The Weather Man
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| Directed by | Gore Verbinski |
| Produced by | Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Steve Tisch |
| Written by | Steven Conrad |
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Nicolas Cage Michael Caine Hope Davis Nicholas Hoult Gemmenne de la Peña Michael Rispoli Gil Bellows |
| Narrated by | Nicolas Cage |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael Jr. |
| Edited by | Craig Wood |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $19 million |
The Weather Man is a 2005 American drama film, directed by Gore Verbinski. Written by Steve Conrad, it stars Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine and Hope Davis, and tells the story of a weatherman in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Released on October 28, 2005, the film had a total gross of just over $19 million worldwide. It received polarized reviews from critics.
A successful weatherman at a Chicago news program, David Spritz (Nicolas Cage) is well paid but garners little respect from people in the area who throw fast food at him, David suspects, because they're resentful of how easy his high-paying job is. Dave also feels overshadowed by his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Spritzel (Michael Caine), who is disappointed in Dave's apparent inability to grow up and deal with his two children. The situation worsens when Robert is diagnosed with lymphoma and given only a few months to live. As he becomes more and more depressed, Dave takes up archery, finding the activity a way to build his focus and calm his nerves.
To prove himself to his father and possibly reconcile with Noreen (Hope Davis), his estranged wife, Dave pursues a weatherman position with a national talk show called Hello America. The job would nearly quadruple his salary, but means relocating to New York City. When Hello America invites him to New York, he takes his daughter, Shelly (Gemmenne de la Peña), with him and bonds with her by helping her shop for a more suitable wardrobe. While away, Dave learns that his son Mike (Nicholas Hoult) attacked his counselor, Don Bowden (Gil Bellows), claiming that the man wanted to perform oral sex on him. Despite this stress and an all-night drinking binge, Dave impresses the Hello America interviewers and is eventually offered the job.
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