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Actor Riggan Thomson is most famous for his movie role from over twenty years ago of the comic book superhero Birdman in the blockbuster movie of the same name and its two equally popular sequels. His association with the role took over his life, where Birdman is more renowned than "Riggan Thomson" the actor. Now past middle age, Riggan is trying to establish himself as a true artist by writing, directing, starring in and co-producing with his best friend Jake what is his Broadway debut, an adaptation of Raymond Carver's story, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. He is staking his name, what little artistic reputation that comes with that name and his life savings on the project, and as such will do anything needed to make the play a success. As he and Jake go through the process of the previews toward opening night, Riggan runs into several issues: needing to find a replacement for the integral supporting male role the night before the first preview; hiring the talented ... Written by
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Release Date:
14 November 2014 (USA)
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Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$424,397
(USA)
(17 October 2014)
Gross:
$42,335,698
(USA)
(10 April 2015)
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Runtime:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
Because the movie was carefully rehearsed and shot in sequence, the editing process only took two weeks.
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Goofs
Mike dares Sam to spit on a bald guy walking below them from the rooftop of the theater. However the sidewalk outside the St. James Theater is a covered sidewalk and neither of them would have been able to see the bald man from the roof, let alone spit on him.
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Quotes
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first lines]
Young Birdman:
How did we end up here? This place is horrible. Smells like balls. We don't belong here.
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Soundtracks
Passacaille (Très large) [Piano Trio in A Minor]
Composed by
Maurice Ravel
Performed by
Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser (as Victor Stumpfhauser)
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