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The Beaver

Year:

2011

Duration:

91 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Jodie Foster

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-05-19

Filming Locations: Steiner Studios, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $21,000,000

Opening Weekend: $107,577 (USA) (8 May 2011)

Gross: $958,319 (USA) (26 June 2011)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jennifer Lawrence

The Beaver

Mel Gibson

Walter Black

Cherry Jones

Vice President

Jodie Foster

Meredith Black

Anton Yelchin

Porter Black

Riley Thomas Stewart

Henry Black

Zachary Booth

Jared

Jeff Corbett

Volunteer Dad

Baylen Thomas

Skeptical Man

Sam Breslin Wright

Man

Kelly Coffield Park

Norah's Mom

Michael Rivera

Hector

Kris Arnold

Waiter

Elizabeth Kaledin

Reporter

Matt Lauer

Jon Stewart

Terry Gross

Folake Olowofoyeku

Nurse

Lorna Pruce

Nurse

Bill Massof

Prosthetic Technician

Ernest E. Brown

Drum Circle Drummer (uncredited)

Chiquita Camille

Physical Therapist (uncredited)

Barbara Ann Davison

Seamstress (uncredited)

Orli Hersch

Hector's Sister (uncredited)

Ai Kiyono

Asian Escort (uncredited)

Michelle E. Mancini

Student (uncredited)

Sakura Sugihara

YUMI (uncredited)

Bill Walters

Bongo Drummer in Drum Circle (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Jodie Foster approached originally Kristen Stewart for the role of Norah, remembering their experience at _Panic room (2002)_ as proof of Stewart's talent, but the actress was committed to the Twilight franchise.

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Before Summit Entertainment settled for a release date in Spring 2011, this film had been shelved due to Mel Gibson allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva.

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Jodie Foster says on the DVD commentary that a lot of the studios that passed on the project did it because she refused to change the ending, in which Walter loses his hand. If she had changed it, they would've agreed to finance the movie.

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Quotes

Walter Black: No more muckin' about with tools when I'm not around. It's not safe. Or when your mother's asked you not to. Or at night. Or in a toilet. Or when you're climbing Mount Everest. Or picking your nose. Agreed?

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Henry Black: Dad?

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Walter Black: Eat the pill, read the book, see the bleeding expert. Well, Walter finally helped himself.

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