Be Kind Rewind (2008)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Michel Gondry

Writer:

Michel Gondry (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You name it, we shoot it

Plot:

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Video Store | Sabotage | Power Plant | Deception

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jack Black	...	Jerry Gerber
Mos Def	...	Mike
Danny Glover	...	Elroy Fletcher
Mia Farrow	...	Miss Falewicz
Melonie Diaz	...	Alma
Irv Gooch	...	Wilson
Chandler Parker	...	Craig
Arjay Smith	...	Manny
Quinton Aaron	...	Q
Gio Perez	...	Randy
Basia Rosas	...	Andrea
Tomasz Soltys	...	Carl
Marcus Carl Franklin	...	Kid #1
Blake Hightower	...	Kid #2
Amir Ali Said	...	Kid #3

Also Known As:

Abgedreht - Be kind rewind (Germany) [de]
Be kind rewind - Gli acchiappafilm (Italy) [it]
Bokura no mirai e gyaku kaiten (Japan) [ja]
Gyrna to monos sou (Greece) [el]
Lütfen basa sarin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Molim te premotaj (Croatia) [hr]
Originalmente pirata (Mexico) [es]
Rebobinados (Argentina) [es]
Rebobine, Por Favor (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Rebobine, por favor (Spain) (TV title) [es]
Soyez sympas, rembobinez (France) [fr]
Vidéo sur demande (Canada: French title) (DVD title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references. (also video version)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43318) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Norway:7 | Denmark:A | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-3 | Greece:K | Netherlands:AL | USA:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | France:U | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Kirsten Dunst was in talks to play the role that became Alma but she dropped out for unknown reasons.

Quotes:

Jerry: How come you never got married Mr. Fletcher?
Elroy Fletcher: Well, the common story is, the girl that you's gon' ask you waited too long to ask. She went on to marry somebody else and then you can't find anybody to compare to her, so what happens?... You get old.

Movie Connections:

References Carrie (1976)

Soundtrack:

Your Feet's Too Big

Funny and endearing movie from Gondry

The trailer really said it all about this film, and the film delivers everything it promises! What a great concept and how great a story we got from Gondry this time. Very accessible (unlike Science of Sleep) and entertaining from beginning to end. Jack Black and Mos Def play their parts well and the aforementioned is actually funny in this one, unlike a lot of his recent work. At the core of it all, Be Kind Rewind tells a great story about how you don't really need high-tech equipment to make movies. Who needs film-school when you've got your friends and a cheap camera?

I really enjoyed this film.