Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #72 :: December 8•14

Universal Pictures

Christmas is coming, and in the later part of the century studios are releasing their awards hopefuls. But in the early part of the century, studios didn’t hold their prestige films all for December, and in one case a film that perhaps should have been released in October arrived in December … not a month known for horror films. But the movie was still a huge success. 1961 gave us our first real ‘holiday film, and 1971 had two Oscar hopefuls and the return of a beloved secret agent. 1981 saw the reunion of Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Billy Wilder, while 1991 gave Robin Williams one of his most loved films. 2001 had several Oscar hopefuls and also gave us Chris Evans’ first film … which was not Oscar bait, and 2011 also had a major Oscar bait film. Many more films were released this week, so read on and let us know if any of your favorites celebrate anniversaries this week!

1921

December 9 – Fool’s Paradise

Cast: Dorothy Dalton, Conrad Nagel, Mildred Harris, Theodore Kosloff, John Davidson, Julia Faye, Clarence Burton, Guy Oliver, Jacqueline Logan, Kamuela C. Searle, Baby Peggy, William Boyd, Gertrude Short
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Production Company: Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures
Trivia: The film is preserved in the Library of Congress, and copies are also stored at the George Eastman House and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

1931

December 10 – The Struggle

Cast: Hal Skelly, Zita Johann, Charlotte Wynters, Evelyn Baldwin, Jackson Halliday, Edna Hagan, Claude Cooper, Arthur Lipson, Charles Richman, Helen Mack, Scott Moore, Dave Manley, Kate Bruce, Tammany Young
Director: D. W. Griffith
Production Company: United Artists
Trivia: The film was released in London on March 23, 1932 but did not enter wide release in the UK until October 10, 1932. Final feature directed by D.W. Griffith, and the debuts of Helen Mack, Zita Johann and Kate Bruce.

December 12 – Private Lives

Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Reginald Denny, Una Merkel, Jean Hersholt, George Davis
Director: Sidney Franklin
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trivia: Robert Montgomery was accidentally knocked unconscious during the fight scene with Norma Shearer.

1941

December 12 – Red River Valley

Cast: Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Gale Storm
Director: Joseph Kane
Production Company: Republic Pictures

December 12 – The Wolf Man

Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, J. M. Kerrigan, Fay Helm, Forrester Harvey
Director: George Waggner
Production Company: Universal Pictures
Trivia: The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 9, 1941. It did not open in the UK until March 13, 1942. The ‘wolf’ that Larry Talbot fights with was Lon Chaney Jr.’s own German Shepherd. This film marks the first of five appearances by Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man for Universal Studios. Maria Ouspenskaya, who played the old Gypsy woman, was only six years older than Bela Lugosi, who played her son. Lon Chaney Jr.’s make-up took six hours to apply, and three hours to get off.

1951

December 8 – The Strange Door

Cast: Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest, Richard Stapley, William Cottrell, Alan Napier, Morgan Farley, Paul Cavanagh, Michael Pate
Director: Joseph Pevney
Production Company: Universal-International Pictures, distributed by Universal Pictures
Trivia: The film premiered in Marion, Ohio on October 27, 1951.

December 12 – The Racket

Cast: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman, Ray Collins, Joyce MacKenzie, Robert Hutton, Virginia Huston, William Conrad, Walter Sande, Les Tremayne, Don Porter, Walter Baldwin, Brett King, Richard Karlan, Tito Vuolo, Milburn Stone
Director: John Cromwell
Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
Trivia: The film premiered in Philadelphia on October 25, 1951, followed by a Los Angeles engagement from November 9. The film opened in the UK on January 3, 1952, and Canada on January 4. Remake of a 1928 silent movie. Both movies were produced by Howard Hughes. Shelley Winters was originally announced as the picture’s female star in January 1951. Final film of Harriet Matthews.

December 14 – Starlift

Cast: Ron Hagerthy, Dick Wesson, Janice Rule, Hayden Rorke, Ruth Roman, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Ron Hagerthy, Richard Webb, Howard St. John
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
Trivia: The team of Noonan and Marshall listed in the credits was comprised of Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall; the latter best known for his role of host to the long running game show The Hollywood Squares.

