Dan In Real Life is one of the movies that you watch once and… never remember. Such was a holiday in the 2000s, you watched movies to kill, not make it an excessive hobby, though there were few. However, the cast is so bloated with famous names you will think it is a great movie with great performances.
Remember when they used to say not everything that shines is gold? But no matter what anyone says, the movies had beautiful locations, and we are gonna be listing them today. But wait, we will also mention the cast. Because if we don’t, then there was no point in saying it had well-known actors.
Dan In Real Life Plot
Dan In Real Life is a getaway film of the 2000s that were the norm of those days. Back then, movies didn’t need to be great, just entertaining, maybe excessive, messed with that. Anyways, Dan is a widower and parent of three children in the first scene, and he has already been set as a character whose circumstance not many will find in but will feel sympathetic about. And that sympathy-driven story was and is the core of the movie.
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Dan in Real Life Cast
The movie had a star cast that would even make a Squirrel come out of hibernation and watch the movie. The name Steve Carell on a comedy movie alone is enough to move the people, but stars like Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Emily Blunt, and more were part of the crew. So why wouldn’t anyone watch the movie for the cast alone?
Steve Carell, as Dan Burns; Father of three daughters, widower, has a crush on a girl his little brother dates. Juliette Binoche is Marie, the girl Dan has a crush on and who is dating her little brother. Dane Cook as Mitch, the said little brother of Dan who is in it for err, not family-friendly stuff. Emily Blunt as Ruthie Draper; the once ugly girl who grew up to be a femme fatale.
Dianne Wiest as Nana, Dan’s mom, who is in a hard and rock place between sons, maybe? The movie is a comedy, so maybe not. John Mahoney as Poppy, a responsible father who tells the love triangle young’uns about love, this guy needed a reality check. And many more.
Dan In Real Life Filming Locations
The filming of Dan Dan In Real Life ran took about two months. The movie was filmed from October 2006 to December 2006. The filming locations of Dan In Real Life are as follows:
- Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
- Seven Stars Bakery, Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island, USA(Ice cream shop)
- Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
- Rhode Island, USA
- New York City, New York, USA
- Providence, Rhode Island, USA(Opening scenes)
- East Ferry Wharf, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA(Bookstore)
- Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
- Ocean Road, Newport, Rhode Island, USA(Driving)
- New Jersey, USA
The film was known for its comedy and drama elements. However, despite the big and well-known cast members, the movie didn’t land with the audience at that time. There was something that was missing from the soul of the script that didn’t make it out to the final cut, or the way emotions were depicted for the characters was out of place. But whatever the reason may be, if you like Steve Carell, you might enjoy the movie. The man lives to entertain the audience.
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