Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
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| Directed by | Lorene Scafaria |
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| Written by | Lorene Scafaria |
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| Cinematography | Tim Orr |
| Edited by | Zene Baker |
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| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $9.6 million |
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is a 2012 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, in her directorial debut. The film stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley. The title and plot are a reference to a track on Chris Cornell's 1999 album, Euphoria Morning, called "Preaching the End of the World". Filming began May 2011, in Los Angeles, California. The film was theatrically released on June 22, 2012 in the United States by Focus Features. The movie received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $9.6 million on a $10 million budget. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc and made available for digital streaming in the United States on October 23, 2012.
In New York City, a news report is broadcast informing the world that a mission to stop an incoming asteroid has failed, and that the asteroid will make impact in three weeks, destroying all life on Earth. Dodge Petersen (Steve Carell) and his wife Linda (Nancy Carell) listen to the broadcast from the side of the road. When Dodge makes an uninterested response, Linda looks at him in disgust and flees the vehicle without a word.
While everyone around him reacts differently to the news—from suicide to constant drugs and guilt-free sex—Dodge's life does not change at all. He continues to attend to his meaningless job as an insurance salesman, still employs his cleaning lady and spends his nights alone.
Dodge hesitantly attends the wild party of his neighbors, Warrren (Rob Corddry) and his wife Diane (Connie Britton), where he declines offers of sex and drugs and listens to a philosophical rant from his drunken friend Roache (Patton Oswalt). Dodge shortly returns home to reminisce about his high school sweetheart, Olivia, when he notices his neighbor Penny (Keira Knightley) crying on the fire escape. She has just broken up with her boyfriend Owen (Adam Brody) for making her miss her last opportunity to see her family in England. At her apartment, Penny gives Dodge three years' worth of his mail that was incorrectly delivered to her and in the process unwittingly tells him that his wife was having an affair.
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