Asteroid City

""You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep""

2023 1h 45m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2,656

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

“"You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep"”

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Cast

Jason Schwartzman
Augie Steenbeck
Scarlett Johansson
Midge Campbell
Tom Hanks
Stanley Zak
Jeffrey Wright
General Gibson
Tilda Swinton
Dr. Hickenlooper
Bryan Cranston
The Host
Edward Norton
Conrad Earp
Adrien Brody
Schubert Green

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson, Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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3 / 8

CAST

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432+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wes Anderson, shot by Robert D. Yeoman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Barney Pilling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jason Schwartzman and Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep"".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wes Anderson directs. Robert D. Yeoman behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Barney Pilling cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
3432+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Wes Anderson, shot by Robert D. Yeoman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Barney Pilling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jason Schwartzman and Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: ""You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep"".
9IMDB entry: tt14230388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 27 themes, including "quarantine", "asteroid", "diner", "grandfather".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Editing: Barney Pilling
Production design: Adam Stockhausen
Costume design: Milena Canonero
Makeup / hair: Pilar Camacho Paulino
VFX supervisor: Jonathan Cheetham
Sound: Wayne Lemmer
Stunt coordinator: Dominique Fouassier
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $53,857,743
Return: 215% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Asteroid City (2023)

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Manuel São Bento2023-06-14
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://insessionfilm.com/movie-review-asteroid-city/ "For fans of Wes Anderson, Asteroid City doesn’t disappoint, offering exactly what was expected from it. For viewers who don’t exactly appreciate the filmmaker’s style, I don’t think this film will convert you. Personally, it’s nowhere near the level of The Grand Budapest Hotel, but it’s a considerable improvement over The French Dispatch." Rating: B-
Brent Marchant2023-06-24
★ 2/10
Writer-director Wes Anderson has lost his way, and this film proves it. I realize that the auteur’s signature style of filmmaking is an acquired taste, and, to his credit, he’s made some fine pictures over the years. But this one is not among them. In fact, contrary to many of the inexplicable claims that this is his finest release, I’d contend just the opposite. It’s arguably his worst, a meandering, cryptic, unfocused piece that’s so muddled you’ll need the assistance of a search party to find your way out of it (that is, if you even care by the time the end of this overlong mess rolls around). The director appears to have become so enamored with his own eccentricity that it doesn’t even seem to matter to him whether or not viewers are on the same page as he is. Admittedly, this offering once again captures Anderson’s singularly stylish look with a stunning production design and gorgeous cinematography. But that’s all it has going for it, and that’s unfortunate given the phenomenal cast he has available to him. What’s more, despite his proficiency in creating superb visual style, he’s forgotten about pairing it with meaningful (or even interesting) substance. Its incomprehensibility and inclusion of bits that are there just for the sake of their own whimsy seriously undercut any effort to make this an intelligible work. In short, “Asteroid City” is yet another major disappointment in what is turning out to be a dreadfully dismal summer movie season. It’s likely to appeal only to diehard fans of the director (and maybe not even a lot of them this time out). If you’re on the fence about this one, consider the following two telling tipoffs: (1) when no one in the theater is laughing at what’s been billed as a comedy, that should speak volumes about it (as happened at the screening I attended); and (2) when you consider how aggressively and ubiquitously the distributors have been promoting this film in ads on TV and the internet, it’s obvious they’re trying awfully hard to peddle shabby, substandard merchandise. This is a huge waste of time and money; don’t squander yours.
Chris Sawin2023-06-26
★ 5/10
Even though the film has a fair share of chuckle worthy moments, Asteroid City shamelessly rolls around in its eccentricities and unapologetic blundering demeanor with no real depth or character development whatsoever. The gathering of extraordinary talent draws you in yet Asteroid City doesn’t deliver a story that’s fully worth telling. Full review: https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/06/24/asteroid-city-review-wes-andersons-charmless-comedic-drama/