Classic Description:
Bill Murray has joined the cast of Tim Robbins' Cradle Will Rock, says
Liz Smith. The film centers on the banning of Marc Blitzstein's 1937 stage musical, also
titled The Cradle Will Rock, which starred Orson Welles. Murray will play a drunk
vaudevillian who makes life difficult for the theater company. (From Celebsite)
Classic Information:
Director: Tim Robbins
Producers: Jon Kilik, Allan F. Nicholls (executive) and Lydia Dean Pilcher
Cast: Bill Murray, John Cusack, Susan Sarandon, Angus MacFadyen, Joan
Cusack, Ruben
Blades, Hank Azaria, Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, John
Turturro and Emily Watson.
Trivia:
1. Shooting is scheduled to start in May 1998.
2. Murray had finished filming this movie. (February)
3. Murray got very very good praises from the first filming.
4. Cradle Will Rock is accepted by The Cannes Film Festival of 1999.
Director Tim Robbins is even nominated for the Golden Palm Award in the festival.
5. Murray's performance in the movie is regarded as the Best since Rushmore.
Release Date:
18 May 1999 (France, Cannes Film Festival)
26 November 1999 (USA)
Awards:
1. Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm: Nominated
2. Golden Satellite Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or
Musical (Bill Murray): Nominated
3. Online Film Critics Society Awards: Best Ensemble Cast Performance: Nominated
Box Office:
Budget
$32m (USA)
Opening Weekend
$93,998 (USA) (12 December 1999) (8 screens)
Gross
$2.899m (USA) (23 April 2000)
$2.891m (USA) (16 April 2000)
$2.886m (USA) (2 April 2000)
$2.883m (USA) (2 April 2000)
$2.88m (USA) (26 March 2000)
$2.872m (USA) (19 March 2000)
$2.857m (USA) (12 March 2000)
$2.84m (USA) (5 March 2000)
$2.828m (USA) (27 February 2000)
$2.814m (USA) (20 February 2000)
$2.769m (USA) (13 February 2000)
$2.638m (USA) (6 February 2000)
$2.348m (USA) (30 January 2000)
$1.855m (USA) (23 January 2000)
$1.227m (USA) (16 January 2000)
$1.007m (USA) (9 January 2000)
$771,052 (USA) (2 January 2000)
$413,381 (USA) (26 December 1999)
$237,545 (USA) (19 December 1999)
$124,903 (USA) (12 December 1999)
Weekend Gross
$6,905 (USA) (23 April 2000) (10 screens)
$3,040 (USA) (16 April 2000) (13 screens)
$1,970 (USA) (2 April 2000) (5 screens)
$1,856 (USA) (2 April 2000) (8 screens)
$5,819 (USA) (26 March 2000) (11 screens)
$7,618 (USA) (19 March 2000) (10 screens)
$12,884 (USA) (12 March 2000) (10 screens)
$8,829 (USA) (5 March 2000) (11 screens)
$10,973 (USA) (27 February 2000) (13 screens)
$20,746 (USA) (20 February 2000) (23 screens)
$72,349 (USA) (13 February 2000) (71 screens)
$168,295 (USA) (6 February 2000) (174 screens)
$306,513 (USA) (30 January 2000) (498 screens)
$593,899 (USA) (23 January 2000) (506 screens)
Multimedia:
View
Trailer (QT)
DVD Cover
Movie Stills:
Murray, with his buddy, hidding himself from the communist danger.
Bill Murray falls in love with Joan Cusack in The Cradle Will Rock.
If anyone got any news of Bill's action on this movie, feel free to mail me @ ([email protected])