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The Good Night (2007) -- A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis.
The Good Night (2007) -- Charlie D'Agata sits down with Oscar-award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow to talk about her new film, "The Good Night," and what it was like to be directed by Jake Paltrow, her brother.

Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   3,595 votes
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Director:
Jake Paltrow
Writer (WGA):
Jake Paltrow (written by)
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Release Date:
15 November 2007 (Israel) more
Tagline:
A comedic fantasy. more
Plot:
A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Reed’s Bargain Bin: The Good Night
 (From FilmJunk. 1 June 2009, 10:14 AM, PDT)

Yari Film Group Releasing Crashes Due to Bankruptcy
 (From FirstShowing.net. 14 December 2008, 7:05 PM, PST)

User Comments:
I strangely really enjoyed this movie and found it thought provoking more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Keith Allen ... Norman

Steffan Boje ... Karlheinz

Penélope Cruz ... Anna / Melodia

Danny DeVito ... Mel

Sonia Doubell ... Shawna

Martin Freeman ... Gary Shaller

Michael Gambon ... Alan Weigert
Stephen Graham ... Victor
Kate Harper ... Ballet Teacher
Juliana Kiehl ... Naresta
Bruno Lastra ... Italian Slickster #2
Martino Lazzeri ... Italian Slickster #1
Meredith MacNeill ... Tica

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Dora Shaller

Simon Pegg ... Paul
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The good Night - Träum weiter... (Germany) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA | UK | Germany
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Quotes:
Mel: Sometimes I wish that you could just hit the sack and never wake up. If your favorite song never ended, or your best book never closed, if the emotions mustered from these things would just go on and on, who wouldn't want to stay asleep? The guy who discovers that perpetual dream, he's my man. more
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References Gremlins (1984) more
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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
I strangely really enjoyed this movie and found it thought provoking, 2 April 2008
9/10
Author: kingofi88 from United States

The movie is amazing on most levels. It's actually a vision into a manic depressed soul who sees a light at the end of the tunnel. The light is in the form of the dream girl Anna (Penelope Cruz, who is absolutely stunning once again in this flick).

He has a girlfriend that he has burned every bridge but they still have a deep love blanketed with layers of strife and arguments. Instead of working things through the ventures deep into his mind and tastes something in his dreams that he can get enough of. The dreams start taking control and start getting in the way, The entire time he feels that Anna can save him from his own routine depressed life.

The movie starts getting a little weird when Anna walks into his life in human form.

In my opinion this is a great movie for peering into the mind of a semi psychotic depressed soul. Exactly what a film should do, make you think on different levels.

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