1961

Walt Disney Productions

December 14 – Babes in Toyland

Cast: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Mary McCarty, Ann Jilliann, Brian Corcoran, Marilee and Melanie Arnold, Jerry Glenn, John Perri, David Pinson, Bryan Russell, James Martin, Ilana Dowding
Director: Jack Donohue
Production Company: Walt Disney Productions, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution
Trivia: The film opened in the UK a day later on December 15, 1941. The stop-motion wooden soldier segment took more than 6 months to film. This was the first live-action musical that Disney Studios produced. Film debut of Ann Jillian.

1971

December 9 – The Devil Has Seven Faces

Cast: Carroll Baker, Stephen Boyd, George Hilton, Lucretia Love, Luciano Pigozzi, Ivano Staccioli, Daniele Vargas, Franco Ressel, Carla Mancini, Gianni Pulone, Roberto Messina
Director: Osvaldo Civirani
Production Company:
Trivia: The film opened in Italy on December 9, 1971, but did not get a US release until February 1977.

December 9 – Gumshoe

Cast: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Janice Rule, Carolyn Seymour, Fulton Mackay, Billy Dean, George Silver, George Innes, Neville Smith, Bert King, Ken Jones, Maureen Lipman, Wendy Richard, Oscar James, Tom Kempinski
Director: Stephen Frears
Production Company: Memorial Enterprises, distributed by Columbia-Warner Distributors
Trivia: The film opened in London on December 9, 1971, but did not play in the US until March 21, 1972. Debut directorial film of Stephen Frears. Debut music score composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Some of the music from this film was later re-used in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1993 stage musical of Sunset Blvd.

December 12 – Made for Each Other

Cast: Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna, Paul Sorvino, Olympia Dukakis, Helen Verbit, Louis Zorich, Norman Shelly, Candice Azzara, Peggy Pope
Director: Robert B. Bean
Production Company: Wylde Films, distributed by 20th Century Fox
Trivia: Joseph Bologna’s film debut. Also debut of Peggy Pope. Paul Sorvino, who plays Giggie’s father, is actually five years younger than Joseph Bologna (Giggie).

December 12 – The Decameron

Cast: Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Vincenzo Amato, Maria Gabriella Maione, Angela Luce, Giuseppe Zigaina, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Giacomo Rizzo, Guido Alberti, Elisabetta Genovese! Giorgio Iovine, Lino Crispo, Vittorio Vittori, Vincenzo Ferrigno, Silvana Mangano, Gianni Rizzo, Monique van Vooren, Giani Esposito, Guido Mannari
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Production Company: Produzioni Europee Associate, Les Productions Artistes Associés, Artemis Films, distributed by United Artists
Trivia: The first film in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s ‘Trilogy of Life’, continuing with The Canterbury Tales (1972) and concluding with Arabian Nights (1974).

December 13 – Nicholas and Alexandra

Cast: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Lynne Frederick, Candace Glendenning, Fiona Fullerton, Harry Andrews, Irene Worth, Tom Baker, Jack Hawkins, Timothy West, Jean-Claude Drouot, John Hallam, Guy Rolfe, John Wood, Katharine Schofield, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Eric Porter, Maurice Denham, John McEnery, Gordon Gostelow, Ralph Truman! Michael Bryant, Vivian Pickles, Brian Cox, James Hazeldine, Ian Holm, Alan Webb, Stephen Greif, Steven Berkoff, Leon Lissek, David Giles, Roy Dotrice as General Alexeiev, Richard Warwick, Martin Potter, Vernon Dobtcheff, Curt Jürgens, Julian Glover, Alexander Knox, Ralph Neville, George Rigaud, John Shrapnel, Diana Quick, John Forbes-Robertson
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Production Company: Horizon Pictures, distributed by Columbia Pictures
Trivia: The film had its Royal Premiere in London on November 29, 1971. Peter O’Toole was asked to play Grigori Rasputin, but turned it down. Grace Kelly was offered the role of Alexandra, but turned it down. This was the film debut of Brian Cox.

Eon Productions

December 14 – Diamonds Are Forever

Cast: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot, Bruce Glover, Putter Smith, Norman Burton, Joseph Furst, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Leonard Barr, Lois Maxwell, Margaret Lacey, Joe Robinson, David de Keyser, Laurence Naismith, David Bauer, Sid Haig
Director: Guy Hamilton
Production Company: Eon Productions, distributed by United Artists
Trivia: The film opened on December 14, 1971 in Turkey and West Germany, then on December 17 in Canada and the US. The film did not open in the UK until December 31. Mashed potatoes were used to replicate the consistency of the brown substance mud bath featured in the opening teaser. After George Lazenby declined to reprise the role of Bond due to a lengthy and restrictive contract, John Gavin was signed to take on the role of 007. When Sean Connery agreed to return to the role, he insisted Gavin be paid his full salary. Lana Wood’s voice was dubbed. Final theatrical movie of Bruce Cabot.

