The Upside is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Neil Burger, written by Jon Hartmere. It is a remake of the French 2011 film The Intouchables, which was itself inspired by the lives of Abdel Sallou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. The film follows a paralyzed billionaire who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a recently paroled convict whom he hires to take care of him. Nicole Kidman, Golshifteh Farahani, and Julianna Margulies also star. It is the third remake of The Intouchables after the Telugu film Oopiri, and the Argentinian film Inseparables. An English-language remake was first announced in July 2011. Numerous actors were rumored to star, including Chris Rock, Idris Elba, Colin Firth and Jessica Chastain, and different directors, including Paul Feig and Simon Curtis, were attached to direct. Hart officially signed on in October 2014, Cranston in March 2016, and Burger to direct that August. Filming began in Philadelphia in January 2017.
Đạo diễn | Neil Burger |
Produced by | Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch |
Screenplay by | Jon Hartmere |
Starring | Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Golshifteh Farahani |
Music | Rob Simonsen |
Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
Edited by | Naomi Geraghty |
Production, company | Escape Artists |
Distributed by | STXfilms, Lantern Entertainment |
Released | September 8, 2017 (TIFF), January 11, 2019 (United States) |
Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $37.5 million |
Box office | $125.9 million |
Giới thiệu về The Upside
Inspired by the life of French businessman Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, the story centers on the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who is hired to help him.
Thành tựu & Danh hiệu của The Upside
The comedy-drama is a remake of the 2011 French film The Intouchables. It originally premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
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