The Nines (2007)

Director:

John August

Writer (WGA):

John August (written by)

Release Date:

30 November 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Y9u never kn9w when y9ur number is up

Plot:

A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.

Plot Keywords:

Theology | Family Relationships | Woman Producer | Number Game | TV Show

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ryan Reynolds	...	Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
Melissa McCarthy	...	Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Hope Davis	...	Sarah / Susan / Sierra
Elle Fanning	...	Noelle
David Denman	...	Parole Officer / Agitated Man
Octavia Spencer	...	Streetwalker
Ben Falcone	...	Himself
Dahlia Salem	...	Herself
John Gatins	...	Himself
Andy Fielder	...	Moderator
Jodi Sellards	...	Piano Player
Greg Baine	...	Delivery Boy
Martin Yu	...	Focus Group Participant #1
Gregg Naaman	...	Focus Group Participant #2
Lorene Scafaria	...	Game Night Guest

Also Known As:

Untitled John August Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some drug content and sexuality.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cafe Susina - 7122 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Destination Films

Trivia:

In the third segment 'Knowing', Gabriel's car has the license plate which reads '54P-X63'. The numbers 5+4 and 6+3 both equal nine. P and X are nine letters apart in the alphabet.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gary: Hey, do you sell crack?
[drug dealer looks confused]
Gary: No, it's cool. I only play a cop on TV.

Movie Connections:

References Misery (1990)

Soundtrack:

Alive Transmission

Overrated and Pretentious Mess

Part One: The Prisoner – In Los Angeles, the television actor Gary (Ryan Reynolds) accidentally burns his house while burning the belongings of his ex-girlfriend. Then he drives drinking booze, uses crack and capsizes his car. He is sentenced to home imprisonment under the surveillance of the public relation Margaret (Melissa McCarthy) and befriends and flirts with his neighbor Sarah (Hope Davis). However, weird things happen in the house haunting Gary.

Part Two: Reality Television – The screenplay writer Gavin fires his old friend Melissa, the lead actress of his reality show, following the advice of Susan, who is the liaison with the direction of the network, and finds that he has been betrayed.

Part Three: Knowing – The car of the video game designer Gabriel runs out battery and he leaves his wife Mary and his daughter, seeking a signal in his cellular to call a tow truck. He meets the drifter Susan that tells Gabriel who he is.

"The Nines" is an overrated movie, actually a pretentious mess, with three tales entwining the lives of three lead characters. The first part is intriguing, but the other two and the conclusion are awful. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Número 9" ("Number 9")