Two men, blue-collar mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman) and billionaire health care magnate Edward Cole (Nicholson) meet for the first time in a hospital that Cole just bought after both have been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Cole wants a private room, but his own public statements, which state that in his hospitals, all rooms are double-occupancy for cost-efficiency, get in the way.
Carter is a gifted amateur historian and family man who wanted to become a history professor in his youth but never rose above his status as a mechanic. Cole is a four-time divorced health care tycoon and cultured loner who enjoys tormenting his personal valet/servant, Thomas (Sean Hayes) —who later reveals his name is actually Matthew. Cole enjoys drinking kopi luwak, one of the most expensive coffees in the world.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Alan Greisman, Travis Knox, Justin Zackham, Frank Capra Iii, Jeffrey Stott, Craig Zadan, Rob Reiner, Neil Meron |
Directed By: | Rob Reiner |
Written By: | Justin Zackham |
Cast: | Michael J. Gutierrez, John O'Brien, Karen Maruyama, Richard McGonagle, Jonathan Mangum, Noel Gugliemi, Frank Maharajh, Beverly Todd, Verda Bridges, Alfonso Freeman, Nikki Novak, Morgan Freeman, Rowena King, Sean Hayes, Rob Morrow, Lauren Cohn, Dawn Lewis, Roy Vongtama, Jonathan Hernandez, Destiny Brownridge, Jordan Lund, Amber Mead, Jack Nicholson, MaShae Alderman, Serena Reeder, Ian Anthony Dale, Hugh B. Holub, Brian Copeland, Brent Battles, Christopher Stapleton, Jennifer Defrancisco, Annton Berry Jr., Angela Gardner, Andrea Johnson |
In Theaters: | Jan 11, 2008 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 37 minutes |
Production: | Warner Bros., Zadan / Meron Productions, Two Ton Films |
Budget: | $45,000,000 |
Box Office: | $93,466,502 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |