The Weather Man

A successful weatherman at a Chicago news program, David Spritz (Nicolas Cage) is well paid but garners little respect from people in the area who throw fast food at him, David suspects, because they're resentful of how easy his high-paying job is. Dave also feels overshadowed by his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Spritzel (Michael Caine), who is disappointed in Dave's apparent inability to grow up and deal with his two children. The situation worsens when Robert is diagnosed with lymphoma and given only a few months to live. As he becomes more and more depressed, Dave takes up archery, finding the activity a way to build his focus and calm his nerves.

MPAA Rating:R
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Country:Germany, United States
Produced By:Steve Tisch, Todd Black, Norman Golightly, Jason Blumenthal, William S. Beasley, David Alper, Steve Conrad
Directed By:Gore Verbinski
Written By:Steve Conrad
Cast:Eduardo N. Martinez, John Francis Mountain, Levin O'Connor, Peter Nikkos, Joe Bianchi, Leah Rose Orleans, Ed McMahon, Anne Marie Howard, Sia A. Moody, Brigitte Wulf, Jason Wells, Michael Caine, Ryan Burk, Christian Rose, Kristen Duerdoth, Chris Marrs, Stephen Hilger, Antoine McKay, Dina Facklis, Judith McConnell, Tristan Layne Tapscott, David Darlow, Todd Goodman, Michelle Shelton Huff, Joanne Sylvestrak, Jennifer Bills, Bruce Jarchow, Michael Rispoli, Terrence Edwards, Guy Van Swearingen, Amber Sutherland, Dan Flannery, J. Nicole Brooks, Nicolas Cage, Nick Kuehneman, Alejandro Pina, Jackson Bubala, Gemmenne De La Peña, Chuck Stubbings, Clifford M. Freeney, Eric Ambriz, David Michael Fordham, Hope Davis, Isaac LaMell, Scott Benjaminson, Nathan Adloff, Bryant Gumbel, Dwight Sora, Richard Strobel, Diane Frances Fisher, John R. Haley, Wolfgang Puck, Ron McClary, Mike Bacarella, January Stern, Kathryn Lyn, Poorna Jagannathan, Ora Jones, Ryan Salzwedel, Will Zahrn, Jennifer Joan Taylor, Dan Ahn, Cristina Ferrare, Yuri Rutman, Gil Bellows, Joshua Brail, Shanesia Davis, Nikki Taylor Melton, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Grosz
In Theaters:Oct 28, 2005
Runtime:1 hour 42 minutes
Production:Paramount Pictures, Escape Artists
Budget:$22,000,000
Box Office:$12,482,775
Available On:Amazon, Itunes, Vudu
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