You know that old saying “live each day as if it were your last”? While it’s supposed to be inspirational and designed to get you up off your butt and out into the world doing great things like traveling and confessing your love to your best friend, there’s also the view that it could be a terrifying and wholly negative statement. Living each day like it’s your last? That means you’re dying tomorrow. There’s so much you didn’t do! The Angriest Man in Brooklyn takes this concept and amplifies it times 100 by giving America’s wacky uncle Robin Williams only 90 minutes to live. What’s a guy to do when he’s only got an hour and a half to do everything he has left to get done? The trailer for the film attempts to explain how Williams is going to attempt such a feat, and...
- 4/5/2014
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
There's ticking clock movies and then there's Robin Williams being given 90 minutes to live and running around Brooklyn like a maniac. Hilarious? Well, sit back because your afternoon just got a little bit brighter. The first trailer for "The Angriest Man In Brooklyn" has arrived, and it might surprise you to learn that this is from director Phil Alden Robinson, the guy behind the underrated "Sneakers." It's also his first film in over a decade, with 2002's "The Sum Of All Fears" his previous foray behind the camera. Here, he's given the task of bottling Williams for a feature length runtime, in a remake of the Israeli film, “Mar Baum,” about a dude whose bitter disposition takes a turn when he learns death is just around the corner. Co-starring Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo, Peter Dinklage, Hamish Linklater and Richard Kind, you catch this starting on May 23rd.
- 4/3/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The Black Swan beauty, Mila Kunis found herself in one of those more uncomfortable situations when she saved Robin Williams‘ character from drowning on Tuesday during filming for her latest movie The Angriest Man in Brooklyn.
Williams plays Henry Altmann, an ageing lawyer who, on the day before Thanksgiving, finds out he has a rare and progressive form of cancer that leaves him with just an hour and half to live.
Actually, the film centers on a stand-in doctor (Kunis) who mistakenly tells an obnoxious patient (Williams) that he has an hour-and-a-half left to live and while the patient goes on a tirade in New York City, attempting to right his wrongs, the doctor tried everything to track him down, but in vain.
Directed by Phil Alden Robinson, The Angriest Man comedy is an adaption of the Israeli film Mar Baum, and co-stars Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo and James Earl Jones.
Williams plays Henry Altmann, an ageing lawyer who, on the day before Thanksgiving, finds out he has a rare and progressive form of cancer that leaves him with just an hour and half to live.
Actually, the film centers on a stand-in doctor (Kunis) who mistakenly tells an obnoxious patient (Williams) that he has an hour-and-a-half left to live and while the patient goes on a tirade in New York City, attempting to right his wrongs, the doctor tried everything to track him down, but in vain.
Directed by Phil Alden Robinson, The Angriest Man comedy is an adaption of the Israeli film Mar Baum, and co-stars Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo and James Earl Jones.
- 9/26/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Mila Kunis comes to the rescue in her latest film The Angriest Man In Brooklyn, when she saves Robin Williams's character from drowning.
Williams plays Henry Altmann, an ageing lawyer who, on the day before Thanksgiving, finds out he has a rare and progressive form of cancer that leaves him with just an hour and half to live.
Kunis can be seen pulling Williams out of the water near Brooklyn bridge in the shots below, and behind-the-scenes snaps also show the actress getting her hair wet with a bucket of water rather than dipping it into the East River.
The Angriest Man In Brooklyn is an adaption of the Israeli film Mar Baum by writer-director Assi Dayan, in which Mr. Baum clears up some last minute business - calls are made to family members and time is spent doing routine jobs like picking up his daughter from school, getting stuck in heavy traffic,...
Williams plays Henry Altmann, an ageing lawyer who, on the day before Thanksgiving, finds out he has a rare and progressive form of cancer that leaves him with just an hour and half to live.
Kunis can be seen pulling Williams out of the water near Brooklyn bridge in the shots below, and behind-the-scenes snaps also show the actress getting her hair wet with a bucket of water rather than dipping it into the East River.
The Angriest Man In Brooklyn is an adaption of the Israeli film Mar Baum by writer-director Assi Dayan, in which Mr. Baum clears up some last minute business - calls are made to family members and time is spent doing routine jobs like picking up his daughter from school, getting stuck in heavy traffic,...
- 9/26/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
He said it was likely at the end of last year, but Robin Williams is now confirmed as The Angriest Man In Brooklyn, the English-language remake of the 1998 Israeli hit Mar Baum. This morning's new news is that he'll be joined in the film by Peter Dinklage, Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo and James Earl Jones. The director is Phil Alden Robinson.Mr Angry is a migraine sufferer provoked by the revelation - mistaken, it turns out - that he's got an aggressive form of cancer and only ninety minutes to live. So really aggressive, then. The thrust of the story is what he chooses to do with his final hour-and-a-half. The stand-in doctor who gave him the bogus information meanwhile embarks on a frantic city-wide search for him, in order to put right her error.The idea of Robin Williams on "a contrite tour of Brooklyn to right all the...
- 5/21/2012
- EmpireOnline
It’s hard to believe but Robin Williams is apparently in some serious talks to star in the upcoming project titled The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. At this moment we know that Australian writer Daniel Taplitz is responsible for the project which is actually based on the Israeli film, Mar Baum. The story sounds quite interesting [...]
