Short version: Harold Crick gets the girl and doesn't die. Longer version: Harold Crick Will Ferrel realizes that he is a character in a story, and overhears his author Kay Eiffel, played by Emma Thompson narrating that he's going to die. What city is stranger than fiction set in? Category: books and literature travel books. The film was shot on location in Chicago , Illinois.
Dave's apartment, in which Harold takes residence after his own building partially is demolished, is part of the River City Condominiums. Hilbert's office was in a lecture hall at the University of Illinois at Chicago. What is the theme of stranger than fiction?
What is stranger than fiction about? Is Stranger Than Fiction a comedy or tragedy? What does the watch symbolize in Stranger Than Fiction? The scene where Harold arrives to see the author with the African American woman front desk person is at Riverside Plaza - either S or 10 S. I didn't add this location yet but may some day if I ever get over to the UIC campus.
It just has a private look to that place and thought they would not want people like me taking pictures there. Thanks for letting me know. Uic is completely public. Like if you wanted to hang out in one of the classrooms you could. They wouldn't care at all if you walked around and took pictures. Dustin's office is not in University Hall.
His office is actually in Douglas Hall on the second floor. They shot there before the building was remodeled. The only scene that takes place in University Hall is the ending scene where Dustin tells Will the outcome of the story. Dustin Hoffman and Will Ferrell, play it lower-keyed and believable.
Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah and Maggie Gyllenhall and Tom Hulce, almost unrecognizable in a single scene round out the excellent cast.
A feel-good movie, mostly comedy but with some tragic undertones. Close to two hours but you won't be looking at your watch very often. FAQ 2. What is the song Harold plays for Ana? Details Edit. Release date November 10, United States. United States United Kingdom. Sony United States. Killing Harold Crick. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 53 minutes. Related news. Nov 2 IF. Oct 8 IF. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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See our privacy policy. A lot or a little? The parents' guide to what's in this movie. Positive Messages. Harold learns that there's more to life than doing the same thing alone day after day. Positive Role Models. Occasional strong profanity, including "f--k" and "s--t. The novelist is a chain-smoker. What parents need to know Parents need to know that Stranger Than Fiction is a dramedy in which Will Ferrell plays a straitlaced IRS agent who starts to realize that his life is being narrated by a novelist suffering from writer's block.
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It needs to have a Continue reading. Report this review. Adult Written by Weston C. September 3, Adult Movie, stopped watching after 11 minutes beyond disappointed in CSM My wife and I with our 2 month old thought this should be a fun movie with Will Ferrell in it and nothing bad. At about 11 minutes into the movie it swore three Teen, 17 years old Written by BestPicture March 18, Wonderfully thought-provoking! Though the film has its flaws, don't we all? These characters do, especially Ferrell's Harold Crick, and the author who has begun controlling his lif Teen, 14 years old Written by sonofsuperman07 August 17,
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