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| director = [[Lawrence Kasdan]]
| director = [[Lawrence Kasdan]]
| producer = Elizabeth Redleaf
| producer = Anthony Bregman<br>Lawrence Kasdan<br>Elizabeth Redleaf
| writer = Lawrence Kasdan<br />Meg Kasdan
| writer = Lawrence Kasdan<br />Meg Kasdan
| starring = [[Mark Duplass]]<br>[[Richard Jenkins]]<br>[[Diane Keaton]]<br>[[Kevin Kline]]<br>[[Elisabeth Moss]]<br>[[Sam Shepard]]<br>[[Dianne Wiest]]<br>[[Ayelet Zurer]]
| starring = [[Mark Duplass]]<br>[[Richard Jenkins]]<br>[[Diane Keaton]]<br>[[Kevin Kline]]<br>[[Elisabeth Moss]]<br>[[Sam Shepard]]<br>[[Dianne Wiest]]<br>[[Ayelet Zurer]]
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| cinematography = Michael McDonough
| cinematography = Michael McDonough
| editing = [[Carol Littleton]]
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| studio = [[Werc Werk Works]]<BR>[[Likely Story]]<BR>[[Lawrence Kasdan|Kasdan Pictures]]
| studio = [[Werc Werk Works]]<br>[[Likely Story]]<br>[[Lawrence Kasdan|Kasdan Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Classics]] (USA)<BR>[[Sierra/Affinity]] (non-USA)<ref>http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/sony-pictures-classics-acquires-domestic-rights-on-darling-companion/</ref>
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Classics]] (United States)<br>[[Nick Meyer|Sierra/Affinity]] (International)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/07/sony-pictures-classics-acquires-domestic-rights-on-darling-companion/|title=Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Domestic Rights on 'Darling Companion'|date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|2012|01|26|Santa Barbara Film Festival|2012|04|20|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2012|01|26|Santa Barbara Film Festival|2012|04|20|United States}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
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'''''Darling Companion''''' is a 2012 drama film directed by [[Lawrence Kasdan]], written by Kasdan and his wife Meg, and starring [[Diane Keaton]] and [[Kevin Kline]]. Filming took place in [[Utah]] in 2010 and was released on April 20, 2012.
'''''Darling Companion''''' is a 2012 American [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Lawrence Kasdan]], written by Kasdan and his wife Meg, and starring [[Diane Keaton]] and [[Kevin Kline]]. Filming took place in [[Utah]] in 2010 and was released on April 20, 2012.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
[[File:Cast & crew of Darling Companion.jpg|thumb|[[Kevin Kline]], [[Richard Jenkins]], Meg Kasdan, Elizabeth Redleaf, Casey (aka Freeway) and [[Lawrence Kasdan]] at the 2012 [[Miami International Film Festival]] premiere of the film]]
[[File:Cast & crew of Darling Companion.jpg|thumb|[[Kevin Kline]], [[Richard Jenkins]], Meg Kasdan, Elizabeth Redleaf, Casey (aka Freeway) and [[Lawrence Kasdan]] at the 2012 [[Miami International Film Festival]] premiere of the film]]
* [[Mark Duplass]] as Bryan Alexander
* [[Mark Duplass]] as Bryan Alexander
* [[Richard Jenkins]] as Russell
* [[Richard Jenkins]] as Russell
* [[Diane Keaton]] as Beth Winter
* [[Diane Keaton]] as Beth Winter
* [[Kevin Kline]] as Dr. Joseph Winter
* [[Kevin Kline]] as Dr. Joseph Winter
* [[Elisabeth Moss]] as Grace Winter
* [[Elisabeth Moss]] as Grace Winter
* [[Sam Shepard]] as Sheriff Morris
* [[Sam Shepard]] as Sheriff Morris
* [[Dianne Wiest]] as Penny Alexander
* [[Dianne Wiest]] as Penny Alexander
* [[Ayelet Zurer]] as Carmen
* [[Ayelet Zurer]] as Carmen
* [[Jay Ali]] as Sam
* Jay Ali as Sam


==Reception==
==Reception==
''Darling Companion'' received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office flop. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives it a score of 21% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 4.46/10.<ref>https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/darling_companion/</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] wrote "It is depressing to reflect on the wealth of talent that conspired to make this inert and listless movie."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/darling-companion-2012|title=Darling Companion Movie Review (2012)|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=April 25, 2012|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>
''Darling Companion'' received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office flop. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives it a score of 21% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 4.46/10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/darling_companion/|title=Darling Companion|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] wrote "It is depressing to reflect on the wealth of talent that conspired to make this inert and listless movie."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/darling-companion-2012|title=Darling Companion Movie Review (2012)|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=April 25, 2012|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 02:18, 10 April 2024

Darling Companion
Directed byLawrence Kasdan
Written byLawrence Kasdan
Meg Kasdan
Produced byAnthony Bregman
Lawrence Kasdan
Elizabeth Redleaf
StarringMark Duplass
Richard Jenkins
Diane Keaton
Kevin Kline
Elisabeth Moss
Sam Shepard
Dianne Wiest
Ayelet Zurer
CinematographyMichael McDonough
Edited byCarol Littleton
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics (United States)
Sierra/Affinity (International)[1]
Release dates
  • January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26) (Santa Barbara Film Festival)
  • April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$793,815

Darling Companion is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, written by Kasdan and his wife Meg, and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Filming took place in Utah in 2010 and was released on April 20, 2012.

Plot

Beth Winter (Keaton) rescues a lost dog from the roadside and names him Freeway. Her children have grown up and moved away, and her husband, Joseph (Kline), is distracted and self-involved. Beth forms a strong friendship with the dog and is deeply upset when, after her daughter's wedding, her husband loses the dog. They engage the service of a psychic gypsy to find the dog again.

In the end after finally giving up, the family boards an airplane. While flying over the mountains, Beth sees the dog and her husband fakes a ruptured appendix to have the pilot turn the airplane around. In one last attempt at a search, they scour the trees in the area Beth saw the dog, when at last Freeway appears in a field and runs to Beth, reunited at last, bringing the family closer together.

Cast

Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, Meg Kasdan, Elizabeth Redleaf, Casey (aka Freeway) and Lawrence Kasdan at the 2012 Miami International Film Festival premiere of the film

Reception

Darling Companion received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office flop. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a score of 21% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 4.46/10.[2] Roger Ebert wrote "It is depressing to reflect on the wealth of talent that conspired to make this inert and listless movie."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Domestic Rights on 'Darling Companion'". 27 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Darling Companion". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (April 25, 2012). "Darling Companion Movie Review (2012)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.


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