Norocoșii

Norocoșii (2008)

The Lucky Ones

The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.

Data lansării
2008-09-26
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (203)
Durată
1 h 53 min
Genuri
Comedie, Dramă, Istoric
Regizor
Neil Burger

Distribuție

Curiozități

  • Filmat în: Colorado

The Lucky Ones is a 2007 American comedy-drama directed by Neil Burger and stars Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams and Michael Peña.

Production

Screenwriter/director Neil Burger said he decided to write his script after filming The Illusionist in Prague, where the Iraq War frequently was debated. He also drew inspiration from The Last Detail and its seriocomic mood, episodic structure, and such plot details as an odd religious detour and a meeting with prostitutes.

Much of the film was shot on location in Illinois at sites including Alsip, Arlington Heights, Barrington, Bolingbrook, Chicago, Edwardsville, Naperville, Niles, O' Fallon and Park Ridge and Skokie. Other locations included Chesterfield and St. Louis in Missouri, Denver and Grand Junction in Colorado, and Las Vegas.

After seeing a rough cut of the film in September 2007, Lions Gate Entertainment executives considered rushing it into theaters to qualify for Academy Award consideration. But when the similarly war-themed films In the Valley of Elah, Rendition, and Lions for Lambs opened and failed to generate much box office revenue, the studio and Neil Burger decided to schedule it for Spring 2008.

When the film's future remained in limbo, producer Rick Schwartz acknowledged the difficulty in marketing a war-related film to an audience that recently had rejected three, although The Lucky Ones primarily is a road movie, and its sole combat scene lasts only forty seconds. "What should we do with this one?," Schwartz wondered.

The film premiered at ShoWest on March 10, 2008, and was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and was the opening night film at the San Diego Film Festival before opening on 425 screens in the United States and Canada on September 26. It earned $183,088 on its opening weekend, ranking #33 at the box office.

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