A subtle and soulful tale that portrays the unlikely relationship a lonely writer develops with his newly purchased operating system that's designed to meet his every need.
Cast: Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Lynn Adrianna, Olivia Wilde, Portia Doubleday, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson
Crew: Spike Jonze (Director), Hoyte Van Hoytema (Director of Photography), Owen Pallett (Music Director)
Rating: A (India)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Release Dates: 14 Feb 2014 (India), 14 Feb 2014 (Brazil), 10 Jan 2014 (Canada), 31 Jan 2014 (Mexico), 16 Jan 2014 (Singapore), 21 Feb 2014 (Spain), 14 Feb 2014 (United Kingdom), 10 Jan 2014 (United States)
Did you know? This is the only movie Spike Jonze has written as well as directed, completely from his own original script. Read More
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as Amy
as Theodore
as Letter Writer #1
as Blind Date
Actress
as Catherine
as Samantha
as Pizza Vendor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
as Chat Room Friend #2
Supporting Actor
as OS1 Commercial Lead
as Paul
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
as Theodore's Divorce Attorney
as Mother Who Dated Pricks
as Letter Writer #3
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
as SexyKitten
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actress
as Letter Writer #2
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Charles
as Sexy Pregnant TV Star
as Nice Lady
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
as Alien Child
Supporting Actor
Direction
Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Production
Producer
Production Company
Executive Producer
Line Producer
Production Manager
Distribution
Distributor
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Sound
Sound Designer
Foley Artist
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Mixer
Foley Editor
Boom Operator
Casting
Casting Director
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
Editor
Post Production
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Head
Special Effects
Special Effects Coordinator
Stunts
Stunt Coordinator
Visual Effects
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Studio
Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Artist
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Camera:
ARRI ALEXA M, ARRI ALEXA Studio
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Filming Locations:
Goofs:
Continuity
When Theodore is walking the corridor towards Amy's apartment, the exit signs have Chinese writing above English, showing that the scene was clearly shot in China and not Los Angeles, where it takes place.
Factual Mistake
On the spine of the physics book he was reading, "Unknown" was misspelled as "Unkown".
When Theodore is walking the corridor towards Amy's apartment, the exit signs have Chinese writing above English, showing that the scene was clearly shot in China and not Los Angeles, where it takes place.
Factual Mistake
On the spine of the physics book he was reading, "Unknown" was misspelled as "Unkown".
Trivia:
Samantha is the name of a text-to-speech setting on Macintosh computers that closely resembles the voice of pre-iOS7 Siri, Apple's virtual assistant for iPhone. It's more than likely that the name of OS1's virtual assistant being Samantha as well is a reference to this.
One legacy of Samantha Morton's casting is the name of Theodore's operating system. Both lead female roles take the same name as their lead actresses, Amy from actress Amy Adams and Samantha from Morton, but since she had to be re-casted at the last minute, the OS's name stayed Samantha.
Samantha Morton was originally the voice of Samantha. She was present on the set with Joaquin Phoenix every day. After the filming wrapped and Spike Jonze started editing the movie, he felt like something was not right. With Morton's blessing, he decided to recast the role and Scarlett Johansson was brought and replaced Morton, re-recording all the dialogue..
Jonze's friend Steven Soderbergh helped him trim the film by cutting down an early version of it from two-and-a-half hours to 90 minutes...all in twenty-four hours' time.
This is the only movie Spike Jonze has written as well as directed, completely from his own original script.
Amy Adams said writer/director Spike Jonze would essentially lock her and Joaquin Phoenix in a room together for an hour or two every other day, and make them talk to each other. Jonze did this so that the actors could get to know each other better. Adams credits this for her and Phoenix's close friendship.
Carey Mulligan was originally cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Rooney Mara.
Chris Cooper filmed a few scenes but his role ended up completely cut from the final movie.
One legacy of Samantha Morton's casting is the name of Theodore's operating system. Both lead female roles take the same name as their lead actresses, Amy from actress Amy Adams and Samantha from Morton, but since she had to be re-casted at the last minute, the OS's name stayed Samantha.
Samantha Morton was originally the voice of Samantha. She was present on the set with Joaquin Phoenix every day. After the filming wrapped and Spike Jonze started editing the movie, he felt like something was not right. With Morton's blessing, he decided to recast the role and Scarlett Johansson was brought and replaced Morton, re-recording all the dialogue..
Jonze's friend Steven Soderbergh helped him trim the film by cutting down an early version of it from two-and-a-half hours to 90 minutes...all in twenty-four hours' time.
This is the only movie Spike Jonze has written as well as directed, completely from his own original script.
Amy Adams said writer/director Spike Jonze would essentially lock her and Joaquin Phoenix in a room together for an hour or two every other day, and make them talk to each other. Jonze did this so that the actors could get to know each other better. Adams credits this for her and Phoenix's close friendship.
Carey Mulligan was originally cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Rooney Mara.
Chris Cooper filmed a few scenes but his role ended up completely cut from the final movie.
