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词条 Dear Dictator
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Cast

  3. Production

  4. Release

     Critical response 

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Dear Dictator
| image = Dear Dictator Poster.jpg
| alt = Dear Dictator
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
  • Lisa Addario
  • Joe Syracuse

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| producers = {{Plainlist|
  • Mary Aloe
  • Lucas Jarach
  • Jorge Garcia Castro
  • Robert Ogden Barnum
  • Daniel Grodnik
  • Jake Shapiro

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| writer = {{Plainlist|
  • Lisa Addario
  • Joe Syracuse

}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
  • Michael Caine
  • Katie Holmes
  • Odeya Rush
  • Seth Green
  • Jason Biggs

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| music = Sebastián Kauderer
| cinematography = Wyatt Troll
| editing = Kent Beyda
| production companies = {{Plainlist|
  • Fortitude Films
  • Hector Coup
  • Defiant Pictures
  • Coastal Film Studios

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| distributor = {{Plainlist|
  • Cinedigm
  • Universal Pictures

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| released = {{Film date|2018|3|16|United States}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $6.7 million[1]
| gross =
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Dear Dictator is a 2018 American satire comedy film written and directed by Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse. The film stars Michael Caine, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Seth Green, and Jason Biggs. The plot follows a sixteen year-old American girl who becomes the pen pal of a notorious island nation dictator.

Plot

Tatiana Mills (Odeya Rush), a fifteen-year-old American girl, lives a quasi-chaotic alone with her single mother Darlene (Katie Holmes), who is in a complex romantic relationship with her boss. Tatiana becomes pen pals with Anton Vincent (Michael Caine), a notorious island nation dictator.

When Vincent is deposed by his own people, who rise up against his violent and oppressive rule, he disappears, causing Tatiana to worry about his safety.

A few days later, he unexpectedly arrives in the United States and seeks refuge in Tatiana’s suburban garage. There, he develops a grandfatherly relationship with the teen and her struggling mother, becoming a useful man around the house whilst organising his restoration as leader with loyalist forces back in his unnamed homeland.

Anton shifts his focus to Tatiana’s high school life and her desire to deliver payback to the popular girls that pick on her. He makes her a dictator-in-training and teaches her to rise to power in her school in a similar way to his ascent to power in the Caribbean. Ultimately his plans go too far, putting her at odds with Tatiana, who also comes under investigation from the security services who have picked up on Anton's communication with his loyalist forces and suspect she is involved with terrorism.

The police interview both Tatiana and Darlene and search the house, blissfully unaware that the old man in the house is Anton Vincent - whose whereabouts is unknown. No evidence is found and they are released, but upon release Tatiana informs the police that the old man is Vincent and he is arrested pending extradition.[2][3]

Cast

  • Michael Caine as General Anton Vincent
  • Katie Holmes as Darlene Mills
  • Odeya Rush as Tatiana Mills
  • Seth Green as Dr Charles Seaver
  • Jason Biggs as Mr Spines
  • Jackson Beard as Denny
  • Jay Willick as Det. Diggs
  • Adrian Voo as Neighbor
  • Fish Myrr as Sarvia
  • Hannah Joy Brown as Chivas
  • Jordyn Cavros as Gigi
  • Tony Guerrero as Pastor Ramirez
  • Dana Joyce Schiller as Detective Spano
  • Jacob Grodnik as Teddy

Production

The script was shown among the 2006 Black List of unproduced scripts.[4] Also in 2006, the script was presented as a staged reading at the Nantucket Film Festival.[5] Alfred Molina, Robert DeNiro and Anthony Hopkins were previously attached as the dictator role.[6] On June 8, 2016, Michael Caine and Maisie Williams were announced as the lead stars of the film.[7]

Principal photography on the film began on July 29, 2016 at 402 Arlington rd. in Savannah, Georgia.[8] First photographs of Katie Holmes and Odeya Rush filming scenes for the film were published on E! News on July 31, 2016.[9] Production wrapped in October 2016.[10]

Release

Dear Dictator held advance screenings, under its working title Coup d'Etat, at the Nantucket Film Festival,[11] New Jersey Indie Street Film Festival,[12] Carmel International Film Festival[13] and the Napa Valley Film Festival.[14]Cinedigm released the film in North America simultaneously in theaters and on video on demand on March 16, 2018, followed by a DVD release on April 24, 2018.[15] The first trailer was released on January 17, 2018.[16]

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews, but the performances of Caine and Rush were praised. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 16% based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 3.6/10.[17] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[18] The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Justin Lowe commended the film, suggesting "If only every international political crisis were this amusing."[19]

