The Upside of Anger
- Release Date
- January 23, 2005
- Director
- Mike Binder
- Cast
- Joan Allen , Kevin Costner , Erika Christensen , Keri Russell , Alicia Witt , Evan Rachel Wood
- Runtime
- 116
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Mike Binder
- Tagline
- ...is the person you can become.
- Website
- http://www.upsideofanger.com/
Summary
Academy Award nominee Joan Allen, Academy Award winner Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell and Alicia Witt headline a stellar ensemble cast in the comedic drama The Upside of Anger. Allen stars as the sharp-witted Terry Wolfmeyer, a suburban wife and mother whose life takes an unusual turn when her husband unexpectedly disappears. Struggling to deal with his sudden absence, Terry finds herself increasingly at odds with her four headstrong daughters (Christensen, Wood, Russell and Witt) and regularly drowning her anger in alcohol, until she develops an offbeat relationship with her next-door neighbor, Denny (Costner). A once-great baseball star turned radio DJ, Denny becomes a drinking buddy for Terry and slowly evolves into her source of strength, as well as an ad-hoc father to her daughters. But things get complicated as Terry's daughters grow accustomed to having Denny around while attempting to juggle not only their mother's romantic dilemmas, but their own. At turns funny, poignant and bittersweet, The Upside of Anger is written and directed by Mike Binder (creator and star of the HBO series "The Mind of the Married Man"), who also appears in a co-starring role as Shep, Denny's radio show producer. The film is produced by Alex Gartner, Jack Binder and Sammy Lee and is a co-production between MDP Filmproduktion GmbH, Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 2 GmbH & Co., KG and Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 3 GmbH & Co., KG. Stewart Hall, Andreas Grosch and Andreas Schmid are the executive producers. New Line Cinema will release The Upside of Anger (rated "R" by the M.P.A.A. for "language, sexual situations, brief comic violence and some drug use") in theaters nationwide on March 11, 2005. The film will have its world premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
latest
Win Big Prizes from Black or White
Fans can win a $25 Fandango gift card, a hoodie, scarf, travel mug and mini-poster from Kevin Costner's new drama Black or White.
Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer Offically Join Black and White
Mike Binder is directing this drama about attorney Elliot Anderson, who is widowed after his wife dies in a car crash.
Kevin Costner Signs on for Black and White
The Upside of Anger director Mike Binder will helm this story about a man who engages in a custody battle over his bi-racial grandaughter.
Family Moon Gets Director Mike Binder
The family comedy tells the story of a perpetual bachelor who marries and In lieu of a typical honeymoon, the newlyweds take her kids with them on a Family moon.
Keri Russell Talks Wonder Woman
The star of the latest DC Animated film opens up about voicing the most famous female superhero.
SET VISIT PART I: Paul W. S. Anderson Has Entered the Death Race!
The director takes us on a tour of his Toronto based Terminal Island home.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend All Bring the Scares to Blu-Ray on July 22nd
This trio of Sony horror films will all be upgraded to 1080p.
Life Before Her Eyes TV Spot [Exclusive]
Get your first look at this brand new commercial for the film.
Production Begins in Los Angeles on Get Smart
The big screen version of the 60s television series starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway.
Lifetime Television to Adapt Four Nora Roberts Novels into Television Movies
The #1 New York Times best-selling author has mre than 295 million books in print!
Keri Russell joins Mission: Impossible 3
Portraying a trainee agent mentored by Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt character.
THE DAILY SPIN: Phantom of the Opera, Be Cool, John Wayne
Teen Titans, Phantom of the Opera and others
The Women of The Upside of Anger
An interview with Joan Allen, Keri Russell, Erika Christensen and Evan Rachel Wood