Larry Crowe is a diligent and kind hypermarket worker. He has been working here since he was discharged from the Navy. He is a star worker in a hypermarket because he is hardworking, willing to endure hardships and almost never loses his temper. Not only does the customer like him, but the boss also appreciates him. But after the storm of layoffs hit, Larry Crow was unfortunately expelled from the store where he had worked for more than 20 years.
This sudden leisure life killed Larry Crow, he was a person who couldn't take it easy. After thinking about his future and planning for the future to no avail in recent days, he signed up for a university in the local community, hoping to use knowledge to change his destiny. In this university, Larry quickly became good friends with all kinds of people. Some of them were homeless people and some were children from slums. The purpose of coming here was to improve their lives. When there is no class, Larry will ride around the city on his scooter with his friends.
In the public speaking class, Larry unexpectedly fell in love with his teacher, the charming Mercedes Tennant. It's just that Larry can't tell him his emotions directly, because Tannet is a married woman, and she puts all her energy on teaching and has no time to care about the love of students.
Now that all the problems have come to Larry, this simple and kind-hearted man seems to be about to learn the most important lesson in life: when you think that the best things in life don’t stay for you, You can also discover the meaning of life.
The behind-the-scenes production of
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no exaggeration to say that the film "Larry Crow" is completely produced by Tom Hanks. Since the establishment of the project in 2006, he was selected by Universal Pictures to co-write the script with Nia Vadalas, and later became the director and star of the film. Tom Hanks put his personal characteristics completely into every movie. in the corner. Although the film is a novel, even a bit clichéd love comedy, the star effect of Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, who plays with him, should not be underestimated.
When the project was established, Universal Pictures hoped that Hanks could write a script that reflected the sudden changes in people's lives. So Hanks wrote the story of a middle-aged man who lost his job and re-entered the university to "recharge". For this story, Hanks said: "I hope to use this story to arouse people's longing for beauty and optimistic nature. This is a not-so-good era. Many people have lost their jobs and lost their financial resources. Americans are very optimistic, but life still requires you to practice and work hard. Although the story of the film is not so inspirational, it is about a life after losing his job, but he did not fail, but went more positive and optimistic. Facing life. In the end, he got a concept and thinking. He finally realized that losing his job was not a terrible thing. Looking at it from another angle, losing his job was a good thing. Such a story is indeed photographed. What the Americans see. To a certain extent, Americans are content with the status quo, do not want to make progress, and are afraid of change. They often say, I can't do this, and I can't do that. Why is this? So, we must change something. Things, and tell others that you must change. The change of ideas makes people feel nervous. But I always think that change is a good thing, and it may be the best thing in the world.” Julia Roberts filmed “Food, Food, "Pray and Love" received the script from Hanks in the mail. After reading it, she immediately decided to participate in the filming of the film. She said: "The whole script made me laugh and scream because it really It’s wonderful. It looks like an unpleasant story, but it actually creates a spiritual and conceptual utopia for people. I like this idea very much.”
Hanks shows in this movie There is a slightly ambiguous moral attitude. Extramarital affairs and teacher-student love are all shown in the film. For this kind of moral "judgment", Hanks said: "Usually only those movies that are expensive to produce will have moral choices and set examples. And like this movie, I don't expect it to play a role. What is the role of guiding the audience. In fact, everyone will have their own angle of appreciation. No matter what kind of movie, people will always have different viewing experience. So I don’t think these contents will bother me. After all, this movie the show is a person's life situation and choice, not his choice at a certain tendency and moral. "
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This story about sudden changes in life took place in the school. In Hanks's mind, this is not because the school is a suitable place for romantic love and comedy jokes, but because of his "academic love." Hanks said that he would like to shoot a movie on the college campus. He said: "Compared with regular universities, colleges and universities have a diverse range of students, more social and storytelling. I have always wanted to shoot a movie with the colleges and universities as the background. But I don't want to play anything in the film. Teachers, principals, or parents of students, so I created a role for myself as a loser who was squeezed into the school by life. Before the filming started, I went to several similar schools to observe the teachers there. With the students’ work and study status, I think it’s fun for such a retired person from the Navy to be crowded among a group of housewives and homeless people.”
Hanks portrayed the image of a teacher in the film, and in his creation of this character At that time, the character actor, Julia Roberts, was fixed in his mind. Hanks said: "This song character was created in the image of Julia. Because I have several teachers and Julia is the same type of woman: smart, noble but approachable. When I was writing the script, I remembered After I started with these teachers, I confirmed Julia in my heart. I said to myself, except for her, no one would want to play this role.” Julia once portrayed a classic teacher in "The Smile of Mona Lisa" The image, this time to appear as a teacher again, seems familiar, she said: "I like to play the image of a teacher very much. Because Hanks is my student in the film, so I always call myself the boss on the set. Hanks is not only A good actor is a good director. He has a wealth of experience as an actor, so he knows how to direct to stimulate the potential of an actor. "Although he once played a teacher, he still played such a junior college teacher for Julia. Not a small problem. Julia said: "This is a really difficult task. When I stood on the podium for the first time and was preparing to go to class, I suddenly found that there were ten students sitting in such a big classroom, and everyone used their eyes. Staring at you, they seem to be thinking, what this guy will teach us. At this time, my heart began to jump suddenly, I always can't perform smoothly in this kind of occasion. In fact, playing such a teacher is a piece of cake. It’s a horrible thing."
When talking about cooperation, the two big-name celebrities all seemed to "cherish each other." Julia said: "In the story, Hanks is very good at making jokes about himself. He is also such a lighthearted and funny person in life. A few days before the shooting, he was wearing a crumpled khaki fabric. His clothes came to the scene, which amused everyone. It was easy and pleasant to work with him, without too much pressure."
Trivia
·This is Tom Hanks’s first big-screen debut from 1996, "The Unstoppable Miracle". "I picked up the guide tube in the movie for the second time since.
Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks collaborated in the film "Charlie Wilson's War" in 2007.
·The project was approved in February 2006, when the name of the film was "Talk of the Town" (Talk of the Town).
·In October 2010, the film started shooting in Los Angeles.
· Apex Entertainment initially intended to release the film in the North American market, but then Universal Pictures obtained the North American distribution rights for the film.
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