Imagine That (film) - Wikipedia

Imagine That is a 2009 American comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, and written by Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. ImagineThat(film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2009filmbyKareyKirkpatrick ImagineThatTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyKareyKirkpatrickWrittenby EdSolomon ChrisMatheson Producedby LorenzodiBonaventura EdSolomon Starring EddieMurphy ThomasHadenChurch NicoleAriParker RonnyCox MartinSheen CinematographyJohnLindleyEditedbyDavidMoritzMusicbyMarkMancinaProductioncompanies NickelodeonMovies DiBonaventuraPictures GoldcrestPictures InternationaleFilmproduktionStella-del-SudIIIGmbHKo. DistributedbyParamountPicturesReleasedate June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12)(UnitedStates) August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14)(UnitedKingdom) October 29, 2009 (2009-10-29)(Germany) Runningtime107minutesCountries UnitedStates UnitedKingdom Germany LanguageEnglishBudget$55million[1]Boxoffice$23million[1] ImagineThatisa2009AmericancomedyfilmstarringEddieMurphy,directedbyKareyKirkpatrick,andwrittenbyEdSolomonandChrisMatheson.Itcentersontherelationshipbetweenaworkaholicfather(Murphy)andhisdaughter,Olivia(YaraShahidi),whoseimaginaryworldbecomesthesecrettoherfather'ssuccess. ThefilmhaditspremiereattheParamountTheaterontheParamountStudiosLotinLosAngeles,CaliforniaandwasthenwidelyreleasedonJune12,2009.MurphywasnominatedforaGoldenRaspberryAwardforWorstActorforhisworkinthefilm.Thefilmwasaco-productionbetweenParamountPicturesandNickelodeonMovies.Thefilmreceivedmixedtonegativereviewsfromcriticsandaudiencesandwasaboxofficebomb,grossing$25millionagainstabudgetof$55million. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Production 4Music 5Reception 5.1Boxoffice 5.2Criticalresponse 5.3Accolades 6Homemedia 7References 8Externallinks Plot[edit] EvanDanielson(Murphy)isasuccessfulfinancialadvisor,whohadbeenworkingatthesamesecuritiesfirmforeightyearsastheirtopaccountmanager,untilJohnnyWhitefeather(ThomasHadenChurch)washiredashisrival.WhitefeatherseemstohavethewholecompanyunderaspellashespielshisnonsensicalidiomsfilledwithNativeAmericanmumbojumbo.ThetopexecutivesseemmorecontentwithchantingIndian-stylenoisesratherthanlisteningtohowtheycanmakemoneythroughsoundinvestments. WhenEvandiscoversthathisdaughter,Olivia(Shahidi),isabletotellthefuturewithinthefinancialworldbyusingher"goo-gaa"comfortblanketandherimaginaryfriends(QueenQwaliandPrincessesKupida,SopidaandMopida),hediscoversthathenowhasaninvaluableupperhandattheoffice.Duringwork,OliviaaccidentallydrawsalloverEvan'sworksheetsforameeting.Outraged,EvangoestothemeetingandheshowsoffthepaperworkandexplainsthatChemStarissparkly,andAerodyneandYellowfinwillgetmarried,confusinghiscolleagues.Evanthinksheisabouttobefired,buthisbossinformshimthatallhispredictionscamethrough.ThesharepriceofChemStarshotup,whileAerodyneandYellowfinwerepreparingtomerge. AfteronlyafewdayswithOlivia,Evanrediscovershisinnerchild,andhasfunplayingimaginarygameswithOlivia.WhitefeatherbecomessuspiciousandbeginstosearchforEvan'ssecret.WhenhelearnsthatEvanwasjustplayingwithawakalyapiblanket,Whitefeatherpurchasesasixthousanddollarblanketandforceshissontotellhimthe"future"andmakeshimextremelyhyperactivebymakinghimdrinkmanycansofRedBull. WhitefeatherandEvanarenowcompetingforthepositionofheadingtheWesterndivisionofthecompanyD.D.E.Inordertobepreparedforthemostimportantpresentationofhislife,EvanmustonceagaininvoketheuseoftheGoo-Gaablanketandmeetwiththeprincesses.Oliviaisspendingthenightatherfriend'shouse,andthereisnowayforEvantoobtaintheGoo-Gaawithouttakingitfromher.Also,thepresentationswillbeheldonthedayofOlivia'sclassplay.EvanmanagestogetOliviatogivehimtheGoo-Gaa,butsheissoonseencryingbecauseheseemstocareonlyabouttheblanket,nother.Evanreturnshomeandtriestogettheprincesses'attention.Evanthenstartsworkingonhispresentation.Ashourspass,Evanstretches,andtheGoo-Gaafallsonthefloor,buthecontinuesworkingwithoutnoticing. EvandecidestogotothepresentationinsteadofOlivia'sclassconcert.Johnnygiveshispresentation,buthisideaistoocrazyfortheownerofthecompany.ThenitisEvan'sturn.Whenheisabouttopresent,EvansuddenlydecidestogotoOlivia'sclassconcert,andleavesthepresentation.Ashedrivesover,Evanchangesintoakingcostume.Backattheclassconcert,OliviaisabouttosinghersolopartwhenEvanappearsdressedasaking,andOliviastartssinging,delightedtoseehim. Aftertheclassconcert,EvantellsOliviahowsorryheisformisusingherblanket,notcaringabouther,andforusingtheprincessesforthewrongreason.Meanwhile,theownerofthecompany,D.D.E.appears,andwantstotalktoEvan.HeandEvantalk,andhedecidestogivethepositiontoEvanbecauseofhowmuchEvancaresabouthisfamily.Evanaccepts.EvangoesbacktoOlivia,forwhomitistimetosaygood-byetotheprincesses.Theybothstartwaving,andasagustofwindblows,someleavesformintotheshapeofapersonthenflyoffintothesky.Evan,Olivia'smotherTrish,andOlivialeavehappy. Cast[edit] EddieMurphyasEvanDanielson ThomasHadenChurchasJohnnyWhitefeather YaraShahidiasOliviaDanielson MarinHinkleasMs.Davis RonnyCoxasTomStevens StephenRannazzisiasNoahKulick NicoleAriParkerasTrish DeRayDavisasJohnStrother VanessaEstelleWilliamsasLoriStrother MartinSheenasDanteD'Enzo LaurenWeedmanasRose HeidiMarnhoutasCherylWhitefeather StephenRootasFredFranklin JonathanMangumasFranklin'sAssociate MikeVorhausasFranklin'sAssociate1 CatherineMcGoohanasMrs.Pressman JamesPatrickStuartasMr.Pratt AnastasiaPineschiasSchoolChoirMember ChelseaBarkerasSchoolChoirMember DavidFreeseasSchoolChoirMember TraciPaigeJohnsonAsBlue(voice,uncredited) DonovanPattonasJoe(uncredited) TimmSharpasTodd Production[edit] Theworkingtitleforthefilmwas"Nowhereland".[2] Filmingranfrom10Septemberto14Decemberin2007,atlocationsincludingDenver[3]andLosAngeles. Music[edit] ThescoretoImagineThatwascomposedbyMarkMancina,whorecordedhisscorewithan83-pieceensembleoftheHollywoodStudioSymphonyattheSonyScoringStage.[4] ThefilmsoundtrackfeaturesseveralcoversofBeatlessongs,suchas"GottoGetYouintoMyLife","NowhereMan",andtwodifferentversionsof"HereComestheSun",whilethesong"AllYouNeedIsLove"playsapartinthefilm'splot. Reception[edit] Boxoffice[edit] Onitsopeningweekend,thefilmransixth,grossing$5.5millionin3,008theaterswithan$1,830average.[5]Thefilmwentontogross$22.3millionworldwide.[1]ThisopeningwassimilartoMurphy'sprevioussummermovie,MeetDave,whichalsohadalacklusteropeningweek.However,MeetDavereceivedworsereviewsthanImagineThat.'ImagineThat'wasreleasedintheUnitedKingdomonAugust14,2009,andfailedtoreachtheTop15.