Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Movie added on: December 22, 2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 film in a modern setting loosely adapted from the 1922 short story of the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film is directed by David Fincher, and stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The film will be released December 25, 2008.

  • Director : David Fincher
  • Release Date : 25 December 2008
  • Genre : Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance
  • Tagline : Life isn’t measured in minutes, but in moments
  • Runtime : 159 min

Cast

  • Cate Blanchett : Daisy
  • Julia Ormond : Caroline
  • Faune A. Chambers : Dorothy Baker
  • Elias Koteas : Monsieur Gateau
  • Donna DuPlantier : Blanche Devereux

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Adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century. It follows the life of Benjamin (Brad Pitt), who is born with the appearance and physical limitations of a man in his eighties. Abandoned in a nursing home by his father, Benjamin begins aging backward. While in the home, he meets Daisy (Cate Blanchett), a young aspiring ballerina. As the film progresses, the two fall in love, while struggling to deal with the issue of one growing younger while the other grows older. Read more

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Curious Case of Benjamin Button Trivia

  • Filmmakers worked closely with Levi’s to obtain clothing items from their Levi’s Vintage Clothing collection to authenticate various time periods captured throughout the film.
  • Ted Manson’s last film.
  • Once attached to Tom Cruise as the lead, Steven Spielberg as director in the 1990s.
  • Rachel Weisz was considered for the role of Daisy, but turned down because of scheduling conflicts with the different filming dates of the film.
  • Cameo: [Shiloh Jolie-Pitt] Brad Pitt’s baby daughter makes a cameo in this film as Benjamin and Daisy’s daughter. Shiloh, now nearly 2 1/2, was approximately 10 months old at the time she filmed her big scene.
  • From a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
  • The second Hollywood feature film, after Denzel Washington’s Deja Vu (2006), to film in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
  • Early development of the film began in 1994.
  • Principal photography was targeted to last a total of 150 days, excluding the time it would take to create the visual effects for the metamorphosis of Brad Pitt’s character to the infant stage.
  • In May 2004, it was first rumored that David Fincher was set to direct the movie. It was confirmed a year and a month after.
  • Danny Boyle pushed his “Solomon Grundy” project back, because he thought this story and “Solomon Grundy” was too similar.
  • Was originally slated for a May 2008 release.
  • Spike Jonze was once in talks to direct this movie.
  • In 1998, Ron Howard was set to direct, with John Travolta in the lead.