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“The
Weather Man”
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne
Klein |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Video: |
1.85:1 Anamorphic
Widescreen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
5.1 |
| Languages |
English.
French |
| Subtitles |
English,
Spanish |
| Length |
101 minutes
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| Rating |
R for language
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| Release Date |
2/21/06 |
| Studio |
Paramount
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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“Trade Winds: The Collaboration”,
“Relative Humidity: The Characters”, “Atmospheric Pressure:
The Style and Pallette”, “Extended Outlook: The Script”, “Forecast:
Becoming the Weather Man” |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Trailer |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Nicholas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope
Davis, Nicholas Hoult
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| Written
By: |
Steven Conrad
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| Produced
By: |
Steven Tisch,
Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal |
| Directed
By: |
Gore Verbinski
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| Music:
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Hans Zimmer
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| The
Review: |
Dave Spritz can’t predict the weather
but can forecast his life—stormy. Spritz (Nicholas Cage) finds
his life is like the outside of a hurricane with turbulence
from his ex-wife (Hope Davis) who wants to remarry, a daughter
he can’t connect with, a son who is seeing a drug counselor
and his novelist father (Michael Caine) whose respect and
support he desperately wants but can’t achieve. Spritz hopes
to make the big time on a “Today” like show but his increasingly
erratic life and those around him make him feel like he’s
moving further and further from success. The fact that “fans”
throw things at him in public just symbolizes his humiliation
and lack of respect from those he loves. ---
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| Image
and Sound: |
The look of “The Weather Man” is much nicer than any
of the forecasts that Dave makes. The flesh tones are nice,
color captures the original look of the theatrical showing
of the film and digital flaws are minimal with some minor
issues. Overall the weather’s fine on this DVD. The 5.1 soundtrack
presentation is also quite good as well. ---
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| The
Extras: |
We get five featurettes on the making
of the film. In reality they could have been presented as
one documentary but dividing them makes it appear as if you’re
getting much more. “Extended Outlook: The Script” lasts about
10 minutes and focuses on the development of the screenplay.
There are a number of funny stories from screenwriter Conrad
where he discusses the inspiration for all those scenes where
Spritz gets hit by various beverage and food items. “Forecast:
Becoming a Weatherman” is the shortest of the featurettes
and runs less than 6 minutes. We discover how accurate this
film portrays the world of a weatherman hosted by meteorologist/technical
advisor Tom Skiing. “Atmospheric Pressure: The Style and Palette”,
“Relative Humidity: The Characters”, “Trade Winds: The Collaboration”
focuses on crafting th look of the film, the development of
the various characters, editing and music scoring of the film.
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| Commentary:
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No commentary
track |
| Final
Words: |
“The Weather Man” got short shift
by audiences and critics which is too bad; Nicholas Cage gives
a solid performance and the film itself manages to be a fascinating
glimpse into a man who’s life is falling apart just as quickly
as he tries to put it back together again.
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