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Water for Elephants

Year:

2011

Duration:

USA:120 min | Argentina:120 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

Director:

Francis Lawrence

Awards:

3 wins & 10 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-04-22

Filming Locations: 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $38,000,000

Opening Weekend: $16,842,353 (USA) (24 April 2011)

Gross: $58,700,247 (USA) (7 August 2011)

Cast

Actor

Character

Daniel Sobieray

Molly O'Neill

Melissa Johnston

Reese Witherspoon

Marlena

Robert Pattinson

Jacob

Christoph Waltz

August

Paul Schneider

Charlie

Jim Norton

Camel

Hal Holbrook

Old Jacob

Mark Povinelli

Kinko

Richard Brake

Grady

Stephen Monroe Taylor

Wade

Ken Foree

Earl

Scott MacDonald

Blackie

James Frain

Rosie's Caretaker

Sam Anderson

Mr. Hyde

John Aylward

Mr. Erwin

Brad Greenquist

Mr. Robinson

Tim Guinee

Diamond Joe

Donna W. Scott

Barbara

E.E. Bell

Cecil the Barker

Kyle Jordan

Russ

Aleksandra Kaniak

Mrs. Jankowski

Ilia Volok

Mr. Jankowski

Bruce Gray

Proctor

Jim Jansen

Dean Wilkins

James Keane

Chaplain

Ivo Nandi

Grocer

Karynn Moore

Catherine Hale

Andrew Connolly

Weehawken Officer

Doug McDougal

Big Top Band Leader

Tracy Phillips

Coochie Girl (Nell)

Rowan O'Hara

Stampede Girl

Tai

Rosie

Uggie

Queenie

Ice

Silver Star

Major

Rex

Sita Acevedo

Circus Performer

Danny Castle

Circus Performer

Michael Coronas

Circus Performer

Aloysia Gavre

Circus Performer (as Aloysia Gavré)

Chobi Gyorgy

Circus Performer

David Hunt

Circus Performer

George Landkas-Coronas

Circus Performer

Kerren McKeeman

Circus Performer

Rebecca Ostroff

Circus Performer

Bianca Sapetto

Circus Performer

Katia Sereno

Sideshow

Vladimir Sizov

Circus Performer

Russ Stark

Circus Performer

Sebastien Stella

Circus Performer

Lee-Anne Telford

Circus Performer

Dreya Weber

Circus Performer

Tara Ferguson

Showgirl

Shannon Freyer

Showgirl

Kelsey McNamee

Showgirl

Mark Barnett

Sideshow

Kacie Borrowman

Sideshow

Rob Crites

Sideshow

Kelly Erickson

Sideshow

Derrick Gilday

Sideshow

Jonathan Moore

Sideshow

Mary Newman

Sideshow

Brad Potts

Sideshow

Dalmacio Pueblos

Sideshow

Larry Gomez

Sideshow (as Gabriel Ramos-Gomez)

Jackie Zane

Sideshow

Aryiel Hartman

Coochie Girl

Michelle LaVon

Coochie Girl

Aaron Bloom

Clown

Chris Grabher

Clown

Eddie Medrano

Clown

Stephen Simon

Clown

Jon Weiss

Clown

Thomas Waymouth

Clown (as Tom Weymouth)

Wyatt Biessel

Big Top Band

Christopher Blim

Big Top Band (as Chris Blim)

Duff Dugan

Big Top Band

Marcus Everett

Big Top Band

Joe Langer

Big Top Band

Glen McDougal

Big Top Band

Stefan Rollins

Big Top Band

William Morse

Big Top Band (as William Scott Morse)

