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| Directed by | Andrew Jay Cohen |
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| Cinematography | Jas Shelton |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million[3] |
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The House is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Andrew J. Cohen, and co-written by Cohen and Brendan O'Brien. The film stars Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll, Allison Tolman, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins, and Jeremy Renner, and follows a couple who open an underground casino in their friend's house in order to pay for their daughter's college tuition.
Principal photography began on September 14, 2015 in Los Angeles. The film was released on June 30, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures, received negative reviews from critics[3] and grossed $34 million worldwide against its $40 million budget.
Plot[edit]
During their visit to Bucknell University, husband and wife Scott (Ferrell) and Kate Johansen (Poehler) warn their daughter of the dangers of being in college. Alex (Simpkins) acknowledges her parents' warnings and expresses her interest in attending the same university her parents went to. Alex gets accepted to the university, which the Johansens expect to be funded by their community's scholarship program.
Unfortunately, during a community town hall meeting, city councilor Bob Schaeffer (Kroll) announces that they will not be doing the scholarship program, in favor of building a community pool, to which everyone agrees except the Johansens. The couple tries to find funding through asking for a loan, a salary raise for Scott, and getting Kate's job back, but everything is denied. They reluctantly agree to accompany their friend and neighbor, Frank Theodorakis (Mantzoukas), whose wife Raina (Watkins) is divorcing him over his gambling and porn addiction, to a previously-planned trip to Las Vegas. After numerous wins playing craps they lose their winnings after Scott jinxes the table by telling Frank not to roll a seven.
Back home, Frank convinces the Johansens to start an underground casino at his house to raise money for Alex's tuition and to help him get his wife back. The casino operation proves to be running smoothly as they gain more customers. In another community town-hall meeting, city councilor Bob becomes suspicious at the low attendance and suspends the meeting to launch an investigation. Back to the Johansens' casino, Frank discovers that one of the gamblers, Carl (Zissis), is counting cards. The Johansens and Frank confront him, but he brags that he works for mob boss Tommy Papouli (Renner). Scott accidentally chops off Carl's middle finger, earning him the nickname 'The Butcher', making the community afraid of him, which inadvertently increases their profits.
Several thousand dollars away from reaching their goal, they are caught by Bob and officer Chandler (Huebel), who confiscate their money and order them to close down the casino. Nonetheless, they continue their business. The house burns down after being invaded by Tommy Papouli, whom the Johansens accidentally set on fire. Having admitted their plot to Alex, they team up with officer Chandler, who had let them loose, to steal the money back from Bob. Officer Chandler convinces Bob that the three still continued the casino even after he had ordered them to stop and shows a video of the people mocking him. Bob asks Officer Chandler to go with him to arrest the Johansens at the casino, which gives the Johansens the chance to steal their money back. Dawn (Tolman) alerts Bob that the Johansens are in the town hall, which convinces Bob to go back. Bob tries to make Officer Chandler drive faster, but gets into an accident himself. Bob runs back on foot to the town hall to find the Johansens with the money. After chasing the Johansens, Bob reveals his personal interest with the casino money as well as his plot to steal money from the city budget for himself and Dawn, who leaves him and returns to her husband Joe (Scovel). Bob is arrested, while Scott and Kate use the money they took back from him to pay for their daughter's college tuition.
Cast[edit]
- Will Ferrell as Scott Johansen
- Amy Poehler as Kate Johansen, Scott's wife
- Jason Mantzoukas as Frank Theodorakis, Kate and Scott's best friend
- Ryan Simpkins as Alex Johansen, Scott and Kate's daughter
- Nick Kroll as Bob Schaeffer, a crooked City Hall councilman
- Allison Tolman as Dawn Mayweather, the City's treasurer and Bob's lover.
- Rob Huebel as Police Officer Chandler
- Michaela Watkins as Raina Theodorakis, Frank's ex-wife
- Jeremy Renner as Tommy Papouli, a local mafia boss
- Cedric Yarbrough as Reggie Henderson
- Rory Scovel as Joe Mayweather, Dawn's husband who retired at 30.
