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Release Date:
12 April 2002 (USA)
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An ambitious lawyer, a desperate father, they had no reason to meet, until today, more
Plot:
The story of what happens one day in New York when a young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident on F.D.R. Drive and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud. full summary | add synopsis
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4 nominations
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(38 articles)
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Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better, I Can Do Anything Better Than You.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ben Affleck | ... | Gavin Banek |
 | Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Doyle Gipson |
 | Kim Staunton | ... | Valerie Gipson |
 | Toni Collette | ... | Michelle |
 | Sydney Pollack | ... | Stephen Delano |
 | Tina Sloan | ... | Mrs. Delano |
 | Richard Jenkins | ... | Walter Arnell |
| Akil Walker | ... | Stephen Gipson |
| Cole Hawkins | ... | Danny Gipson |
 | Ileen Getz | ... | Ellen |
| Jennifer Dundas | ... | Mina Dunne (as Jennifer Dundas Lowe) |
| Matt Malloy | ... | Ron Cabot |
 | Amanda Peet | ... | Cynthia Delano Banek |
| Myra Lucretia Taylor | ... | Judge Frances Abarbanel |
 | Bruce Altman | ... | Terry Kaufman |
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Rated R for language.
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98 min | Turkey:91 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Austria:10 |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #38938) |
Canada:AA (Ontario)
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Ben Affleck took to wearing a wetsuit under his costumes in the film's final scenes because he got so cold standing under the fire sprinklers for hours on end.
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Factual errors: In the courtroom, the nameplate for the judge says "Judge" Arbarbanel. However, in New York State, the person who presides over an estate matter or probate proceedings is formally known as "Surrogate" not "Judge". The nameplate would reflect this and refer to the Surrogate as "Hon. Surrogate Arbaranel". The court would also be referred to by all present as "the Surrogate's court", not the "probate court".
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Referenced in New Frontiers: Making 'The Missing' (2004) (V)
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Ode to Joy
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Uneven, but still strangely likable production has lawyer Ben Affleck and alcoholic insurance man Samuel L. Jackson having a minor accident on the freeway. Both are late for important appointments and Affleck makes the dire mistake of leaving Jackson stranded and accidentally leaving a hugely important document at the scene. Soon it is apparent that Jackson's tardiness to a court hearing was devastating as it becomes clear that wife Kim Staunton and their two young children are going to move west to get away from Jackson for good. Affleck's lost document creates a frenzied search to find Jackson and get the papers back, but we all know it is not going to be that easy. A wild and crazed cat and mouse game then starts as the road rage flows over into both men's lives. Now each are in a contest to destroy the other one before their enemy gets the chance. Fast-moving and quick-minded, "Changing Lanes" kept me interested until a somewhat contrived ending that really seemed to not fit in with the rest of the picture. Affleck and Jackson are both pretty good here and the supporting cast is strong enough to keep the momentum of the two leads moving. Not the best film ever made by a long-shot, but still not a bad little ride. Just be sure your ride does not hinder those around you. 4 stars out of 5.