Evan Silverman

Big Top Band

Beresford Bennett

Sideshow Band

Johnny Britt

Sideshow Band

Garnett Brown

Sideshow Band

George Harper

Sideshow Band

Bobby Haynes

Sideshow Band

Todd Cochran

Speakeasy Jazz Band

Mike Davis

Speakeasy Jazz Band

Keith Fiddmont

Speakeasy Jazz Band

Wynton McCurdy

Speakeasy Jazz Band

Deryl Patterson

Speakeasy Jazz Band

Kabin Thomas

Speakeasy Jazz Band

Karl Vincent

Speakeasy Jazz Band

Casey

Marlena's Show Horse

Navarre

Marlena's Show Horse

Willow

Marlena's Show Horse

Rascal

Paint Horse

Stanley

Giraffe

Jack

Buffalo

Serena

Tiger

Blackie

Yak

Baloney

Yak

Frankie

Llama

Lenny

Llama

Ricky

Llama

Martin

Llama

Widowmaker

Zebra

Ace

Zebra

Stripes

Zebra

Zac

Zebra

Bonzai

Hyena

Taureg

Lioness

Shiva

Lioness

Amos

Bear

Crystal

Black Leopard

Ivory

Black Leopard

Athari

Spotted Leopard

Sheena

Spotted Leopard

Titan

Lion Cub

Massai

Lion Cub

Pam

Gray Draft Horse

Peggy

Gray Draft Horse

Andy

Gray Draft Horse

Rugby

Wolf

Maverick

Wolf

Scirocco II

Camel

Norton

Camel

Micah

Camel

Forest

Camel

Fesnik

Kangaroo

Tucker

Kangaroo

Skyler Maxon

Benzini Roustabout

Pamela Adamic

Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Jacob Bertrand

Boy (uncredited)

Kimberly Bishop

Rube (uncredited)

Damien Blackshaw

Upper Class Rube (uncredited)

Max Bogner

Coroner (uncredited)

Joseph Booton

Deposit Rube (uncredited)

Slav Boston

Rube (uncredited)

Elle Carpenter

Female Juggler (uncredited)

Rick L. Dean

Rube (uncredited)

Tatum Etheridge

Jacob's Daughter (uncredited)

Cathy Fielding

Rube (uncredited)

Sean Galuszka

Circus Performer (uncredited)

Daniel Grey

Cornell Student (uncredited)

Christopher Karl Johnson

Foxtrot Dancer in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Sarah Karjian

Speakeasy Socialite (uncredited)

Ryan J Kelly

Dancer (uncredited)

Kevin Ketcham

Benzini Lead Core Roustabout (uncredited)

Tracy Lockridge

Roustabout (uncredited)

Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Downscale Rube (uncredited)

Tommy Lukas

Benzini Core Roustabout (uncredited)

Alan Mueting

Smoker at Speakeasy (uncredited)

Stephane Nicoli

Rube (uncredited)

Sophie Noire

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Fynn O'Hara

Dancer (uncredited)

Ashley Palmer

Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

Ginger Pauley

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Erin Pickett

Circus Visitor (uncredited)

Julianna Pitt

Fox-trotter (uncredited)

Barry Ratcliffe

Foxtrot Dancer (uncredited)

David Rivera

Benzini Roustabout (uncredited)

Deborah Rombaut

New York Socialite (uncredited)

Chris Rubio

Cornell Friend of Jacob (uncredited)

Adrienne Rusk

Speakeasy Socialite (uncredited)

Matthew C. Ryan

Benzini Roustabout (uncredited)

Jenny Sauer

Fox Trot Dancer (uncredited)

Tim Schramm

Lower Class Rube (uncredited)

Matthew Schuster

Rube (uncredited)

Zach Silverman

Upper Class Rube (uncredited)

Sandra Staggs

Dancer (uncredited)

Lisa Marie Summerscales

Rube (uncredited)

Derek Jon Talsma

Rube (uncredited)

Natalie Victoria

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

George F. Watson

Townie (uncredited)

Cody Wood

Rube (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The spike and chain is a method used to condition young elephants. Shackled to a short chain with the spike driven into the ground, the young elephant struggles until it breaks the skin around its shackled leg. That painful memory is used to control the full grown elephant, even though it could easily pull out the spike as an adult. Rosie accepts Jacob by giving him the spike and ultimately kills August with the same.

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Sean Penn was cast but dropped out and was replaced by Christoph Waltz.

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Hal Holbrook had been recently widowed of his wife in real life when he filmed his scenes.

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Goofs

When Marlena, Jacob, and August drink Champagne in a New York speakeasy, they drink from fluted glasses, but saucer glasses were used commonly in 1931.

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Rex the lion is supposed to be without teeth, but in many shots can be seen with all of his teeth intact.

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After the altercation at the hotel, the bruises on Jacob's face keep changing between scenes.

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Quotes

Marlena: I was born a passenger. They found me wrapped in a newspaper under a seat on the Baltimore and Ohio. I was just three days old. I grew up in foster homes. I'd always daydream about who my parents were. When I was five, for an entire year, I pretended my mom was an Appaloosa mare. I did. And that I was a filly, and that I was just dreaming that I was a girl. And that one day I'd wake up, and I'd run home. One thing's for sure, I was a lot safer in those stables than I ever was in those homes. And then the circus came to town.

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Camel: Come on. I gotcha some work.

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Jacob: You're a beautiful woman, you deserve a beautiful life. Nothing less.

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Faq

Is this film based on a book?

Yes, it's based on the novel 'Water for Elephants' by Sara Gruen.

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