The Bucket List (2007)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer (WGA):

Justin Zackham (written by)

Release Date:

11 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened

Plot:

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Plot Keywords:

List | Hospital | Friend | Mechanic | Cancer

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12	9:45 AM	MAX
Tue. Nov. 17	8:15 PM	MAX
Mon. Nov. 23	4:50 PM	MAX

Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Edward Cole
Morgan Freeman	...	Carter Chambers
Sean Hayes	...	Thomas
Beverly Todd	...	Virginia Chambers
Rob Morrow	...	Dr. Hollins
Alfonso Freeman	...	Roger Chambers
Rowena King	...	Angelica
Annton Berry Jr.	...	Kai
Verda Bridges	...	Shandra
Destiny Brownridge	...	Maya
Brian Copeland	...	Lee
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Instructor
Jennifer Defrancisco	...	Emily (as Jennifer DeFrancisco)
Angela Gardner	...	Female Administrator
Noel Gugliemi	...	Mechanic

Also Known As:

A bakancslista (Hungary) [hu]
Ahora o nunca (Spain) [es]
Antes de Partir (Brazil) [pt]
Antes de Partir (Venezuela) [es]
Antes de partir (Argentina) [es]
Das Beste kommt zum Schluss (Germany) [de]
Epithymies... sto para pente (Greece) [el]
Lista poslednjih zelja (Serbia) [sr]
Maintenant ou jamais (Canada: French title) [fr]
Non è mai troppo tardi (Italy) [it]
Nu eller aldrig (Sweden) [sv]
Nunca É Tarde Demais (Portugal) [pt]
Nyt tai ei koskaan (Finland) [fi]
Sans plus attendre (France) [fr]
Simdi ya da asla (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Viimaste soovide nimekiri (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, including a sexual reference.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43762) | Germany:o.Al. | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G (Quebec) (theatrical rating) | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:7 (original rating) | Iceland:L (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

California Speedway - 9300 Cherry Avenue, Fontana, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In his first scene, Jack Nicholson says he turned down lunch with Michelle Pfeiffer to be there. Nicholson and Pfeiffer starred together in both The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Wolf (1994). They also played The Joker and Catwoman to Michael Keaton's Batman in separate films.

Goofs:

Continuity: Everytime the list is shown it's a new one. One can see differences in the line drawn in previous scenes. One of the most obvious is when SKYDIVING is stroked out with two lines but in the following scenes the list is shown there's only one line. The three lines over "Get back in touch" are at different places each time the list is shown also proving there are different lists.

Quotes:

Edward Cole: Good afternoon. My name is Edward Cole. I don't know what most people say at these occasions because in all honesty, I've tried to avoid them. The simplest thing is I loved him and I miss him. Carter and I saw the world together, which is amazing when you think that only three months ago we were complete strangers...

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Soundtrack:

La Vie En Rose

Oscar worthy

You know that feeling when you walk out of a movie and think "God, that was just such a great film"? It takes a lot for me to think that... especially when it's a movie about two men who have cancer... but this movie really did it for me, as well as everyone else in the theater. I saw the movie at its first ever screening in Pasadena and it was just wonderful... even with temp music and unfinished visual effects! Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman were truly amazing together - it's a film about cancer, and yet the two were able to balance the comedy and the drama of the script in such the perfect way that the audience loved every moment of the movie. The script was quite original, which was such a breath of fresh air, and the acting couldn't have been any better. I would recommend this film to anyone and everyone - as it was such a feel-good movie that made you both laugh and cry at the same time - something you don't come across too often. Not only did the audience applaud the movie at the end, but EVERY single viewer who stayed to give comments agreed that the movie was "Excellent"... I can't imagine how often that happens. I'd be surprised if this movie isn't up for some Oscar or another come next year.