- Lennon Parham as Martha
- Andrea Savage as Laura
- Andy Buckley as Craig
- Kyle Kinane as Kevin Garvey
- Steve Zissis as Carl Shackler, a henchman of Tommy Papouli
- Sam Richardson as Marty
- Randall Park as Buckler
- Jessica St. Clair as Reba
- Alexandra Daddario as Corsica
- Jessie Ennis as Rachel
- Gillian Vigman as Becky
- Wayne Federman as Chip Dave
- Sebastian Maniscalco as Stand-Up Comic
- Linda Porter as Old Lady
- Ian Roberts as Driver at College Campus
- Bruna Rubio as Stripper
Production[edit]
On February 25, 2015, it was announced that New Line Cinema had won an auction for the comedy script The House, written by Brendan O'Brien and Andrew J. Cohen, and that Cohen would make his directorial debut with the film.[5]Will Ferrell would star as a husband who teams up with his wife and neighbors to start an illegal casino in his basement, to earn money, after their daughter's college scholarship is lost.[5] Ferrell and Adam McKay produced through Gary Sanchez Productions, along with Good Universe and O'Brien.[5][6]Amy Poehler joined the cast on June 12, 2015, to play Ferrell's character's wife.[6] On June 16, 2015, Jason Mantzoukas joined to play Ferrell's character's best friend, who is dealing with a gambling problem, and who gives the couple the idea to start a casino.[7] On August 28, 2015, Ryan Simpkins was added to the cast, to play Ferrell and Poehler's characters' daughter.[8] On September 15, 2015, Cedric Yarbrough signed on to play Reggie Henderson, a hardworking suburban resident who starts gambling in the new casino to de-stress.[9] Frank Gerrish also joined the film.[9] On September 18, 2015, Rob Huebel was added to the cast,[10] and on September 21, 2015, Allison Tolman and Michaela Watkins were added to the cast, with Tolman playing a financial advisor, and Watkins playing Mantzoukas' character's wife, who wants him to sign divorce papers. Nick Kroll also joined the cast.[11]Mariah Carey was supposed to have a cameo in the film, but had what co-star Rob Huebel called 'multiple unrealistic demands'.[12]
Principal photography on the film began on September 14, 2015, in Los Angeles.[13]
Slot american football. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is credited as executive producer.
Release[edit]
The House was released on June 30, 2017,[14] by Warner Bros. Pictures. The original date was June 2, 2017.[15]
Box office[edit]
The House grossed $25.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $8.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $34.2 million, against a production budget of $40 million.[4]
In North America, The House opened alongside Despicable Me 3 and Baby Driver, as well as the wide expansion of The Beguiled, and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 3,134 theaters in its opening weekend.[16] The film made $3.4 million on its first day (including $800,000 from Thursday night previews). It went on to open to $8.7 million, marking the lowest studio debut of Ferrell's career as a lead actor.[3] In its second weekend the film made $4.8 million (a drop of 45.2%), finishing 7th at the box office.[17]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on 81 reviews, and has an average rating of 3.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'The House squanders a decent premise and a talented cast on thin characterizations and a shortage of comic momentum.'[18] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.[19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'B−' on an A+ to F scale.[3]
Casino Co-star Joe
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Golden Trailer Awards | Best Comedy | The House | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ abcdDeFore, John (June 29, 2017). ''The House': Film Review'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^'The House'. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ abcd''Baby Driver' Speeds to $27M+; Ferrell & Poehler's 'House' Burns Down as 'Despicable Me 3' Dominates'. Deadline Hollywood. July 2, 2017.
- ^ ab'The House (2017)'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ abcFleming Jr, Mike (February 25, 2015). 'New Line Wins Auction For 'The House'; Will Ferrell To Star In Script By 'Neighbors' Duo'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ abKroll, Justin (June 12, 2015). 'Amy Poehler to Co-Star With Will Ferrell in New Line's 'The House''. variety.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^Kit, Borys (June 16, 2015). 'Jason Mantzoukas Joining Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in 'The House''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^A. Lincoln, Ross (August 28, 2015). 'Ryan Simpkins Joins 'The House' With Will Ferrell And Amy Poehler'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ abPedersen, Erik (September 15, 2015). 'Cedric Yarbrough Gambles On Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Home-Casino Comedy'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^A. Lincoln, Ross (September 18, 2015). 'Rob Huebel Joins Untitled Will Ferrell-Amy Poelher Casino Comedy'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^A. Lincoln, Ross (September 21, 2015). 'Allison Tolman, Michaela Watkins Join Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Comedy; LBJ Packs Cast As Production Starts'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^'Mariah Carey called out by The House costar for set behavior: 'It did not go well''. Entertainment Weekly. May 24, 2017.
