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The Greatest

Year:

2009

Duration:

99 min (Hollywood Film Festival) | UK:96 min (DVD version)

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Shana Feste

Awards:

3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-11-05

Filming Locations: Rockland, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,000,000

Opening Weekend: $33,616 (USA) (4 April 2010)

Gross: $115,862 (USA) (25 April 2010)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Boyd

Carey Mulligan

Rose

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Bennett Brewer

Pierce Brosnan

Allen Brewer

Susan Sarandon

Grace Brewer

Johnny Simmons

Ryan Brewer

Kevin Hagan

Priest

Amy Morton

Lydia

Deirdre O'Connell

Joyce

Miles Robbins

Sean Brewer

Cara Seymour

Janis

Ramsey Faragallah

Dr. Shamban

Jennifer Ehle

Joan

Colby Minifie

Latent

Maryann Urbano

Cheryl

Zoë Kravitz

Ashley

Portia

Toni

Michael Shannon

Jordan Walker

Dante E. Clark

Dante

Ron Scott

Police Officer

Miguel Cervantes

EMT #1

Maya Ri Sanchez

EMT #2

Lindsay Beamish

Shea

Eric Santiago

Party Goer

Cynthia Boorujy

Rose's Doctor

Hannah Hodson

Amy

Miriam Cruz

Gloria

Joel de la Fuente

Allen's Doctor

James Biberi

Prison Security Guard

Wai Ching Ho

Piano Teacher

Mandell Butler

Bennett's Buddy #1

Louis D'Agostino

Friend #1

Alexander Flores

Geeky Student

Cheryl Alessio

Piano Student (uncredited)

Ryan Brandon

Party Goer (uncredited)

Alana Cadiz

Girl Making out at Movie Theater (uncredited)

Cheryl Cosenza

Hair Stylist (uncredited)

Nikita Francois

Student (uncredited)

Alyssa May Gold

Cheerleader (uncredited)

Maria Justine Henley

Student (uncredited)

heather Matthews-Yanoff

Friend #2 (uncredited)

Nick Naney

Party Goer (uncredited)

Javier Picayo

Jay (uncredited)

Garett Ross

Ryan's Stoner Friend (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Writer-director Shana Feste wrote the script over three months while working as a nanny in Southern California.

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Susan Sarandon was initially reluctant to tackle the role of the grieving mother in the film as she's played similar parts in recent years, most notably in Moonlight Mile (2002) and In the Valley of Elah (2007). She was impressed with writer-director Shana Feste's eccentric script, and the fact that the film would shoot close to her New York City-area home on a quick 28-day schedule was also appealing. Still, it took a phone call from Pierce Brosnan (who had just signed on to co-star) to finally convince her to commit to the film.

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Although Johnny Simmons is 4 years older than his co-star Aaron Johnson, he plays his younger brother.

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Goofs

In the scene where Allen is looking for Rose, he stops his vehicle and hops out while the windshield wipers are still going and shuts the vehicle off with the wipers in the 'up' position. In the next shot, the wipers are down.

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In the scene where Allen is in hospital on the day of his release, the white sheet on the bed slips down and then is magically back up again. This happens several times.

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When Allen is in the lecture theater, the writing on the blackboard behind him switches a few times from saying 'maths 220' to 'maths'.

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Quotes

Grace Brewer: [to man in coma about her husband] He hasn't always been like this. I don't want you to judge him. He's actually a very kind man. And you would see that if you met him. He's never loved anyone less than he should. Never.

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Grace Brewer: You don't give a puppy to someone who's just lost their dog. You just don't do that.

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Bennett Brewer: [memory of the first time they spoke to one another] Hey... Hi.

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