The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Year:
Duration:
114 min
Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
7.4
Director:
Ben Stiller
Awards:
6 wins & 13 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2013-12-25
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $90,000,000
Opening Weekend: HUF 29,397,631 (Hungary) (29 December 2013)
Gross: $58,229,120 (USA) (6 April 2014)
Cast
Actor
Character
Ben Stiller
Walter Mitty
Kristen Wiig
Cheryl Melhoff
Jon Daly
Tim Naughton
Kathryn Hahn
Odessa Mitty
Terence Bernie Hines
Gary Mannheim
Adam Scott
Ted Hendricks
Paul Fitzgerald
Don Proctor
Grace Rex
Cheryl's Co-Worker
Alex Anfanger
Ted's Toner Box Associate
Amanda Naughton
Female Editor
Adrian Martinez
Hernando
Nolan Carley
Western Union Employee
Joey Slotnick
Retirement Home Administrator
Shirley MacLaine
Edna Mitty
Gary Wilmes
Walter's Dad
Marcus Antturi
Rich Melhoff
Amy Stiller
Rich's Friend's Mom
Rosamund Gundmundsdottir
Ticket Agent
Stuart Cornfeld
Greeland Air Passenger
Maariu Olsen
Rental Car Agent
Makka Kleist
Bartender
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Helicopter Pilot
Þórhallur Sigurðsson
Trawler Captain (as Thornhallur Sigurdsson)
Ari Matthíasson
Trawler 1st Mate (as Ari Matthiasson)
Hendrikus Schraven
Trawler 2nd Mate
Finnur Jóhannsson
Trawler 3rd Mate (as Finni Johannsson)
Eysteinn Gardarsson
Zodiac Shark Resucer
José Antonio Alcántara
Chilean Sailor (as José Alcántara)
Rodrigo Espinosa
Chilean Sailor (as Rodrigo Sepulveda Espinosa)
Seba Alón
Chilean Sailor
Miguel Baez-Olavarria
Chilean Sailor
Daniel Orellana
Chilean Sailor (as Daniel Marinado Orellana)
Antonio Molina
Chilean Sailor
Martin Lagos
Chilean Sailor
Andres Quezada
Chilean Sailor
Valur Snaer Hilmarsson
Skateboard Kid #1
Eythor Atli Hilmarsson
Skateboard Kid #2
Birgir Jarl Runarsson
Skateboard Kid #3
Gunnar Helgason
Hotel Keeper
Kai Lennox
Phil Melhoff
Conan O'Brien
Himself
Andy Richter
Himself
Gurdeep Singh
Cab Driver
Anthony Desio
Mover
Losang Thonden
Older Rajqawee
Rinjee Sherpa
Younger Rajqawee
Haroon Nawabi
Afghan Warlord
Stefan B. Onundarson
Afghan (as Stefan B. Onundarsson)
Mohammed Arif Baser
Afghan
Mohammed Pancherri
Afghan
Ehsan Nawroz
Afghan
Steve Assil
Afghan
Sean Penn
Sean O'Connell
Ang Babu Sherpa
Soccer Playing Sherpa
Ang Gelu Sherpa
Soccer Playing Sherpa
Dawa Sherpa
Soccer Playing Sherpa
Ngima T. Sherpa
Soccer Playing Sherpa
Nuri Chhiri Sherpa
Soccer Playing Sherpa
Sonam Sherpa
Soccer Playing Sherpa (as Sonam P. Sherpa)
Phurba Tashi Sherpa
Soccer Playing Sherpa (as Phurba Sherpa)
Walter Mudu
TSA Skeleton #1 (as Walter T. Mudu)
Liz Mikel
TSA Skeleton #2
Brian Scott McFadden
TSA Officer #1
Dion Graham
TSA Officer #2
Patton Oswalt
Todd Maher
Richard DeDomenico
Piano Wholesaler
Matt Levin
Board Meeting Guy
Craig Castaldo
News Stand Guy (as Radioman)
George Aloi
Life Magazine Employee (uncredited)
Caleigh Anne
Young Odessa (uncredited)
Katelynn Bailey
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Paul Bosche
Office Worker (uncredited)
Jerome Brooks Jr.
