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St. Vincent (film)
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| St. Vincent | |
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| Directed by | Theodore Melfi |
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| Written by | Theodore Melfi |
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| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | John Lindley |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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102 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million[2] |
| Box office | $54.6 million[3] |
The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival where it won 2nd runner up as "People's Choice Award for Best Film".[5] It received a limited theatrical release on October 10, 2014, and expanded to a wide release on October 24.[6] The same day, it was released on Netflix in France.[7]
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Plot
Vincent MacKenna (Bill Murray) is a Vietnam War veteran and retiree living in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn who is the son of Irish immigrants. He is a grumpy alcoholic who smokes and gambles regularly. His wife, Sandy, (Donna Mitchell) developed Alzheimer's Disease years ago and can no longer recognize him, but he still does her laundry for her at the nursing home where she lives and visits her every week, posing as a doctor. Otherwise, Vincent's only other close friends are a pregnant Russian prostitute named Daka (Naomi Watts) and his cat, Felix, as he owes many people money. Despite leading a quiet and boring existence, Vincent has many acquaintances who like and respect him. One day, after Vincent's 30-year-old Chrysler Lebaron gets damaged by a tree branch resulting from his new neighbors moving in, Maggie Bronstein (Melissa McCarthy) and her 12-year-old son Oliver, (Jaeden Lieberher) meet Vincent. Maggie is a single mother fighting for custody after her husband had several affairs. Despite this, she is doing her best to provide for Oliver, who is ostracised and bullied at his Catholic school, but is nonetheless knowledgeable and friendly. On his first day at his school, Oliver's phone and house keys are stolen from his gym locker. Oliver asks Vincent if he can stay at his home until his mother comes home from work. Maggie is late and she pays Vincent for babysitting. Now that Vincent has money coming in, Vincent starts babysitting Oliver every day after school because Maggie often has to work late hours. Vincent's ideas of after-school activities involve visits to racetracks and bars, but eventually the mismatched pair begin to help each other mature. Vincent teaches Oliver how to fight, and he breaks his bully's nose, but the two soon become best friends. Vincent and Oliver quickly become good friends and a lucky bet at the racetracks help Vincent to pay off some of his debts. But things do not get any easier for Vincent, as he gambles away the rest of his money, hoping to make more to keep Sandy in her nursing home, as he is behind on payments. Vincent is also interrogated in his home by his loan sharks Zucko (Terrence Howard) and Antwan (James Andrew O'Connor), who both attempt to take Sandy's jewelry.Vincent suffers a stroke and Zucko and Antwan leave realizing it, but he needs hospitalization and physical therapy. Oliver, Maggie and Daka help Vincent to recover, but he becomes irritable and depressed after finding out that his wife has died while he was hospitalized. After Oliver's father, who is a lawyer, finds out about where Vincent has been taking him, he uses this to get joint custody with supervision, and Vincent is told that he can no longer see Oliver. But Oliver won't give up, so he chooses Vincent as his hero for his "Saints Among Us" project for his school, where he interviews everyone who knows Vincent and compiles his life story together, before naming Vincent as his saint. Daka has her baby and the film ends with all of them at the dinner table happily eating together.
Cast
- Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
- Melissa McCarthy as Maggie Bronstein
- Jaeden Lieberher as Oliver Bronstein
- Naomi Watts as Daka Paramova
- Chris O'Dowd as Brother Geraghty
- Kimberly Quinn as Ana
- Donna Mitchell as Sandy
- Terrence Howard as Zucko
- Dario Barosso as Robert Ocinski
- Ray Iannicelli as Roger
- Scott Adsit as David
- Nate Corddry as Terry
Production
The screenplay was written in 2011 by Melfi, and was included on the Hollywood Black List (the best unproduced scripts) of 2011.[8][9]Jack Nicholson was rumored to star in the film, but Murray signed on to the film in July 2012.[10] On March 11, 2013, Melissa McCarthy was offered the lead female part and joined the cast.[11] On March 22, Chris O'Dowd joined the cast as a Catholic priest.[12] Naomi Watts joined the cast on April 22 in the role of a Russian prostitute.[13] On July 19 Scott Adsit joined the cast to play McCarthy's character's ex-husband.[14]
Filming
Filming began the first week of July 2013, with scenes filmed in Brooklyn, New York[15][16] and at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York.[17]Music
On December 26, 2013, Theodore Shapiro was hired to score the film.[18] Sony Classical Records released the soundtrack album on October 27, 2014.[19][20]Marketing
The first official trailer for the film was released on July 1, 2014.[21]Release
The Weinstein Company released the film on October 10, 2014,[22] in limited engagements, before making an expansion into wide release on October 24, 2014.Reception
St. Vincent received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 77%, based on 163 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The consensus reads, "St. Vincent offers the considerable pleasure of seeing Bill Murray back in funny form, but drifts into dangerously sentimental territory along the way."[23] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24]Richard Roeper gave the film a grade of an A, saying Murray's performance could "mean a Golden Globe."[25]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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| 2014 | Toronto International Film Festival | People's Choice Award | Theodore Melfi | Nominated |
| Masters Award | 3rd Place | |||
| Chicago International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Nominated | ||
| Heartland Film Festival | Truly Moving Picture Award | Theodore Melfi | Won | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Melissa McCarthy | Runner-Up | |
| Best Picture | Theodore Melfi | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Theodore Melfi | Nominated | ||
| Washington D.C. Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | Jaeden Lieberher | Nominated | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Youth in Film | Jaeden Lieberher | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | Best Comedy | Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Performance by a Youth- Male | Jaeden Lieberher | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor- Musical or Comedy | Bill Murray | Nominated | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics' Association Awards | Best Comedy | Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Comedy | Bill Murray | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Melissa McCarthy | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Jaeden Lieberher | Nominated | ||
| Casting Society of America[26] | Studio or Independent Comedy | Laura Rosenthal | Nominated | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards[27] | Best Contemporary Hair Styling in Feature Length Motion Picture | Suzy Mazzarese-Allison | Nominated | |
| 2015 YouReviewers Movie Awards | Breakthrough Actor | Jaeden Lieberher | Pending |
References
- "'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY,' 'INTO THE WOODS' LEAD MAKE-UP ARTISTS AND HAIR STYLISTS GUILD NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Reporter. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
