Magnolia

Titolo originale: Magnolia
Regia: Paul Thomas Anderson |
Anno: 1999
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma
Tag: dying and death | daughter | farewell | regret | unsociability | chance | becoming an adult | parent child relationship | suicide attempt | loss of loved one | child prodigy | reconciliation | san fernando valley | multiple storylines | frog | bewildered |
Cast: Tom Cruise | Philip Baker Hall | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Julianne Moore | William H. Macy | John C. Reilly | Melora Walters | Jeremy Blackman | Jason Robards | Melinda Dillon | Michael Bowen | April Grace | Ricky Jay | Emmanuel Johnson | Pat Healy | Genevieve Zweig | Mark Flanagan | Neil Flynn | Rod McLachlan | Allan Graf | Patton Oswalt | Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales | Brad Hunt | Jim Meskimen | Chris O'Hara | Clement Blake | Frank Elmore | John Kraft Seitz | Cory Buck | Tim Soronen | Jim Ortlieb | Thomas Jane | Holly Houston | Benjamin Niedens | Veronica Hart | Missy Spell Tanner | James Kiriyama-Lem | Jake Cross | Charlie Scott Jr. | Juan Medrano | John Pritchett | Cleo King | Don McManus | Michael Shamus Wiles | Jason Andrews | John S. Davies | Kevin Breznahan | Miguel Pérez | Alfred Molina | David Masuda | Neil Pepe | Lionel Mark Smith | Annette Helde | Lynne Lerner | Felicity Huffman | Scott Burkett | Bob Brewer | Julie Brewer | Nancy Marston | Maurey Marston | Jamala Gaither | Danny Wells | Amy Brown | Eileen Ryan | Meagen Fay | Patricia Forte | Luis Guzmán | Patrick Warren | Orlando Jones | Virginia Pereira | Craig Kvinsland | Patricia Scanlon | Henry Gibson | Natalie Elizabeth Marston | Bobby Brewer | Clark Gregg | Art Frankel | Matt Gerald | Guillermo Melgarejo | Paul F. Tompkins | Mary Lynn Rajskub | Jim Beaver | Ezra Buzzington | Denise Woolfork | Michael Murphy | Robert Downey Sr. | William Mapother | Larry Ballard | Brett Higgins | Brian Higgins | Michael Lee Phillips Jr. | Lillian Adams | Steven Bush | Mike Massa | Dale Gibson | Scott Alan Smith | Paul Thomas Anderson | Miriam Margolyes | Bruno Angelico | Robert Bella | Greg Bronson | Douglas Busby | Marc Davies | Bruce Gregory | Phil Hawn | Spencer Kayden | Brian Kehew | Michael Laren | Aimee Mann | Tom Ohmer | Colleen Pelletier | Herb Santos Jr. | Tom Tangen |

Gli ultimi giorni della vita del ricco Earl Partridge significano cambiamenti e confronti, non solo per il moribondo, ma anche per altre otto persone che si trovano d'improvviso a fare i conti con colpe e sentimenti nella San Fernando Valley, in California.

