Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, ... Read allFollowing a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever.Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 78 nominations
- Roger Cho
- (as Stephen Park)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBill Murray was originally cast in Steve Carell's role, but contracted COVID-19 shortly before filming. He had to withdraw from the production. This is actually the second time Carell has taken over a role from Murray, as Murray was the first choice for the role of Frank in Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
- GoofsThe newspaper shows a photo of the alien with a shadow, as if taken with a flashbulb, but Augie did not use a flash.
- Quotes
Augie Steenbeck: I still don't understand the play.
Schubert Green: Doesn't matter. Just keep telling the story.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the end credits, over a black screen a voice whispers, "Wicked."
- Alternate versionsTheatrically, the film is presented entirely within a 2.39:1 frame; the corresponding academy ratio 1.37:1 scenes are windowboxed within that frame. The Blu-Ray, DVD, and streaming version presents everything within a 1.78:1 framing, letterboxing the 2.39:1 segments and pillarboxing the 1.37:1 segments. The opening Focus Features and Indian Paintbrush logos are presented in full 1.78:1.
- SoundtracksLast Train to San Fernando
Written by Sylvester DeVere, Randolph Padmore, Kenneth St. Bernard
Performed by Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys
Courtesy of Columbia Records Nashville
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
As with all WA films part of the fun is to see all those well known actors bouncing off each other with quirky dialog (beyond quirky here). Scarlett Johanssen is entrancing. The flat delivery of lines, the sets that look like stage backdrops, the simplified color palette all stand out here as his trademarks. It's exquisitely tailored, but I'm not sure though how much further he can go on this stylistic path. Story, Substance, and Style -- if all you are left with is Style then you can admire it but what more?
For me Anderson's high-water mark is still Moonrise Kingdom (2012). That one is a perfect, near-magical balance of story/substance/style with quirkiness to burn but deeply humanist. (And the finest end credits of any movie ever.) Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) is very fine too but at that point, style was already starting to win over those other essential elements.
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- Jul 20, 2023
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,153,025
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $853,382
- Jun 18, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $53,857,743
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1