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Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz is struggling in obscurity and poverty in Wisconsin when he is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont to move on to his lavish estate to form a team and to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Schultz seizes the opportunity, eager to step out of the shado…
Director: Bennett Miller
Screenplay: Dan Futterman, E. Max Frye
Awards: Gotham Jury Award
More Initial release: January 17, 2014 (United Kingdom)
prooducers: Megan Ellison, Anthony Bregman, Bennett Miller,
Jon Kilik
Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical drama film, directed by Bennett Miller, starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The screenplay was written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman. It competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Miller won the Best Director Award.Director Bennett Miller began developing the project in 2006. Megan Ellison co-financed the film, along with Sony Pictures Classics, producing alongside Miller and Anthony Bregman for her company, Annapurna Pictures.[3] Sony Pictures Classics is distributing the film.[4]
From left: Producers Jon Kilik and Megan Ellison, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum, director Bennett Miller, and Steve Carell at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
Shooting began in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area on October 15, 2012, near Sewickley, Pennsylvania, including Sewickley Heights and Edgeworth.[5] An 1899 Sewickley Heights mansion, Wilpen Hall, served as the location for du Pont's Philadelphia estate, named Foxcatcher Farm.[6] Filming also took place in Rector in Ligonier Township, McKeesport, White Oak, and Connoquenessing.[7][8][9] The production sought permission to shoot in West Mifflin Middle School in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.[10] In December 2012, shooting took place in Washington, Pennsylvania, Trinity High School, the Petersen Events Center in Oakland, and the California University of Pennsylvania Convocation Center.[11][12][13][14] Filming was scheduled to last through January 2013.[5] Exterior scenes were also filmed at Morven Park, an estate in Leesburg, Virginia.[15]
Channing Tatum stated that the role was "the hardest acting challenge I've had to date".[2]
Release[edit]
A release date for Foxcatcher was originally set for December 20, 2013. The date was postponed to allow for more time to complete the film, according to Sony Pictures Classics.[16] The film debuted at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival in May 2014, in competition for the Palme d'Or, the festival's highest prize,[17] where Director Bennett Miller won the Award for Best Director.[18] The film made its way through the late-2014 festival circuit, appearing at the Telluride, Toronto, New York, Vancouver, and London film festivals. Foxcatcher will receive a limited release on November 14, 2014.[20 Reception[edit]
The film has received acclaim from critics, with many praising the performances of Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo.[21][22] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 'Certified Fresh' rating of 91%, based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A chilling true crime drama, Foxcatcher offers Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum a chance to shine - and all three rise to the challenge".Metacritic gives the film a score of 91 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Justin Chang of Variety praised the film, writing: "Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum give superb performances in Bennett Miller's powerfully disturbing true-crime saga. Eric Kohn of Indiewire also reacted positively to the film, with most of his praise going towards Carell and Tatum's performances.Donald Clarke of The Irish Times praised Bennett Miller's direction, saying that "he [Miller] hits his stride with a stunning portrayal of psychopathy and moral decadence in the unlikely environment of Olympic wrestling." Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter praised Carell's performance calling it "career changing". On the other hand, Budd Wilkins of Slant Magazine gave the film a negative review and said that the film "offers us next to nothing of utility or complexity about du Pont's pathology.
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