Approfondimenti

In the film, the main cast sings along to Aimee Mann's "Wise Up," which was used in the film Je [...] D
Pat Healy plays two characters in the movie: Sir Edmund William Godfrey, a pharmacist who is mu [...] D
The Mason symbol is on various walls in the WDKK studio. When Jimmy Gator's producer puts his h [...] D
The murder of Edmund Berry Godfrey, mentioned in the prologue, occurred on October 12, 1678 and [...] D
In 2003, New York-based progressive metal band Dream Theater sampled various quotes from this f [...] D
The only actor New Line Cinema campaigned for a lead performance Oscar was John C. Reilly. Ever [...] D
Each line in the "Wise Up" scene is in reference to what the character singing is going through [...] D
Claudia Wilson Gator snorts cocaine off of a CD jewel case. The CD is "I'm with Stupid" by Aime [...] D
Jimmy Gator, a quiz show host, claims that "the book says, we might be through with the past, b [...] D
This was originally intended to be a small-scale film but as Paul Thomas Anderson's ideas came [...] D
Thomas Jane: A barely recognizable cameo as a young Jimmy Gator. D
When Jim Kurring (John C. Reilly) loses his gun, a person wearing a hooded jacket appears very [...] D
John C. Reilly was tiring of always playing heavies so he asked Paul Thomas Anderson to write h [...] D
Marlon Brando was considered for Earl Partridge. The shot of Tom Cruise at his father's bedside [...] D
In an interview with Marc Maron in January of 2015, Paul Thomas Anderson was asked if he had th [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson had the idea of calling the film Magnolia (1999) from the outset. D
Jimmy Gator mentions that "What Do Kids Know?" is endorsed by the "P.T.A." or "Parent Teacher A [...] D
Following the Exodus 8:2 theme that is throughout the movie, just before the attempted suicide [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
At the time of release, Paul Thomas Anderson stated that he really felt "that Magnolia (1999) i [...] D
Tom Cruise loved Boogie Nights - L'altra Hollywood (1997) so much, he asked Paul Thomas Anderso [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson has said that he was unaware that the story of frogs falling from the sky [...] D
The title "Magnolia" not only refers to Magnolia Boulevard in Los Angeles, where much of the mo [...] D
Over 7,900 rubber frogs were made and used in the frog scenes. The rest were created by CGI. No [...] D
When Paul Thomas Anderson approached George C. Scott about playing the role of Earl Partridge, [...] D
One of Stanley Spector's books on the table in the library is "Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women" [...] D
Philip Seymour Hoffman stated during the deathbed scene, everything after Frank's "I'm not goin [...] D
P. T. Anderson's third consecutive film starring Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman and [...] D
Note the color scheme of the film - lots of greens, browns and off-whites, much like the magnol [...] D
Although actor Stephen Root appears in the original trailer, all of his scenes were cut from th [...] D
Tom Cruise turned down the role of Jericho Cane in Giorni contati (1999) to do this film. The r [...] D
According to her official site, Miriam Margolyes asked not to be credited in this film due to t [...] D
When the frogs are falling, we see a caption on a picture in Claudia's apartment, "but it did h [...] D
Both Philipp Baker Hall and John C. Reilly also starred in Last Exit Reno, also directed by Pau [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson made a visit to the set of Eyes Wide Shut (1999), where he offered the rol [...] D
Everytime we see Donnie (William H. Macy) in his car, the same song is playing on the radio ("D [...] D
In relation to the 8:2 references throughout the movie, Magnolia is an 8 letter word where the [...] D
Jason Robards' last feature film. D
The scene where Stanley is prevented from using the bathroom by television producers was based [...] D
Exodus 8:2 is alluded to over a hundred times throughout the movie. D
Filming lasted 90 days, though it was originally scheduled to be 77. D
Jason Robards initially had to drop out of the film to recover from an operation. Paul Thomas A [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson is the son of former ABC-TV announcer Ernie Anderson, who started his care [...] D
The story at the beginning about the boy being shot as he is falling out of a window is an urba [...] D
Claudia calls herself Claudia Wilson instead of Claudia Wilson Gator since she doesn't want to [...] D
The unspoken name of the kid who raps in the beginning of the film is named Dixon, as confirmed [...] D
Henry Gibson's character is named Thurston Howell, which was Jim Backus' character's name on L' [...] D
One of the books Stanley is reading at the library is about scientist Charles Fort, who is note [...] D
