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Whiplash (2014)

R  |   |  Drama, Music  |  15 October 2014 (Philippines)
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A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

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A young and talented drummer attending a prestigious music academy finds himself under the wing of the most respected professor at the school, one who does not hold back on abuse towards his students. The two form an odd relationship as the student wants to achieve greatness, and the professor pushes him. Written by andrewhodkinson

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The road to greatness can take you to the edge

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Rated R for strong language including some sexual references | See all certifications »

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15 October 2014 (Philippines)  »

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Whiplash: Música y obsesión  »

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$3,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$135,388 (USA) (10 October 2014)

Gross:

$13,092,000 (USA) (27 March 2015)
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Director Damien Chazelle, actor J.K. Simmons, Suanne Spoke, C.J. Vana, Kyle Julian Graham, producer Jason Blum, Nicholas Britell, Helen Estabrook, Couper Samuelson, film editor Tom Cross, casting director Terri Taylor, production designer Melanie Jones, makeup artist 'Nacoma Whobrey', art leadman 'Brian Chapman', construction coordinator Drew Rebelein, stunt coordinator Mark Riccardi, Brady Romberg, camera assistant Jaswinder Bedi, still photographer Daniel C. McFadden, casting assistant 'Sarah Domeier', music supervisor Anna Granucci, pro tools recordist 'Jeremy Underwood', location manager Kandice Billingsley and script supervisor Alcy Sivyer previously worked in 'Whiplash' (2013), the original short film of which this movie is based on. See more »

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Terence Fletcher: Everybody remember, Lincoln Center and its ilk use these competitions to decide who they are interested in and who they are not. And I am not gonna have my reputation in that department tarnished by a bunch of fucking limp-dick, sour-note, flatter-than-their-girlfriends, flexible-tempo dipshits. Got it?
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A dynamic movie full of tensions and twists
7 October 2014 | by (Paris, France) – See all my reviews

"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."

Charlie Parker sums it all, Cinema is true Art. I wasn't expecting to feel this way after watching this movie. Every moment has tension and something unexpected occurring. It is as if the director had chosen to apply the tempo of the drums to the script. Anyone can relate to this story. We all have pursued a dream, a passion ... Rather or not we made it our everyday job or maybe just a hobby aside, some of us strive for something bigger.

This film is a journey in the search of your inner spirit, inner creativity ... not only will it make it clear that you cannot succeed without effort and hard work, it will also make you realize there are two different kinds of artists : - those who make art, - and those who make beautiful art

"Beautiful" because they are stimulated by a special strength within, a GIFT.

Is it because I reminisce N.Y.C. or that I play the drums? I simply believe the performances were astonishing and the actors perfectly chosen to embody these terrific characters. I won't say "good job" but rather "thank you", to the promising Franco-American director Damien Chazelle for sharing his vision.


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