Business Man (uncredited)
Brady Bryson
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Greg Burmeister
International Traveller (uncredited)
Amirak Nallem Capozzollo
Woman in the Street (uncredited)
Robert Chang
Life Employee (uncredited)
Greg Cipes
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Richard R. Corapi
Pedestrian in Park (uncredited)
Craig Dourmashkin
Curtis (uncredited)
Sarah Dulat
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Don Ellione
Driver of Green Corolla (uncredited)
Lalaine Fabi
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jay Ferraro
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Gary Ferster
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Samantha Gelnaw
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Brian Gildea
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Matthew Gooley
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Efraiem Hanna
Airline Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Leeann Hellijas
Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Rosemary Howard
1940s Winter Pedestrian (uncredited)
Zivile Kaminskaite
International Tourist (uncredited)
Kenneth Kopolovicz
City Street Pedestrian (uncredited)
Alex Korik
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Ilan Krigsfeld
Blue Collar Worker #3 (uncredited)
Alex Kruz
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Anna Kuchma
Business Pedestrian (uncredited)
Lexie LaPlante
Traveler (uncredited)
Dennis Lauricella
NYPD Officer (uncredited)
Adam Leong
NYC Pedestrian (uncredited)
Lucinda Lewis
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Guillermo Lozano
Man (uncredited)
Patrick Michael Malloy
Boom Truck Operator (uncredited)
Raymond Mamrak
Office Worker (uncredited)
Jennifer Leigh Mann
Time Life Editor (uncredited)
Chris McFarland
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Aleksandra Myrna
International Traveler (uncredited)
Nicole Neuman
Rachel (uncredited)
Ryan Nicolls
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Philip Odango
Time Life Magazine Employee (uncredited)
Toshiko Onizawa
Business Woman (uncredited)
Asta Paredes
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Rebecca Pensky
Passerby (uncredited)
Roy Pollack
Time-Life Employee (uncredited)
Wes Pope
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Lou Ravelli
Girl 1 (uncredited)
Dennis Rees
International Traveler (uncredited)
Lil Rhee
New Yorker (uncredited)
Peter Riga
Airport Traveler at Ticket Counter (uncredited)
Bennie Road
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jenny Rostain
Businesswoman (uncredited)
Shade Rupe
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Greg Sammis
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Stephen Sapienza
Businessman (uncredited)
Chloe Elaine Scharf
Businessman's Daughter (uncredited)
Joshua Schubart
Mover #2 (uncredited)
Joe Sergio
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Eli Shannon
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Kathryn Shasha
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
George Signoriello
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Tara Strong
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Aynsley Thaler
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Rob Tode
Cheryl's Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Marco Torriani
Tourist (uncredited)
Michael Valentino
Business Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
Joe Vargas
Time Life Employee (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Barbara Vincent
Businesswoman (uncredited)
Hynden Walch
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Kelsey Wang
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Christopher Watts
Time Life Building Pedestrian (uncredited)
William Henderson White
Time Life Employee (uncredited)
Pat Zinnanti
Businessman (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The music in the film's first trailer is "Dirty Paws" by the Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men.
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Will Ferrell was considered for the role of Walter Mitty.
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At one point, Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg were attached and wanted Kevin Anderson as Walter Mitty.
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Goofs
The dogs shown outside in Greenland are not authentic Greenlandic sled dogs, the only dogs allowed in Greenland.
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When Walter shows Cheryl's son skateboard tricks in the park, Walter's briefcase moves from the right side of the park bench, where he puts it down initially, to the left side when he and Rich are in the background and Cheryl is on the phone.
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Immediately after arriving in Afghanistan, Walter walks in front of mountains, then a waterfall. Both shots are from Iceland. The mountain is Hvannadalshnúkur. The waterfall, Skogafoss, is at the foot of Eyjafjallajökull mountain, where Walter had already been.
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Quotes
Sean O'Connell: They call the snow leopard the ghost cat. Never lets itself be seen.
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Walter Mitty: So you're just going to finish your beer and then fly a machine?
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Helicopter Pilot: Don't cheat on your lady, man, when you live in a country that only has eight people in it.
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Faq
Q
Is 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' based on a book?
A
It is based on a 1939 short story of the same name by James Thurber. See also The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
Is it true that there are only eight people in Nuuk?
A
No. As the capital city of Greenland, Nuuk has a population of over 17,000 people. This is just a stereotypical joke made by the producers of the movie. And the city that they filmed the greenland scenes in were not in Greenland. They were possibly in Faroe island.
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