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Something's wrong at the Rileys. Married nearly 30 years, Doug and Lois rarely talk. She doesn't leave their Indianapolis home, and she's ordered a gravestone with their names and birth years on it. He has a long-time Thursday night mistress whom he invites to go with him to a plumbing supply conference in New Orleans. Once there, Doug calls Lois to say he's staying for a while. What's he leaving behind and what's he looking for in New Orleans? And Lois, can she break out? Written by
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You never know who's going to be your wake-up call
Motion Picture Rating
(MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexual content, brief drug use and pervasive language involving a teenager
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Release Date:
18 November 2011 (UK)
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Also Known As:
Corações Perdidos
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Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$42,145
(USA)
(29 October 2010)
Gross:
$152,857
(USA)
(3 December 2010)
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Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Kristen Stewart liked how director
Jake Scott didn't exploit her character's profession. She was proud that he looked at the emotional side of the character and not just the fact that she was a stripper.
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Goofs
When Allison is in the car counting her money she burns her fingers on the butt of her cigarette. In the following scene she is seen with a barely smoked cigarette.
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Quotes
Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Riley:
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chasing Lois]
Lois, hold up.
Lois Riley:
No!
Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Riley:
Hold up, Lois!
Lois Riley:
No! You're crazy!
Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Riley:
Alright, calm down.
Lois Riley:
This is insane. She's just a child!
Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Riley:
She is a 16-year old runaway from Florida, okay?
Lois Riley:
What do you think you are doing?
Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Riley:
I don't know. That's what I'm trying to tell you, okay?
Lois Riley:
No, no, no, this is a nightmare.
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Soundtracks
Le Disko
Written by Stephen Petree and Jeremy Dawson
Performed by
Shiny Toy Guns
Courtesy of Universal Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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As a movie buff, I tend to gravitate toward the art & independent material but also due to my area's theater selections, see a fair amount of mainstream movies. Yes, I catch few good films but many times I find disappointment in both worlds. This time ended differently. I can't help but remark how impressed I was by the honest writing and acting of all three characters. Struck me as rather genuine, gritty and believable plot-wise. I also was unsure if I appreciated the decision to refrain from thoroughly fleshing-out every character. One has staggering levels in which they are left to guess about all three. Ie: What happened to Stewart's character other than her mom's accident and demise to lead her on such a disheartening path? Why not more information and insight as to chronicle the downward spiral of this marriage after the child's death? Why not dig into and explore the wife's inward turn to near-hermit? Why is the husband not only so disenchanted with home but also work, albeit this desperate & hopeless soul floundering about? Well, actually wise decision to leave this unknown; I see it's not all that critical to the success of the story. Writers today over-inform.
Another area I originally thought to be a caveat to success was ending as it did. I mean everyone likes and cheers for a happy ending. But pondering this further--really how realistic is this in life? Moreover (and I've worked with troubled and lost kids) this film plays out precisely how life goes. It's not simple to intervene and turn someone around late in the game. There is wisdom, perception and integrity in this attempt to depict a more genuine article of life and that was done. I think Stewart's work was exceptional and her remark that she's "no one's little girl" (something to that affect) captures it brilliantly. You see throughout her vulnerability, survival instinct, yet damaged nature without her acting being sentimental or "hollywood". Yes, nice little gem.