Town & Country (2001)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers (WGA):

Michael Laughlin (written by) and
Buck Henry (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and...

Plot Keywords:

New York | Marriage | Small Town | Traffic Jam | Fishing

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Warren Beatty	...	Porter Stoddard
Diane Keaton	...	Ellie Stoddard
Andie MacDowell	...	Eugenie Claybourne
Garry Shandling	...	Griffin Miller
Jenna Elfman	...	Auburn
Nastassja Kinski	...	Alex
Goldie Hawn	...	Mona Miller
Charlton Heston	...	Eugenie's Father
Marian Seldes	...	Eugenie's Mother
Josh Hartnett	...	Tom Stoddard (as Joshua Hartnett)
Tricia Vessey	...	Alice Stoddard
Vincent Lascoumes	...	Waiter
William Hootkins	...	Barney (as Bill Hootkins)
Terry Hoyos	...	Yolanda (as Terri Hoyos)
Marc Casabani	...	Omar

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

FR Production

Trivia:

Considered to be one of the biggest box office disasters of all time. ("Pluto Nash" (2002) is the largest in terms of financial loss with a budget of $100 million and a domestic gross of $4.41 million) Town & Country cost around $90 million to make, and it pulled in only $6.7 million [domestically] at the box office.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the frontal shot of the Claybourne's house while everyone is in bed, there are no tire tracks in the snow. But when Porter sneaks out of the house a while later, there are fresh tire tracks from his SUV already leading away from the house.

Quotes:

Porter: I understand that you were an intimate of Hemingway's.
Eugenie's Father: Intimate? Is that some kind of homo thing?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Choses secrètes (2002)

Soundtrack:

Minor Swing

Warren Got Fingered

This is as bad as you've heard. Insultingly stupid. I really only watched it to see Josh Hartnett, who mercifully was spared a lot of the embarrassment.

Then again, there is so much to be embarrassed about, so much to go around, he could have taken some on to ease the burden for all the 'adults' who are on display dishonoring their craft.

Diane Keaton should have the most explaining to do, as she sleep-walks through her part. She also has some difficult-to-hear dialogue, some of it involving husband Warren's endowment.

No, scratch that...Charlton Heston, as a character who has no business in the movie in the first place, has the most to explain. The scene where he threatens a party with a gun made the NRA also require an explanation.

No, wait... the trio of Jenna Elfman, Andie McDowell and Nastassia Kinski, as the women in Warren's life..they appear at will or when the situation calls for something illogical to happen.

I guess I should settle this by giving the award to Warren, who still has 'Ishtar' to apologize for. Its obvious in some ways its his movie, as the majority of the cast has worked with or for him before. What a great friend you are, Warren! Good thing for us you're not an agent, then good actors would do garbage like this more often.

1/10, needless to say. Avoid the pain.