| Category |
Action
, Action
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| All Genres: |
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller |
| Year: |
2008 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Runtime: |
92 minutes |
| Languages: |
English |
| Director: |
Peter Berg |
| Sound: |
DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital |
| Taglines: |
There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's...Meet the superhero everybody loves to hate.He is saving the world whether we like it or not.Bad Behaviour. Bad Attitude. Real Hero. |
| Writing by: |
Vincent Ngo - (written by) (as Vy Vincent Ngo) and
Vince Gilligan - (written by)
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| Produced by: |
Ian Bryce - executive producer
Akiva Goldsman - producer
James Lassiter - producer
Michael Mann - producer
Michelle McGonagle - associate producer
Jonathan Mostow - executive producer
Richard Saperstein - executive producer
Will Smith - producer
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| Cast: |
Will Smith - John Hancock
Charlize Theron - Mary Embrey
Jason Bateman - Ray Embrey
Jae Head - Aaron Embrey
Eddie Marsan - Kenneth 'Red' Parker Jr.
David Mattey - Man Mountain
Maetrix Fitten - Matrix
Thomas Lennon - Mike
Johnny Galecki - Jeremy
Hayley Marie Norman - Hottie
Dorothy Cecchi - Woman in Dive Bar
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| Music: |
John Powell |
| Official Website: |
Visit Website
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Plot:
A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image.
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Not your typical "superhero" movie, but still good, 1 July 2008
I was lucky enough to go to a pre-screening of Hancock last night and I really enjoyed it. I don't understand all of the criticism this movie is receiving. Everyone take a second and realize this is not a Marvel or DC comic book superhero movie. Now think about that again. It is a different story entirely and has some very unique elements.
Hancock isn't action packed. It doesn't have a Superhero vs. Supervillan plot. I would probably describe it as a character study of the superhero. I think this movie does a better job of addressing some of the issues (and vices) a superhero probably would have if they existed today. The biggest conflict in the movie is within Will Smith's character's attitude, not necessarily good vs. evil.
I think much of the criticism I have read about is motivated by expectations that were not met, which isn't fair at all. If you watch Hancock with only the expectation of being entertained, you will leave happy. Its a good movie, don't jump on the bandwagon of not liking it just because you can. Give it a chance and take it for what it is, a July 4th action/comedy.
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| Movie Quotes: |
Hancock: [comes flying in a leather suit and the police men are looking at him] What? It's a little tight.
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| Crazy Credits:: |
We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
A scene after the credits start to roll. |
| Goofs: |
We know about 9 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In one scene, the TV news announcer states that Hancock has been taken to "Los Angeles General Hospital" but in the following scene, there is an exterior shot of the hospital with the sign "Mercy General Hospital". |
| Trivia: |
There are 9 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- The script, originally titled 'Tonight, He Comes', floated around in Hollywood for over a decade.
- Warner Bros. passed on the chance to make the film. Sony then stepped in.
- The train wreck scene was filmed in San Pedro, CA, in conjunction with Pacific Harbor Line RR. PHL SD18 diesel locomotive #40 was changed by the movie crews to the fictitious Southland & Western RR.
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