December 14 – The Hospital

Cast: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Robert Walden, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Andrew Duncan, Donald Harron, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Lenny Baker, Richard Hamilton, Arthur Junaluska, Kate Harrington, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks, Frances Sternhagen
Director: Arthur Hiller
Production Company: United Artists
Trivia: Stockard Channing and Dennis Dugan appear in uncredited roles as an E.R. nurse and E.R. doctor. American/Hollywood movie debut of British actress Dame Diana Rigg. This movie was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1995.

1981

December 11 – Buddy Buddy

Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Mattha, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Miles Chapin, Michael Ensign, Joan Shawlee, Ben Lessy, Fil Formicola, C.J. Hunt, Bette Raya, Ronnie Sperling, Suzie Galler, John Schubeck, Ed Begley Jr., Frank Farmer, Tom Kindle, Biff Manard, Myrna Dell
Director: Billy Wilder
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists (United States/Canada), Cinema International Corporation (International)
Trivia: The final film collaboration of long-time co-writers I.A.L. Diamond and director Billy Wilder. Klaus Kinski turned down Raiders of the Lost Ark to make this movie simply because the producers were offering more money. Final theatrical feature film directed by Billy Wilder.

December 11 – Dawn of the Mummy

Cast: Brenda King, Barry Sattels, George Peck, John Salvo, Ibrahim Khan, Joan Levy, Ellen Faison, Dianne Beatty, Ali Gohar, Ahmed Rateb, Bahar Saied, Ali Azab, Ahamed Labab, Laila Nasr, Kandarp Raval
Director: Frank Agrama
Production Company: Harmony Gold USA, Goldfrab Distribution

December 11 – Four Friends

Cast: Craig Wasson, Jodi Thelen, Michael Huddleston, Jim Metzler, Miklos Simon, Elizabeth Lawrence, Julia Murray, Reed Birney, James Leo Herlihy, Lois Smith, Glenne Headly
Director: Arthur Penn
Production Company: Filmways Pictures
Trivia: The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 7, 1981. The film did not play in the UK until June 17. 1982. Gary Sinise had an uncredited role.

December 11 – Rollover

Cast: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn, Josef Sommer, Bob Gunton
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Production Company: Orion Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Trivia: Film debut of Martha Plimpton and Bob Gunton. Jeff Bridges turned down the lead role for Tron.

December 11 – The Amateur

Cast: John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Jan Rubeš, John Marley, Ed Lauter
Director: Charles Jarrott
Production Company: 20th Century Fox
Trivia: The film opened in Canada on December 11, 1981 but did not play in the US until February 12, 1982. This movie was nominated for 10 Genies (Canadian Academy Awards) including Best Picture but failed to win one award.

1991

December 11 – Hook

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Ryan Francis, Max Hoffman, Matthew Van Ginkel, Julia Roberts, Lisa Wilhoit, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlie Korsmo, Caroline Goodall, Dante Basco, Amber Scott, Jasen Fisher, Laurel Cronin, Phil Collins, Arthur Malet, Isaiah Robinson, Raushan Hammond, James Madio, Thomas Tulak, Alex Zuckerman, Ahmad Stoner
Director: Steven Spielberg
Production Company: Amblin Entertainment, distributed by TriStar Pictures
Trivia: The film’s Hollywood premiere was held on December 8, 1991. The film did not open in the UK until April 10, 1992. David Crosby, Jimmy Buffet, Glenn CLose, Tony Burton, George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, and two of Dustin Hoffman’s children, Jacob and Rebecca, appear in uncredited cameos. Carrie Fisher did some uncredited re-writing on the final draft of the screenplay. Peter and his family fly Pan Am airlines to London. Pan Am went out of business on December 4, 1991, exactly one week before this movie’s release on December 11, 1991. This was Gwyneth Paltrow’s second movie. Winona Ryder was considered for the role of Tinkerbell. Julia Roberts earned a Razzie nomination for her performance as Tinker Bell. The original cut of the film ran at about three hours.

