Duplex (2003)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Danny DeVito

Writer (WGA):

Larry Doyle (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Alex and Nancy finally found their dream home...And then they moved in.

Plot:

A young couple has a chance to move into a gorgeous duplex in the perfect New York neighborhood. All they have to do is bump off the current tenant, a cute little old lady.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Duplex | Tenant | Novel | Writer

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Alex Rose
Drew Barrymore	...	Nancy Kendricks
Eileen Essell	...	Mrs. Connelly
Harvey Fierstein	...	Kenneth
Justin Theroux	...	Coop
James Remar	...	Chick
Robert Wisdom	...	Officer Dan
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Jean
Wallace Shawn	...	Herman
Maya Rudolph	...	Tara
Amber Valletta	...	Celine
Cheryl Klein	...	Ginger
Tim Maculan	...	Terrence
Jackie Sandler	...	Bartender (as Jackie Titone)
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	Mr. Dzerzhinsky (as Eugene Lazarev)

Also Known As:

Der Appartement-Schreck (Germany)
Our House (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some violence.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #40220) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | UK:12 (tv rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Greg Mottola (director of Superbad and Adventureland) was once attached to direct this film, according to Peter Biskind's book "Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film."

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The old lady's accent changes from Irish to Scottish through out the movie

Quotes:

Mrs. Connelly: It went bang-bang-bangety-bang-bang-BANG-BANG!

Movie Connections:

Features Riverdance: Live à l'Arena de Genève (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Pub with No Beer

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I read reviews from "supposed experts" of the movie business before going to see this. I didn't believe their put-downs about this movie because the premise sounded unique and I love the actors that were in the movie so I thought it at least deserved a shot. The only dull thing in the movie is the opening sequence of animation, but beyond that the suspense keeps rising and so does your laughter. Sometimes you want to strangle the old lady and sometimes you want to help her. If you don't like vomiting and messy chocolate be forewarned. The end of the movie twists as you would have never guessed. I recommend this for anyone to see unless your a snobby movie critic or bellow the age of 12.Its too bad Eileen "plays the old lady" can't win an academy award for her performance. It was very good, without her the movie wouldn't of been as great as it was.