The Extra Man (film)
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| Directed by | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini |
| Produced by | Anthony Bregman Stephanie Davis Rebecca Rivo Executive: Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini Jonathan Ames |
| Screenplay by | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini Jonathan Ames |
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The Extra Man by Jonathan Ames |
| Starring |
Kevin Kline Paul Dano Katie Holmes John C. Reilly |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
| Edited by | Robert Pulcini |
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| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $457,867 |
The Extra Man is a 2010 comedy film based on Jonathan Ames' novel of the same name. Written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the film stars Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, and John C. Reilly.
A failed playwright, Henry Harrison, develops an odd mentor relationship with Louis Ives, a troubled, cross-dressing, aspiring writer to whom Henry sublets a room in his New York apartment. Henry teaches Louis the art of being an "extra man", accompanying and entertaining wealthy older women in their fanciful social lives. Along the way, Louis encounters an environmentally conscious co-worker, Mary Powell, and a jealous, eccentric neighbor, Gershon.
Filming took place in New York City between the end of February and the beginning of April 2009.
The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and released theatrically on July 30, 2010.
The film received mixed reviews. Film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes classified the film as "rotten" with a 43 percent approval rating among 68 critics, with an average of 5.4 out of 10. Rival aggregator Metacritic assigned a weighted score of 56 out of 100 based on 26 professional reviews.
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