To elaborate, the final riddle is never answered but gives the notes B-E-E. The letter "B" rese [...] D
With the obvious exception of the prologue featuring the three urban legends, the entire film t [...] D
Along with the scenes further explaining The Worm, there were many other scenes and dialogue ex [...] D
The character Frank T.J. Mackey is based on pick-up artist Ross Jeffries. D
Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the parts played by Philip Baker Hall and William H. Macy specifical [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson also designed the poster and cut the trailers for the film. D
Before he became a filmmaker, one of the jobs Paul Thomas Anderson held down was as a productio [...] D
Two of the characters in the film are suffering from cancer. It is generally thought that the b [...] D
The WDKK show director's assistant is played by William Mapother, who is Tom Cruise's cousin in [...] D
The television series Homicide, Life on the Street (1993) also featured a variation of the stor [...] D
During breaks in-between shots, Jason Robards would tell Paul Thomas Anderson stories about his [...] D
Many actors who appeared in this film also appeared in many David Mamet films: William H. Macy, [...] D
Aimee Mann's music inspired Paul Thomas Anderson to write the script and at least one lyric (an [...] D
Ingmar Bergman was a particular fan of the film. D
Corey Haim is mentioned by name twice in the film, and his personal life encapsulated many of t [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson wanted to cast Burt Reynolds for an unspecified role. But Reynolds became [...] D
Debra Winger was considered for Linda Partridge. D
After the frogs start to fall, Jim Kurring and Donnie Smith take cover under a Mobil gas statio [...] D
During the game show scene, a lot of talk is about a movie audition, with Alan Thicke and Corey [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson said this was his favourite film of his own at the time of release. D
When Tom Cruise read the completed script, he was rather nervous about playing the character as [...] D
Many things happen in pairs throughout the movie. Two characters are named Jim. Two women take [...] D
Claudia was the first character created, and the other characters were branched off from her. D
Philip Baker Hall and Jason Robards' characters opt to take a smoke from their cigarettes, but [...] D
There were reported walkouts when Magnolia (1999) was first released into cinemas. D
During the end credits of "What Do Kids Know?", the final production note is that the program w [...] D
In William H. Macy's bar scene, the video game seen in background is Frogger (1981). D
According to Philip Baker Hall, the scene where Frank T.J. Mackey visits Earl Partridge on his [...] D
The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Robards, and Julianne [...] D
The name Jimmy Gator was first mentioned by the character Jimmy in P. T. Anderson's first film [...] D
In Claudia's house there is a clove of garlic. The clove of garlic is 8 by 2, alluding to Exodu [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the bulk of the script during two weeks he spent at William H. Macy' [...] D
The trailer for the movie features shots filmed especially for it, featuring each character, in [...] D
In the Smiling Peanut bar there is a chalkboard that lists two teams, "The Frogs" and "The Clou [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 [...] D
Fiona Apple is also uncredited as the voice of the wrong number that Phil Parma calls in an att [...] D
New Line Cinema wanted to push the film as a Tom Cruise movie but Paul Thomas Anderson refused, [...] D
Tom Cruise's first supporting role in 16 years, and also his final film of the millennium. D
Tom Cruise shares the screen with Philip Seymour Hoffman in a scene in this movie. In Mission: [...] D
In every living room there is a picture of a flower on the wall. D
Paul Thomas Anderson: Anderson is seen immediately after the start of the show "What Do Kids Kn [...] D
Both Tom Cruise and John C. Reilly appear in this film and Giorni di tuono (1990), but they sha [...] D
Paul Thomas Anderson screened the film Quinto potere (1976) to his production team before filmi [...] D
The telephone number (877) TAME-HER is shown on the "Seduce and Destroy" infomercials within th [...] D
The film's climax famously involves a rain of frogs. This actually happened to Philip Baker Hal [...] D
The numbers 8 and 2 appear frequently throughout the film:1. The first weather forecast: 82% ch [...] D
After Thurston Howell (Henry Gibson) quotes Samuel Johnson, Quiz Kid Donnie Smith rants drunken [...] D
Dixon's last line in his rap song about the Worm says "If the sunshine don't work, the good lor [...] D
The game show cards Jimmy Gator reads say "Our Kids Teach Us" on the back. D
The phone number that Phil (mis)dials looking for Frank, (818)775-3993, is later revealed to be [...] D