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- 12/10/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
- Richard Shepard is set to continue working in awkward comedy formulas, after The Matador and The Hunting Party he'll be taking on a remake of an Israeli film for Overture films. Scripted by Daniel Taplitz and smartly re-baptized as The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, this is based on 1997 Israeli film "Mar Baum" (written and directed by Assi Dayan, son of the late Israeli defense minister Moshe Dayan) and tells the tale of a man who, upon learning he is about to die, must decide whether to spend his limited time (92 minutes) rushing to get things done or slow down and enjoy his final moments. The project was kicking around since 2004 when Revolution Studios had optioned the remake. ...
- 6/2/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Richard Shepard has signed to direct Overture Films' dark comedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn , says The Hollywood Reporter . The project, originally titled "92 Minutes" and based on a 1997 Israeli film, explores how a New York City man uses the last hour and a half of life he's been told he has left. Daniel Taplitz adapted the screenplay from writer/director Assi Dayan's original Mar Baum .
- 6/2/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Richard Shepard has signed to helm Overture Films' dark comedy "The Angriest Man in Brooklyn."
The project, originally titled "92 Minutes" and based on a 1997 Israeli film, explores how a New York City man uses the last hour and a half of life he's been told he has left. Daniel Taplitz adapted the screenplay from writer-director Assi Dayan's original "Mar Baum."
Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment is producing the film with Daniel Walker of Force Majeure. Exec Lauren Kisilevsky is overseeing the project for Overture.
"I love multi-toned films, and this is an extremely smart, unique and funny story," Shepard said. "It is also very emotional, without an ounce of undue sentimentality."
Shepard, repped by Gersh and Industry Entertainment, wrote and directed "The Matador" and "The Hunting Party." He also directed the pilots for "Criminal Minds," "In the Motherhood" and "Ugly Betty," for which he won an Emmy.
Shepard's...
The project, originally titled "92 Minutes" and based on a 1997 Israeli film, explores how a New York City man uses the last hour and a half of life he's been told he has left. Daniel Taplitz adapted the screenplay from writer-director Assi Dayan's original "Mar Baum."
Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment is producing the film with Daniel Walker of Force Majeure. Exec Lauren Kisilevsky is overseeing the project for Overture.
"I love multi-toned films, and this is an extremely smart, unique and funny story," Shepard said. "It is also very emotional, without an ounce of undue sentimentality."
Shepard, repped by Gersh and Industry Entertainment, wrote and directed "The Matador" and "The Hunting Party." He also directed the pilots for "Criminal Minds," "In the Motherhood" and "Ugly Betty," for which he won an Emmy.
Shepard's...
- 6/1/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
92 minutes, a philosophical comedy about a man who finds out he has only that amount of time to live, has just been acquired by Overture.
The screenplay is still in the development stages and it is written by Daniel Taplitz, with Bob Cooper producing the film with Landscape Entertainment banner. The film is based on a 1997 Israeli comedy titled “Mar Baum”. It centers on a man who upon learning he is about to die, must decide whether to spend his limited time rushing to get things done or slow down everything to savor his final moments on the earth.
“It is a comedy about priorities.” Cooper Said. “Like any good comedy, it takes everyday life and ratchets it up.” The tone in the Overture project is expected to be somewhat lighter...
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The screenplay is still in the development stages and it is written by Daniel Taplitz, with Bob Cooper producing the film with Landscape Entertainment banner. The film is based on a 1997 Israeli comedy titled “Mar Baum”. It centers on a man who upon learning he is about to die, must decide whether to spend his limited time rushing to get things done or slow down everything to savor his final moments on the earth.
“It is a comedy about priorities.” Cooper Said. “Like any good comedy, it takes everyday life and ratchets it up.” The tone in the Overture project is expected to be somewhat lighter...
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- 9/20/2008
- by John
- ReelSuave.com
Overture has acquired "92 Minutes," a philosophical comedy about a man who finds out he only has that amount of time to live.
Daniel Taplitz will write the screenplay for the development project, with Bob Cooper producing via his Landscape Entertainment banner. Daniel Walker also will produce, while Lauren Kisilevsky will oversee for Overture.
The project, originally set up at Revolution, is based on a 1997 Israeli comedy titled "Mar Baum." It centers on a man who, upon learning he is about to die, must decide whether to spend his limited time rushing to get things done or slow down and enjoy his final moments.
"It's a comedy about priorities." Cooper said. "Like any good comedy, it takes everyday life and ratchets it up." The tone in the Overture project is expected to be somewhat lighter than the Israeli version.
The UTA-repped Taplitz wrote and directed the Jamie Foxx comedy "Breakin' All the Rules,...
Daniel Taplitz will write the screenplay for the development project, with Bob Cooper producing via his Landscape Entertainment banner. Daniel Walker also will produce, while Lauren Kisilevsky will oversee for Overture.
The project, originally set up at Revolution, is based on a 1997 Israeli comedy titled "Mar Baum." It centers on a man who, upon learning he is about to die, must decide whether to spend his limited time rushing to get things done or slow down and enjoy his final moments.
"It's a comedy about priorities." Cooper said. "Like any good comedy, it takes everyday life and ratchets it up." The tone in the Overture project is expected to be somewhat lighter than the Israeli version.
The UTA-repped Taplitz wrote and directed the Jamie Foxx comedy "Breakin' All the Rules,...
- 9/17/2008
- by By Steven Zeitchik and Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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