- ^'On the Set for 9/18/15: Rian Johnson Calls Action on Star Wars: Episode 8, Ghostbusters & The Magnificent Seven Wrap'. ssninsider.com. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 8, 2016). 'Warner Bros. Shifts Release Dates For 'The Accountant', 'Going In Style' & 'The House''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^McNary, Dave (November 12, 2015). 'Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Comedy 'The House' Set for June, 2017'. Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^''Despicable Me 3' To Own Crowded Independence Day Weekend Stretch – Box Office Preview'. Deadline Hollywood. June 27, 2017.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 10, 2017). ''Spider-Man: Homecoming' Still Swinging In As Sony's Second Best Domestic Opening Ever With $116M-$118M'. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
- ^'The House (2017)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^'The House reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
External links[edit]
| Wikiquote has quotations related to: The House (2017 film) |
- Official website
- The House on IMDb
Joe Pesci is a name most people in the world have heard before, and if they haven't, the face attached to the name will certainly strike familiarity. An Academy Award-winning actor who scored top-billing roles in some of the biggest films of the 1980s and 1990s, Pesci gained international notoriety for his works in movies like Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, Goodfellas, JFK, Casino, My Cousin Vinny, the first two Home Alone films, and the Lethal Weapon franchise. Considering all the fame and fortune and fans who followed his work, it came as somewhat of a shock when Pesci announced in 1999 that he was retiring from acting to pursue a career in music, only appearing in small roles in three films (The Good Shepherd, Love Ranch, and A Warrior's Tail) and since then.
Twenty years later, Pesci has come out of retirement to act again, and we know the real reason why.
Pesci is reuniting with several of his longtime collaborators for his first major film role post-retirement — in a movie that's already generating Oscar buzz.
In 2017, it was reported that Pesci would re-team with his Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and Casino director Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, which also stars Pesci's frequent on-screen co-star Robert De Niro. A biographical crime drama based on the non-fiction book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, The Irishman focuses on the eponymous labor union leader and alleged mob hitman Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran, played in the film by De Niro. Pesci is set to play American mafioso Russell Bufalino, the leader of the Northeastern-Pennsylvania-based Bufalino crime family to whom Sheeran was believed to have serious connections. Following Sheeran in his old age as he reflects on the crimes that defined his career in the Mafia, The Irishman also stars Al Pacino (another of Pesci's contemporaries) as Jimmy Hoffa, a fellow union leader and President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters who disappeared in 1975 and was declared legally dead in 1982. Before his death in 2003, Sheeran claimed that he was the man who killed his old friend Hoffa.
Clearly, The Irishman is a film that will have all the grit and intensity characteristic of famous Scorsese films. After Paramount Pictures dropped the project, Netflix acquired distribution rights to The Irishman, which is scheduled to hit the streaming service in late 2019 and will see a theatrical launch around that time in order for the film to meet the requirements for Academy Awards eligibility. (This is exactly what Netflix did with Alfonso Cuarón's gorgeous black-and-white film Roma, which wound up winning three Oscars at the 91st annual Academy Awards.) When Netflix unleashed the first teaser for The Irishman, which showed off stunning de-aging technology used to make Pesci and co. appear decades younger, many said the movie is tracking for 'a bunch of Oscar nominations, if not Oscar victories.'
Taking all this into account, one could argue that coming out of retirement to star in The Irishman was a no-brainer for Pesci. Reuniting with Scorsese, De Niro, and Pacino for a movie that could very well earn several Academy Award nods (or wins), and potentially see him add another golden statue to his collection of accolades? Pesci would be foolish to turn that down for a humble life making more music to follow up his 1998 album Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You, or, you know, trying to land more gigs in Snickers commercials.
But that's actually what happened.. at least according to past reports. Per Deadline, Pesci didn't immediately jump on the chance to step out of the shadows and back into the limelight for The Irishman. Pesci is said to have repeatedly turned down the offer, with some sources stating that he said no 'about 50' times.