Musician Fiona Apple is responsible for many of the paintings seen throughout. D
Paul Thomas Anderson: [Iris In/Out] The very first story of the prologue is shot like a silent [...] D
When Tom Cruise's motivational speaker character is first introduced in the movie, the iconic m [...] D
The two quiz kids Donnie Smith and Stanley Spector break into different buildings the same nigh [...] D
According to Thomas Jane, he was supposed to play two different characters in the film. But the [...] D
Luis Guzmán is credited as himself. D
Paul Thomas Anderson was given final cut for the film, by New Line Cinema, before he presented [...] D
Director Paul Thomas Anderson said in an interview with writer Chuck Stephens that the characte [...] D
The more it rains, the more chaotic the characters and pacing is. The calmer the weather, the c [...] D
Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman previously appeared in Boogie Nights - L'altra Hollyw [...] D
Jason Robards's character in the film suffers from terminal brain and lung cancer. Robards coin [...] D
The furniture store and Mobil station next to it (where the frogs scene is shot) is at the corn [...] D
The story about the man being killed by a gunshot while falling off a building has for years be [...] D
After the financial and critical success of Boogie Nights - L'altra Hollywood (1997), New Line [...] D
The word "fuck" is used 190 times. D
The story of the scuba diver being dropped from an airplane is a debunked urban legend. D
Almost every location contains at least one picture or painting of a magnolia. D
The credits for "What Do Kids Know?" give the web address www.wdkk.com which led directly to th [...] D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. D
Exodus 8:2 KJV reads, "And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders [...] D
In one of the early versions of the script, Paul Thomas Anderson proposed making it clear to th [...] D
At 188 minutes, this is Paul Thomas Anderson's longest film to date. D
This was originally supposed to be a short and intimate film. But the more Paul Thomas Anderson work [...] D

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After Stanley breaks into the library, a wireless mic pack can be seen on his belt when he sits dow [...] D
As Jim Kurring is driving in his patrol car, it is raining heavily, but as he makes his U-turn, the [...] D
The blood on Kurring's forehead changes at the end of the movie. D
During the weather transition about 2 hours and 22 minutes into the movie where "Rain Clearing, Bre [...] D
WDKK is not a (geographically misplaced) TV station, but the abbreviation of the program, "What Do [...] D
In the "Wise Up" sequence, Claudia is dressed for her date, she's wearing black and her hair is up. [...] D
During the argument between the adults and the kids during the game show, the kids and Cynthia, the [...] D
At one point Quiz Kid Donnie says: "Samuel Johnson never had his life shit on... and taken from him [...] D
The movie takes place when it is cold outside (we can see this from the clothes that the characters [...] D
She poured more water into the coffee maker. That implies a hot, fresh pot. D
Approximately 13 minutes into the film, Officer Jim Kurring is wearing sunglasses while driving tha [...] D
When Linda Partridge drives her car into the garage, the floor is already wet. D
Water seen through restaurant window behind Claudia, after rainstorm stops. Apparently a waterfall [...] D
When Officer Kurring is leaving the station and walking to his cruiser in the beginning, he is carr [...] D
Jim Kurring apparently patrols solo, without a partner. This is a significantly dangerous breach of [...] D
In the scene where Donnie Smith is robbing the furniture store he previously worked at the poster o [...] D
The narrator tells us that Sydney Barringer was killed instantly when shot by his mother, but he br [...] D
Two lights on the back of the ambulance are on and off in consecutive shots. D
When Linda Partridge is first placed in the ambulance, the EMT crew is not providing ventilations f [...] D
The view from the inside of the Barringer's apartment shows Sydney Barringer falling and being shot [...] D
When Claudia brews a pot of coffee for herself and Officer Jim Kurring, she clearly holds the pot w [...] D
When Officer Jim Kurring was driving near the beginning of the film, reflected in his sunglasses wa [...] D
When Linda Partridge is swallowing pills in her car, it's raining outside. A few minutes later, whe [...] D
Neil Flynn is credited as Stanley Berry, but in the film, Flynn is seen when the narrator says, "Da [...] D
Officer Kurring gets to his cruiser (with little rapper) and puts his night stick and a flashlight [...] D
Shadow moving on the wall behind Frank Mackey as he sits down beside Earl's deathbed. D