See also

{{Portal|Film in the United States|Comedy|2010s}}
  • Sarah York, American who became the pen pal of Manuel Noriega, then the de facto ruler of Panama, at age 10
  • List of fictional dictators
  • Michael Caine filmography

References

1. ^{{cite web|last1=Webster|first1=Gretchen|title=Westport native films ‘Amateur Night’ for big screen|url=http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Westport-native-films-Amateur-Night-for-big-7816250.php|website=Westport News|accessdate=10 November 2016}}
2. ^https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dear-dictator-2018
3. ^https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/03/14/dear-dictator-is-a-teen-high-school-comedy-starring-michael-caine-as-achecks-notes-murderous-strongman/
4. ^{{cite web|title=2016 Black List|url=http://files.blcklst.com/2006_black_list.pdf|website=The Black List|accessdate=10 November 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Scrizzi Driscoll|first1=Kathy|title=Nantucket festival announces featured films|url=http://blogs.capecodonline.com/cape-cod-culture-flash/2017/04/26/nantucket-festival-announces-featured-films/|website=CapeCodOnline.com|accessdate=5 May 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|last1=Morgan|first1=Allyson|title=Five Questions With... Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse, Writer/Directors of COUP D'ETAT|url=http://nantucketfilmfestival.org/blog/2017/6/20/five-questions-with-lisa-addario-and-joe-syracuse-writerdirectors-of-coup-detat|website=Nantucket Film Festival|accessdate=29 June 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|last1=BANG Showbiz|title=Michael Caine and Maisie Williams to star in Coup d'Etat|url=http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/michael-caine-and-maisie-williams-to-star-in-coup-detat/ar-AAgMV2P|website=MSN}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=Logana|first1=Don|title=New movies ready to roll in Savannah starring Katie Holmes, Michael Caine|url=http://www.walb.com/story/32571856/new-movies-ready-to-roll-in-savannah-starring-katie-holmes-michael-caine-and-others|website=WALB|accessdate=29 July 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Katie Holmes & Odeya Rush from The Big Picture|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/photos/6/the-big-picture-today-s-hot-photos/712036|website=E! News}}
10. ^{{cite web|last1=Kay|first1=Jeremy|title=AFM: Fortitude International boards 'Coup D’Etat'|url=http://m.screendaily.com/5110711.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=10 November 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web|last1=Nyren|first1=Erin|title=‘The Big Sick’ to Open 2017 Nantucket Film Festival|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/nantucket-film-festival-slate-lineup-opening-film-1202395092/|website=Variety|accessdate=5 May 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=A Look At Featured Movies At 2017 Indie Street Film Festival|url=http://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?titlelink=a-look-at-featured-movies-at-2017-indie-street-film-festival|work=New Jersey Stage|accessdate=18 July 2017}}
13. ^{{cite web|last1=Peerless|first1=Beth|title=Where It’s At: The increasing number of premieres points to the arrival of Carmel Film Festival|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/arts-and-entertainment/20171018/where-its-at-the-increasing-number-of-premieres-points-to-the-arrival-of-carmel-film-festival|website=Monterey Herald}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Simple & Sassy at the Movies: 'Monumental' experiences|url=http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/columnists/samie_hartley/simple-sassy-at-the-movies-monumental-experiences/article_de02cc66-c5c4-11e7-bb7a-531dc3316cb9.html/|website=Napa Valley Register|accessdate=11 November 2017}}
15. ^{{cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|title=Cinedigm Acquires Rights To High School Comedy ‘Dear Dictator’|url=http://deadline.com/2017/12/cinedigm-dear-dictator-michael-caine-katie-holmes-odeya-rush-lisa-addario-joe-syracuse-1202224987/|website=Deadline|accessdate=14 December 2017}}
16. ^{{cite web|last1=Lawrence|first1=Derek|title=Michael Caine is a dictator with a teenage pen pal in Dear Dictator trailer|url=http://ew.com/movies/2018/01/17/dear-dictator-exclusive-trailer/|website=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dear_dictator_2018 |title=Dear Dictator (2018) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |accessdate=March 21, 2018}}
18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/dear-dictator |title=Dear Dictator Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 16, 2018}}
19. ^{{cite web|last1=Lowe|first1=Justin|title='Coup d’Etat': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/coup-d-etat-1059825|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=23 November 2017}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|5779540|Dear Dictator}}
  • {{rotten-tomatoes|dear_dictator_2018}}
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