December 12 – Night on Earth

Cast: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rosie Perez, Isaach De Bankolé, Béatrice Dalle, Emile Abossolo M’Bo, Pascal N’Zonzi, Roberto Benigni, Paolo Bonacelli, Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Tomi Salmela
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Production Company: JVC Entertainment, Victor Music Industries, Le Studio Canal Plus, Pandora Film, distributed by Fine Line Features, Pandora Cinema
Trivia: The film opened in Germany on December 12, 1991, but did not get a US release until May 2, 1992. The film opened in the UK on July 31, 1992. Much of Roberto Benigni’s dialogue was unscripted and was spontaneously improvised by the actor. Jim Jarmusch wrote the script in eight days. The role of Corky was written especially for Winona Ryder. The original title of the film was lanewyorkparisromehelsinki.

December 13 – The Last Boy Scout

Cast: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris, Halle Berry, Bruce McGill, Kim Coates, Chelcie Ross, Joe Santos, Clarence Felder, Billy Blanks
Director: Tony Scott
Production Company: The Geffen Film Company, Silver Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on December 12, 1991. The film did not open in the UK until February 28, 1992. Although they play buddies in the film, Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans hated working with each other. Tony Scott wanted Grace Jones to play the small part of Cory, but the producers opposed the idea and Halle Berry was cast instead.

December 14 – Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Cast: Kōsuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Akiji Kobayashi, Tokuma Nishioka, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kiwako Harada [ja], Kenji Sahara, So Yamamura, Chuck Wilson, Richard Berger, Robert Scott Field, Koichi Ueda, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Hurricane Ryu, Wataru Fukuda
Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Production Company: Toho
Trivia: The film opened in Japan on December 14, 1991, but only received a home video release in the US on April 28, 1998. This marked the first time in the series where where Godzilla took on his famous foe in a one-on-one fight.

2001

December 12 – Monsoon Wedding

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vasundhara Das, Vijay Raaz, Dara Singh, Tillotama Shome, Parvin Dabas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Kamini Khanna, Rajat Kapoor, Randeep Hooda, Neha Dubey, Ishaan Nair, Roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Jas Arora, Natasha Rastogi, Ram Kapoor, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Rajiv Gupta
Director: Mira Nair
Production Company: IFC Productions, Mirabai Films, Delhi Dot Com, distributed by USA Films
Trivia: The film opened in France on December 12, 2001, in the UK on January 4, 2002, and Canada on March 1, 2002. The film opened in limited US release on February 22, 2002 before expanding on April 26. A large portion of the original footage (including the wedding itself) was ruined by an airport x-ray machine. The scenes had to be re-shot, when additional funds had been raised to do so, some months later. The movie won the Golden Lion, the highest prize at the Venice Film Festival 2001.

December 13 – Piñero

Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Talisa Soto, Giancarlo Esposito, Rita Moreno, Michael Irby, Mandy Patinkin, Griffin Dunne, Ray Santiago, O.L. Duke, Fisher Stevens, Tara Wilson, Nelson Vasquez
Director: Leon Ichaso
Production Company: Miramax Films
Trivia: Benjamin Bratt met future wife Talisa Soto while working together in this film. The two then married in April of 2002.

December 14 – Iris

Cast: Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton, Juliet Aubrey, Timothy West, Samuel West, Siobhan Hayes, Kris Marshall
Director: Richard Eyre
Production Company: BBC Films, Fox Iris Productions, Intermedia, Mirage Enterprises, distributed by Miramax Films
Trivia: The film opened in Los Angeles and New York City on December 14, 2001 to be eligible for the 2001 Academy Awards. It entered limited release in the US on February 15, 2002 and in Canada on February 22. The film opened in the UK on January 18, 2002.

December 14 – Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Voice Cast: Debi Derryberry, Patrick Stewart, Martin Short, Carolyn Lawrence, Rob Paulsen, Jeffrey Garcia, Crystal Scales, Frank Welker, Candi Milo, Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Carlos Alazraqui, Kimberly Brooks, Andrea Martin, Billy West, Bob Goen, Mary Hart, Dee Bradley Baker, Greg Eagles, David L. Lander, Jim Cummings, Paul Greenberg, Laraine Newman, Jeannie Elias, Michael Hagiwara, Keith Alcorn, Richard Allen, Brian Capshaw, Cheryl Ray, Mark Menza, Matthew Russell
Director: John A. Davis
Production Company: Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment, DNA Productions, distributed by Paramount Pictures
Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on December 9, 2001, but did not open in the US until December 21. it first opened in Canada on December 14. The film made its way to the UK on March 22, 2002. Intended as a television pilot for The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. The first movie produced by Nickelodeon Movies to receive an Academy Award nomination. Paramount Pictures’ and Nickelodeon’s first computer-animated movie.