This stubbornness could have been a combination of his reluctance to come out of retirement and his past bad experience with getting lined up to play a mobster in a movie. Pesci was reportedly promised the role of real-life Gambino crime family capo Angelo Ruggiero in director Kevin Connolly's Gotti, and put on 30 pounds for the part, which he never actually landed. He wound up suing producers Fiore Films for $3 million, and settled out of court in 2013.
Back home, Frank convinces the Johansens to start an underground casino at his house to raise money for Alex's tuition and to help him get his wife back. The casino operation proves to be running smoothly as they gain more customers. In another community town-hall meeting, city councilor Bob becomes suspicious at the low attendance and suspends the meeting to launch an investigation. Back to the Johansens' casino, Frank discovers that one of the gamblers, Carl (Zissis), is counting cards. The Johansens and Frank confront him, but he brags that he works for mob boss Tommy Papouli (Renner). Scott accidentally chops off Carl's middle finger, earning him the nickname 'The Butcher', making the community afraid of him, which inadvertently increases their profits.
Several thousand dollars away from reaching their goal, they are caught by Bob and officer Chandler (Huebel), who confiscate their money and order them to close down the casino. Nonetheless, they continue their business. The house burns down after being invaded by Tommy Papouli, whom the Johansens accidentally set on fire. Having admitted their plot to Alex, they team up with officer Chandler, who had let them loose, to steal the money back from Bob. Officer Chandler convinces Bob that the three still continued the casino even after he had ordered them to stop and shows a video of the people mocking him. Bob asks Officer Chandler to go with him to arrest the Johansens at the casino, which gives the Johansens the chance to steal their money back. Dawn (Tolman) alerts Bob that the Johansens are in the town hall, which convinces Bob to go back. Bob tries to make Officer Chandler drive faster, but gets into an accident himself. Bob runs back on foot to the town hall to find the Johansens with the money. After chasing the Johansens, Bob reveals his personal interest with the casino money as well as his plot to steal money from the city budget for himself and Dawn, who leaves him and returns to her husband Joe (Scovel). Bob is arrested, while Scott and Kate use the money they took back from him to pay for their daughter's college tuition.
Cast[edit]
- Will Ferrell as Scott Johansen
- Amy Poehler as Kate Johansen, Scott's wife
- Jason Mantzoukas as Frank Theodorakis, Kate and Scott's best friend
- Ryan Simpkins as Alex Johansen, Scott and Kate's daughter
- Nick Kroll as Bob Schaeffer, a crooked City Hall councilman
- Allison Tolman as Dawn Mayweather, the City's treasurer and Bob's lover.
- Rob Huebel as Police Officer Chandler
- Michaela Watkins as Raina Theodorakis, Frank's ex-wife
- Jeremy Renner as Tommy Papouli, a local mafia boss
- Cedric Yarbrough as Reggie Henderson
- Rory Scovel as Joe Mayweather, Dawn's husband who retired at 30.
- Lennon Parham as Martha
- Andrea Savage as Laura
- Andy Buckley as Craig
- Kyle Kinane as Kevin Garvey
- Steve Zissis as Carl Shackler, a henchman of Tommy Papouli
- Sam Richardson as Marty
- Randall Park as Buckler
- Jessica St. Clair as Reba
- Alexandra Daddario as Corsica
- Jessie Ennis as Rachel
- Gillian Vigman as Becky
- Wayne Federman as Chip Dave
- Sebastian Maniscalco as Stand-Up Comic
- Linda Porter as Old Lady
- Ian Roberts as Driver at College Campus
- Bruna Rubio as Stripper
Production[edit]
On February 25, 2015, it was announced that New Line Cinema had won an auction for the comedy script The House, written by Brendan O'Brien and Andrew J. Cohen, and that Cohen would make his directorial debut with the film.[5]Will Ferrell would star as a husband who teams up with his wife and neighbors to start an illegal casino in his basement, to earn money, after their daughter's college scholarship is lost.[5] Ferrell and Adam McKay produced through Gary Sanchez Productions, along with Good Universe and O'Brien.[5][6]Amy Poehler joined the cast on June 12, 2015, to play Ferrell's character's wife.[6] On June 16, 2015, Jason Mantzoukas joined to play Ferrell's character's best friend, who is dealing with a gambling problem, and who gives the couple the idea to start a casino.[7] On August 28, 2015, Ryan Simpkins was added to the cast, to play Ferrell and Poehler's characters' daughter.[8] On September 15, 2015, Cedric Yarbrough signed on to play Reggie Henderson, a hardworking suburban resident who starts gambling in the new casino to de-stress.[9] Frank Gerrish also joined the film.[9] On September 18, 2015, Rob Huebel was added to the cast,[10] and on September 21, 2015, Allison Tolman and Michaela Watkins were added to the cast, with Tolman playing a financial advisor, and Watkins playing Mantzoukas' character's wife, who wants him to sign divorce papers. Nick Kroll also joined the cast.[11]Mariah Carey was supposed to have a cameo in the film, but had what co-star Rob Huebel called 'multiple unrealistic demands'.[12]
Principal photography on the film began on September 14, 2015, in Los Angeles.[13]
Slot american football. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is credited as executive producer.
