Adam (2009/I)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Max Mayer

Writer:

Max Mayer (written by)

Release Date:

7 AUGUSZTUS 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other...

Plot:

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Plot Keywords:

Asperger's Syndrome | Raccoon | Central Park New York City | Macaroni And Cheese | One Word Title

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Hugh Dancy	...	Adam Raki
Rose Byrne	...	Beth Buchwald
Peter Gallagher	...	Marty Buchwald
Amy Irving	...	Rebecca Buchwald
Frankie Faison	...	Harlan
Mark Linn-Baker	...	Sam Klieber
Haviland Morris	...	Lyra
Adam LeFevre	...	Mr. Wardlow
Mike Hodge	...	Judge
Peter O'Hara	...	Williams
John Rothman	...	Beranbaum
Terry Walters	...	Michael
Susan Porro	...	Jen
Maddie Corman	...	Robin
Jeff Hiller	...	Rom

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45298) | Ireland:15A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Olympus Pictures

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In response to Beth's query about what "10 to the negative 39th power" means, Adam states that it is the number represented by a decimal point followed by 39 zeros followed by a "1". Actually, it is the number represented by a decimal point followed by 38 zeros followed by a "1". It is unlikely that an "electronic engineer" such as Adam, with all the mathematical training that that entails, would make such a mistake. (It's also unlikely that a teacher such as Beth, regardless of how low a grade level she taught, would have to ask what "10 to the negative 39th power" means.)

Quotes:

[first lines]
Beth Buchwald: My favorite children's book is about a little prince who came to earth.

Movie Connections:

Features "Inside the Actors Studio: (#3.9)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

A Friendly Face

interesting, cute

At the point of pluralism for mental illness there is a lot that one could say about this film. I think its wonderful that Adam's girlfriend is making compromises. Its kind of neat but my real question is why this film was made about someone with Asperger's syndrome and not someone with Schizophrenia?

Actually I think I know the answer to that question. Its marketed by Fox Searchlight.

I can't remember the last film where one of the lead characters had Schizophrenia, outside The Soloist. (By the way Foxx's character really wasn't having sex in that film and I am pretty sure he wasn't having a kid)

Now that I think of it, a lot of films were made, Misery, Psycho, The Shining....and many many more!

You might decide why this modern masterpiece of pluralism should be successful, I still think it might, its sort of making people look nicer but it reminds me that we are all just bound by chemicals. So are film and video if you choose to see them that way.