Did You Hear About the Morgans?
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| Directed by | Marc Lawrence |
| Produced by | Martin Shafer Liz Glotzer |
| Written by | Marc Lawrence |
| Starring | Hugh Grant Sarah Jessica Parker Sam Elliott Mary Steenburgen Elisabeth Moss Wilford Brimley David Call Michael Kelly |
| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Florian Ballhaus |
| Editing by | Susan E. Morse |
| Studio | Relativity Media Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) |
| Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $58 million[2] |
| Gross revenue | $85,280,250[2] |
Did You Hear About the Morgans? is a 2009 American comedy film directed and written by Marc Lawrence. Golden Globe winners Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker portray the film's protagonists, Paul and Meryl Morgan, a recently separated New York power couple on the verge of divorce until they witness the murder of Meryl's client. They are forced to enter into temporary witness protection, given new identities, and relocated to a small Wyoming town. Supporting roles are played by Sam Elliott, Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen, Elisabeth Moss, and Wilford Brimley.
The film premiered in New York on December 14, 2009 and in London the following day. It was released to the United States on December 18 and to most of Europe in January 2010. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. Compiled ratings from the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an average rating of 3.5 out of 10. The film grossed $6,616,571 in its opening weekend and has earned $25,693,886 in the United States as of January 5, 2010. Did You Hear About the Morgans? was the 106th most successful film worldwide for 2009.
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[edit] Plot
A successful Manhattan couple, lawyer Paul Michael Morgan (Hugh Grant) and real estate agent Meryl Judith Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker) are separated because of Paul's infidelity. But they are thrust together when they witness a murder and become targets of a contract killer, Vincent (Michael Kelly).
Paul and Meryl go on a "date" in town and begin to reconcile, but then Paul is alienated when he learns that Meryl had had an affair while they were separated. The next day, with the killer in town, the Morgans anticipate leaving Ray for a permanent hiding place. The Wheelers invite them to a rodeo, but the Morgans are quarreling so they decline. Leaving the Morgans without any form of security, the Wheelers leave for the rodeo. The killer attacks the house, but the Morgans are able to sneak out. Fleeing to the rodeo, they hide in a bull suit and accidentally frighten a live bull into head-butting them. Meryl, unable to walk, stays hidden from the killer while Paul confronts him with another canister of bear repellant but accidentally sprays himself in the face and is rescued by Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler and his new friends from the town.
Six months later, Paul and Meryl are still married having just adopted a baby girl from China, whom they name Rae, and Meryl is pregnant with a child of their own.
[edit] Production
Filming for Did You Hear About the Morgans took place over 25 days in May and June in 2009. The film was shot in New York City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Roy, New Mexico.[3]
[edit] Reception
The film has received mostly negative reviews. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from film critics, reported that reviews were "generally unfavorable", with an average score of 26 based on 25 reviews.[4] As of December 20, 2009, 12% of 116 critics listed by review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes had given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 3.4/10.[5] Sarah Jessica Parker was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as Worst Actress for her performance.
[edit] Box office
In its first opening weekend, the film opened at #4 in the United States box office raking in $6,616,571. With a budget of $58 million, Did You Hear About the Morgans? grossed only $29.5 million domestically at the box office. It did a little better overseas with an additional $56 million to a total of $85 million worldwide.
[edit] Home media
Did You Hear About the Morgans? was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 16, 2010.[6]
The DVD features:
- Audio commentary with director Lawrence, and stars Grant and Parker
- 5 featurettes
- Deleted scenes
- Outtakes
[edit] References
- ^ "Did You Hear About the Morgans?". Variety.com. By John Anderson. 2009-12-15. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941786.
- ^ a b "Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grantparker09.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" , Retrieved 2010-01-21 .
- ^ "Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/didyouhearaboutthemorgans2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Did You Hear About the Morgans?". IGN Entertainment, Inc. Rotten Tomatoes. 2009-12-20. http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/1213718-did_you_hear_about_the_morgans/.
- ^ http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans.html
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? at the Internet Movie Database
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? at Allrovi
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? at Box Office Mojo
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? at Rotten Tomatoes
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? at Metacritic
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