Release[edit]
The House was released on June 30, 2017,[14] by Warner Bros. Pictures. The original date was June 2, 2017.[15]
Box office[edit]
The House grossed $25.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $8.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $34.2 million, against a production budget of $40 million.[4]
In North America, The House opened alongside Despicable Me 3 and Baby Driver, as well as the wide expansion of The Beguiled, and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 3,134 theaters in its opening weekend.[16] The film made $3.4 million on its first day (including $800,000 from Thursday night previews). It went on to open to $8.7 million, marking the lowest studio debut of Ferrell's career as a lead actor.[3] In its second weekend the film made $4.8 million (a drop of 45.2%), finishing 7th at the box office.[17]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on 81 reviews, and has an average rating of 3.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'The House squanders a decent premise and a talented cast on thin characterizations and a shortage of comic momentum.'[18] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.[19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'B−' on an A+ to F scale.[3]
Casino Co-star Joe
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Golden Trailer Awards | Best Comedy | The House | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ abcdDeFore, John (June 29, 2017). ''The House': Film Review'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^'The House'. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ abcd''Baby Driver' Speeds to $27M+; Ferrell & Poehler's 'House' Burns Down as 'Despicable Me 3' Dominates'. Deadline Hollywood. July 2, 2017.
- ^ ab'The House (2017)'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ abcFleming Jr, Mike (February 25, 2015). 'New Line Wins Auction For 'The House'; Will Ferrell To Star In Script By 'Neighbors' Duo'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ abKroll, Justin (June 12, 2015). 'Amy Poehler to Co-Star With Will Ferrell in New Line's 'The House''. variety.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^Kit, Borys (June 16, 2015). 'Jason Mantzoukas Joining Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in 'The House''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^A. Lincoln, Ross (August 28, 2015). 'Ryan Simpkins Joins 'The House' With Will Ferrell And Amy Poehler'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ abPedersen, Erik (September 15, 2015). 'Cedric Yarbrough Gambles On Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Home-Casino Comedy'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^A. Lincoln, Ross (September 18, 2015). 'Rob Huebel Joins Untitled Will Ferrell-Amy Poelher Casino Comedy'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^A. Lincoln, Ross (September 21, 2015). 'Allison Tolman, Michaela Watkins Join Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Comedy; LBJ Packs Cast As Production Starts'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^'Mariah Carey called out by The House costar for set behavior: 'It did not go well''. Entertainment Weekly. May 24, 2017.
- ^'On the Set for 9/18/15: Rian Johnson Calls Action on Star Wars: Episode 8, Ghostbusters & The Magnificent Seven Wrap'. ssninsider.com. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 8, 2016). 'Warner Bros. Shifts Release Dates For 'The Accountant', 'Going In Style' & 'The House''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^McNary, Dave (November 12, 2015). 'Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Comedy 'The House' Set for June, 2017'. Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^''Despicable Me 3' To Own Crowded Independence Day Weekend Stretch – Box Office Preview'. Deadline Hollywood. June 27, 2017.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 10, 2017). ''Spider-Man: Homecoming' Still Swinging In As Sony's Second Best Domestic Opening Ever With $116M-$118M'. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
- ^'The House (2017)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^'The House reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
External links[edit]
| Wikiquote has quotations related to: The House (2017 film) |
- Official website
- The House on IMDb
Joe Pesci is a name most people in the world have heard before, and if they haven't, the face attached to the name will certainly strike familiarity. An Academy Award-winning actor who scored top-billing roles in some of the biggest films of the 1980s and 1990s, Pesci gained international notoriety for his works in movies like Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, Goodfellas, JFK, Casino, My Cousin Vinny, the first two Home Alone films, and the Lethal Weapon franchise. Considering all the fame and fortune and fans who followed his work, it came as somewhat of a shock when Pesci announced in 1999 that he was retiring from acting to pursue a career in music, only appearing in small roles in three films (The Good Shepherd, Love Ranch, and A Warrior's Tail) and since then.
