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Release Date:
23 joulukuu 1992 (USA)
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Tagline:
Col. Frank Slade has a very special plan for the weekend. It involves travel, women, good food, fine wine, the tango, chauffeured limousines and a loaded forty-five. And he's bringing Charlie along for the ride.
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A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated. full summary | add synopsis
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Prank
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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8 nominations
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A Speech Everyone Likes
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Al Pacino | ... | Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade | |
| Chris O'Donnell | ... | Charlie Simms | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Mr. Trask | |
| Gabrielle Anwar | ... | Donna | |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | George Willis, Jr. (as Philip S. Hoffman) | |
| Richard Venture | ... | W.R. Slade | |
| Bradley Whitford | ... | Randy | |
| Rochelle Oliver | ... | Gretchen | |
| Margaret Eginton | ... | Gail | |
| Tom Riis Farrell | ... | Garry | |
| Nicholas Sadler | ... | Harry Havemeyer | |
| Todd Louiso | ... | Trent Potter | |
| Matt Smith | ... | Jimmy Jameson | |
| Gene Canfield | ... | Manny | |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Christine Downes |
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Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
157 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Canada:18 (Ontario - 2006) |
Iceland:L |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Brazil:Livre |
USA:R (certificate #32138) |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Finland:K-3 |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Germany:12 |
Peru:14 |
South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) |
South Korea:18 (DVD rating) |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba)
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During the disciplinary meeting, Trask tells Slade 'You are out of order!', a line told to another of Al Pacino's characters in ...And Justice for All. (1979).
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Goofs:
Plot holes: While Slade is test driving the Ferrari with Charlie, he makes several successful high-speed turns in downtown New York City. In reality, such maneuvers would be impossible for a blind man to perform without crashing, even with someone like Charlie coaching him.
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Quotes:
Lt. Col. Frank Slade:
Can't believe they're my blood. I.Q. of sloths and the manners of banshees. He's a mechanic, she's a homemaker. He knows as much about cars as a beauty queen, and she bakes cookies, taste like wing nuts. As for the tots, they're twits.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Jimmy Eat World (#27.16)" (2002)
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Adiós muchachos
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This was a different type of story with excellent acting by Al Pacino, who makes a speech at the end of the film that many people think is one of the coolest speeches they've ever heard on film.
Pacino's character, "Lt. Cl. Frank Slade," is a turnoff for awhile because he's so gruff, but he grows on you and becomes fascinating to watch as a blind man who doesn't act like a blind man. Chris O'Donnell, as "Charlie Simms," plays the opposite: a nice, young college kid whom Pacino winds up taking under wing. The only part I didn't care for was the beginning with Charlie's obnoxious friends, but that ties in later with Pacino's memorable speech.
A different kind of story, marred only by a little too much profanity. If you haven't seen it, I recommend checking it out. You'll enjoy it