December 14 – Not Another Teen Movie

Cast: Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Eric Christian Olsen, Mia Kirshner, Deon Richmond, Eric Jungmann, Ron Lester, Cody McMains, Sam Huntington, Samm Levine, Lacey Chabert, Cerina Vincent, Riley Smith, Julie Welch, Samaire Armstrong, Nectar Rose, Ed Lauter, Randy Quaid, Joanna Garcia Sandy, Beverly Polcyn, Rob Benedict, Patrick St. Esprit, Josh Radnor, Paul Goebel, George Wyner, Jon Benjamin
Director: Joel Gallen
Production Company: Columbia Pictures, Original Film, distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on December 7, 2001. The film did not play in the UK until May 24, 2002. Stars from teen films and 1980s films made credited and uncredited appearances including Molly Ringwald, Mr. T, Kyle Cease, Melissa Joan Hart, Lyman Ward, Paul Gleason, Sean Patrick Thomas, Good Charlotte. Feature film debut of Chris Evans. In Spain and Greece, the movie was released under the title This is Not Another Dumb American Movie. Feature film debut of Samaire Armstrong. Mark Ruffalo turned down the role of Jake Wyler which was then given to Chris Evans.

December 14 – Vanilla Sky

Cast: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Ken Leung, Shalom Harlow, Oona Hart, Ivana Miličević, Johnny Galecki, Alicia Witt, Laura Fraser, Conan O’Brien, Tommy Lee
Director: Cameron Crowe
Production Company: Cruise/Wagner Productions, Vinyl Films, Summit Entertainment, Sogecine, distributed by Paramount Pictures
Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on December 10, 2001. The film did not open in the UK until January 25, 2002. Steven Spielberg has an uncredited cameo as a party guest. Tom Cruise’s cousin William Mapother also has a cameo. To shoot Tom Cruise alone, the production was given unprecedented permission to shut down Times Square for one Sunday. Kurt Russell agreed to do the film without reading the script. Michael Keaton, Harrison Ford, and Alec Baldwin were all considered for the role of Dr. Curtis McCabe.

2011

December 8 – New Year’s Eve

Cast: Jake T. Austin, James Belushi, Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Matthew Broderick, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Héctor Elizondo, Cary Elwes, Carla Gugino, Katherine Heigl, Cherry Jones, Ashton Kutcher, John Lithgow, Katherine McNamara, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Alyssa Milano, Sarah Jessica Parker, Russell Peters, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Paulson, Ryan Seacrest, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofía Vergara, Nat Wolff, Common
Director: Garry Marshall
Production Company: New Line Cinema, Wayne Rice Films, Karz Entertainment, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Trivia: The film’s premiere was held on December 5, 2001. The film opened in the UK n December 8, and in Canada and the US on December 9. Garry Marshall’s regular cameos include his daughter, Kathleen Marshall, his sister, Penny Marshall, Hector Elizondo, Larry Miller and Joel McCrary. Lea Michele’s film debut. Shipped to theaters under the code name ‘Last Romance’.

Ad Hominem Enterprises

December 9 – The Descendants

Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster, Patricia Hastie, Mary Birdsong, Rob Huebel, Milt Kogan, Laird Hamilton, Michael Ontkean, Matt Corboy
Director: Alexander Payne
Production Company: Ad Hominem Enterprises, distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Trivia: The film opened in Los Angeles and New York City on November 16, 2011 to qualify for the 2011 Academy Awards, and received a limited US and Canada release on November 18. The film opened in the UK on January 27, 2012. Michael Ontkean’s final film before retiring from acting.

December 9 – The Sitter

Cast: Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, J. B. Smoove, Sean Patrick Doyle, Landry Bender, Kevin Hernandez, Kylie Bunbury, Samira Wiley, Alex Wolff, Method Man, Erin Daniels, D. W. Moffett, Jessica Hecht, Bruce Altman, Nicky Katt, Jessica DiGiovanni, Grace Aronds, Jane Aronds, Gracie Lawrence
Director: David Gordon Green
Production Company: 20th Century Fox, Michael De Luca Productions, Rough House Pictures, distributed by 20th Century Fox[
Trivia: The film opened in the UK on January 20, 2012. Dreama Walker filmed several scenes that were cut from the final film. Samira Wiley’s debut.

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