[6] Aboutthemovie'smodestsuccess,Murphysaid:"Themoviedidn’thaveachanceattheboxoffice–it’sjustmeandthislittlegirlandablanket."[7]Hesaidthatheconsidersthemovieoneoftheworsthehasmade,andsaid:"IfIreallywanttocry,I'llputon'ImagineThat'."[8] Criticalresponse[edit] OnRottenTomatoesthefilmhasanapprovalratingof41%basedon120reviews,withanaverageratingof4.8/10.Thesite'scriticalconsensusreads,"DespiteapromisingturnbynewcomerYaraShahidi,ImagineThatisanotherpedestrianfamilycomedythatsquandersEddieMurphy'scomedictalents."[9]OnMetacritic,thefilmhasaweightedaveragescoreof54outof100,basedonreviewsfrom23critics,indicating"mixedoraveragereviews".[10]AudiencessurveyedbyCinemaScoregavethefilmagrade"A-"onscaleofAtoF.[11] JoeLeydonofVarietycalledit"Anundemandinglypleasant,mildlyamusingfantasy."[12] KirkHoneycuttofTheHollywoodReporterwrote:"Theresultisamuchmoreplayablefilmthanrecentefforts,thoughMurphywillhavetosharetheapplausewithyoungYaraShahidi."[13] RogerEbertoftheChicagoSun-Timescalledit"Amusingwithouteverbeingbreak-outfunny."[14] Accolades[edit] Thissectionisinatableformatthatmaybebetterpresentedusingprose.Youcanhelpbyconvertingthissectiontoprose.Editinghelpisavailable.(January2021) Award Category Nominee Result 30thGoldenRaspberryAwards[15] WorstActor EddieMurphy Nominated WorstActoroftheDecade Won 2010YoungArtistAward BestPerformanceinaFeatureFilm–LeadingYoungActress YaraShahidi Nominated Homemedia[edit] ImagineThatwasreleasedonDVDandBlu-rayonOctober13,2009.[16] References[edit] ^abc"ImagineThat(2009)".BoxOfficeMojo.RetrievedApril23,2020. ^Calhoun,Patricia(11June2009)."ColoradoFilmCommission,Take2".Westword. ^"In"ImagineThat,"Denvergleams,thescriptdoesn't".TheDenverPost.10June2009. ^DanGoldwasser(June17,2008)."MarkMancinascoresNowhereLand".ScoringSessions.com.RetrievedJune17,2008. ^"WeekendBoxOfficeResultsforJune12–14,2009".BoxOfficeMojo.June14,2009.RetrievedJune19,2009. ^"Weekendboxoffice14thAugust2009-16thAugust2009".www.25thframe.co.uk.Retrieved21January2018. ^Hiatt,Brian(9November2011)."EddieMurphySpeaks:TheRollingStoneInterview".RollingStone. ^Kyriazis,Stefan(August23,2016)."EddieMurphyWILLreturntostand-upcomedyasheCRIESrevealinghisthreeworstfilms".Express.co.uk. ^"ImagineThat".RottenTomatoes.FandangoMedia.June14,2009.RetrievedDecember6,2020. ^"ImagineThat(2009):Review".Metacritic.RedVentures.RetrievedJune19,2009. ^"ImagineThat(2009)A-".CinemaScore.Archivedfromtheoriginalon20December2018. ^Leydon,Joe(7June2009)."ImagineThat".Variety. ^KirkHoneycutt(7June2009)."ImagineThat--FilmReview".TheHollywoodReporter. ^Ebert,Roger(June10,2009)."UsinghisSecuritiesBlanket".ChicagoSun-Times. ^"SandraBullockwins'worstactress'attheRazzies".TheDailyTelegraph.March7,2010.RetrievedMarch7,2010. ^'ImagineThat'-Homevideo.about.com Externallinks[edit] Wikiquotehasquotationsrelatedto:ImagineThat(film) Officialwebsite ImagineThatatIMDb ImagineThatatBoxOfficeMojo ImagineThatatAllMovie vteKareyKirkpatrickFilmsdirected OvertheHedge(2006,alsoscreenwriter) ImagineThat(2009) Smallfoot(2018,alsoscreenwriterandexecutiveproducer) Filmsproduced Flakes(2007,alsoscreenwriter) TheSpiderwickChronicles(2008,alsoscreenwriter) Writtenonly TheRescuersDownUnder(1990) 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