In the beginning sequence involving the scuba diver in the tree, specifically when they are in the [...] D
As Officer Jim drives in his patrol car, he has the windshield wipers on full blast because he can' [...] D
Much of the prolog, while appearing to be fact, is either fiction, urban legend, or severely altere [...] D

Frase

Phil Parma: [making an order over the phone] I'd [...] D
Jim Kurring: ...whatever you wanna tell me, what [...] D
Alan Kligman, Esq.: Linda, stop. Now you take a [...] D
Jimmy Gator: "Now I'm going to have our three wh [...] D
Claudia Wilson Gator: Now that I've met you, wou [...] D
Gwenovier: Come on, Frank. What are you doing? [...] D
[Officer Kurring has just handcuffed Marcie to a [...] D
Jimmy Gator: He looked about 50! D
Stanley Spector: Dad? You need to be nicer to me [...] D
Jim Kurring: A lot of people think this is just [...] D
Phil Parma: [looks out window] Why are frogs fal [...] D
Earl Partridge: Don't ever let anyone ever say t [...] D
Jimmy Gator: It's in my bones. I'm fucked. D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I need braces. D
Earl Partridge: Phil. Phil. Hey, come here. Come [...] D
[Claudia kisses Jim] Claudia Wilson Gator: I wa [...] D
Earl Partridge: I loved her so. And she knew wha [...] D
Stanley Spector: This isn't funny. This isn't cu [...] D
Jim Kurring: Sometimes people need a little help [...] D
Gwenovier: So where are you from originally? Fr [...] D
Rose Gator: Say it, Jimmy. Jimmy Gator: I think [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: Don't go away, you fucking as [...] D
[singing along to Aimee Mann's "Wise Up"] Claud [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: I'll tell you what I want you [...] D
Aimee Mann: It's not going to stop until you wis [...] D
Earl Partridge: What did I do? What did I do? Wh [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I'm sick. Thurston Howel [...] D
Aimee Mann: Save me from the ranks of the freaks [...] D
Claudia Wilson Gator: I'm really nervous that yo [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I'm sick and I'm in love. [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: Respect the cock! And tame th [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: Respect the Cock. Tame the Cu [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: Have you ever been struck [...] D
Jim Kurring: Let me tell you something, this is [...] D
Claudia Wilson Gator: You're so stupid. [snorts [...] D
Jimmy Gator: The book says, "We might be through [...] D
Stanley Spector: [watching it rain frogs outside [...] D
[repeated line] Solomon Solomon: Don't do this, [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I'm sick... I'm sick here [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: You look like you have mo [...] D
Claudia Wilson Gator: You don't know how fucking [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: What am I doing? What the [...] D
Jim Kurring: Now calm yourself down. Marcie: [s [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: In this big game that we play [...] D
Earl Partridge: This fucking life... it's so fuc [...] D
Claudia Wilson Gator: I'll tell you everything, [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I used to be smart, but n [...] D
Narrator: And there is the account of the hangin [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: Men... are shit. D
Frank T.J. Mackey: Do you think they're your fri [...] D
Dixon: When the sunshine don't work, the good Lo [...] D
Avi Solomon: Donnie, you got struck by lightning [...] D
Jim Kurring: Oh, Lord, why is this happening to [...] D
Burt Ramsey: You smell like trouble. Jimmy Gato [...] D
[last lines] Jim Kurring: [to Claudia] I can't [...] D
Earl Partridge: I'll tell you the greatest regre [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: I know I did a stupid thi [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: I will drop-kick those fuckin [...] D
Burt Ramsey: We met upon the level, and we're pa [...] D
Young Jimmy Gator: [on T.V] Thank you, everyone. [...] D
[first lines] Narrator: In the New York Herald, [...] D
Phil Parma: I know this sounds silly, like this [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: In this life, it's not what y [...] D
Jim Kurring: Now, some neighbors claimed they he [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: Do you know who I am? Th [...] D
Earl Partridge: I loved her so. She knew what I [...] D
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: Want to know the common e [...] D
Frank T.J. Mackey: [Frank is speaking to followe [...] D
Phil Parma: When was the last time you talked to [...] D
Young Pharmacy Kid: Strong, strong stuff here. W [...] D
Rick Spector: Let's make some fuckin' money, fol [...] D
Thurston Howell: It's dangerous to confuse child [...] D
Jim Kurring: The law is the law, and heck if I'm [...] D

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