Twenty years later, Pesci has come out of retirement to act again, and we know the real reason why.
Pesci is reuniting with several of his longtime collaborators for his first major film role post-retirement — in a movie that's already generating Oscar buzz.
In 2017, it was reported that Pesci would re-team with his Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and Casino director Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, which also stars Pesci's frequent on-screen co-star Robert De Niro. A biographical crime drama based on the non-fiction book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, The Irishman focuses on the eponymous labor union leader and alleged mob hitman Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran, played in the film by De Niro. Pesci is set to play American mafioso Russell Bufalino, the leader of the Northeastern-Pennsylvania-based Bufalino crime family to whom Sheeran was believed to have serious connections. Following Sheeran in his old age as he reflects on the crimes that defined his career in the Mafia, The Irishman also stars Al Pacino (another of Pesci's contemporaries) as Jimmy Hoffa, a fellow union leader and President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters who disappeared in 1975 and was declared legally dead in 1982. Before his death in 2003, Sheeran claimed that he was the man who killed his old friend Hoffa.
Clearly, The Irishman is a film that will have all the grit and intensity characteristic of famous Scorsese films. After Paramount Pictures dropped the project, Netflix acquired distribution rights to The Irishman, which is scheduled to hit the streaming service in late 2019 and will see a theatrical launch around that time in order for the film to meet the requirements for Academy Awards eligibility. (This is exactly what Netflix did with Alfonso Cuarón's gorgeous black-and-white film Roma, which wound up winning three Oscars at the 91st annual Academy Awards.) When Netflix unleashed the first teaser for The Irishman, which showed off stunning de-aging technology used to make Pesci and co. appear decades younger, many said the movie is tracking for 'a bunch of Oscar nominations, if not Oscar victories.'
Taking all this into account, one could argue that coming out of retirement to star in The Irishman was a no-brainer for Pesci. Reuniting with Scorsese, De Niro, and Pacino for a movie that could very well earn several Academy Award nods (or wins), and potentially see him add another golden statue to his collection of accolades? Pesci would be foolish to turn that down for a humble life making more music to follow up his 1998 album Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You, or, you know, trying to land more gigs in Snickers commercials.
But that's actually what happened.. at least according to past reports. Per Deadline, Pesci didn't immediately jump on the chance to step out of the shadows and back into the limelight for The Irishman. Pesci is said to have repeatedly turned down the offer, with some sources stating that he said no 'about 50' times.
This stubbornness could have been a combination of his reluctance to come out of retirement and his past bad experience with getting lined up to play a mobster in a movie. Pesci was reportedly promised the role of real-life Gambino crime family capo Angelo Ruggiero in director Kevin Connolly's Gotti, and put on 30 pounds for the part, which he never actually landed. He wound up suing producers Fiore Films for $3 million, and settled out of court in 2013.
It evidently took persistence and convincing to get Pesci to sign on for The Irishman and officially come out of retirement to act again, but something tells us that the tipping-over point came when Pesci got the full scope of the project and the opportunities it could afford him. Knowing he would reunite with Scorsese was one thing, learning that he'd be joined by a glittering cast was another, and we suspect that when Pesci got a taste of the intense true-life story, he realized how good The Irishman would be and ultimately said yes.
After all, Pesci has long maintained that he only wants to appear in movies in which he has 'good roles.' He told The New York Times in March 1992, 'I love to star in movies, but I want to have good roles. It doesn't help to get starring roles in something that's no good. I mean, that will just kill you.' Seven years after making that comment, and just a year following the release of the not-so-awesome Lethal Weapon 4, Pesci announced his retirement.
Casino Co Star Joe Crossword Clue
It was always going to take a fantastic gig to bring Pesci out of retirement, and the role of Russell Bufalino in The Irishman was that one.
See Pesci make his triumphant return to acting when The Irishman rolls out later this year.
