Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Release date

2003-09-02

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Alphaville, Mike Zoss Productions, Brian Grazer Productions

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Budget

$60 000 000

Revenue

$119 898 783

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Director

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Actors

George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard Jenkins, Billy Bob Thornton, Julia Duffy, Jonathan Hadary
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Producer

Brian Grazer, Ethan Coen, John Cameron, Grant Heslov, Jim Whitaker, Robert Graf, Sean Daniel, James Jacks

Operator

Roger Deakins

Composer

Carter Burwell

Artist

Audition

Ellen Chenoweth

Editing

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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• Billy Bob Thornton's character intentionally speaks too quickly – in contrast to his own slow-talking character in the film "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001). The Coen brothers used the same technique, making Steve Buscemi speak fast and slow in, respectively, "Fargo" (1995) and "The Big Lebowski" (1998).
• George Clooney had a suit tailored that was the same as the one worn by Cary Grant in "North by Northwest" (1958).
• The project wandered around Hollywood studios for eight years before being taken up by Joel and Ethan Coen.
• Jonathan Demme was originally credited as the director of the film.
• At one point, the film's title, “Intolerable Cruelty,” was shortened to “Intolerable,” but was later restored to its full length.
• Filming began in late June 2002, having been postponed from late 2001 to allow George Clooney to finish “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (2002) and film “Solaris” (2002) in time. Filming wrapped in late September 2002.
• The project was initially developed with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in mind, but this idea was abandoned after their film “Runaway Bride” (1999). Later, Tea Leoni was considered for the lead female role, and Hugh Grant and Will Smith for the lead male role.
• When Silky Joe shoots Miles (in his home) and his assistant Wrigley several times with a semi-automatic pistol, the spent cartridge casings do not eject from the gun, nor are they visible on the floor.
• Billy Bob Thornton's character intentionally speaks very quickly—in contrast to his own slow-talking character in 'The Man Who Wasn't There' (2001). The Coen brothers used a similar technique, having Steve Buscemi speak quickly and slowly in 'Fargo' (1995) and 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) respectively.
• George Clooney was made a suit identical to the one worn by Cary Grant in "An Affair to Remember" (1958).