The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Gormican
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNigel Bluck
Edited byMelissa Bretherton
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
  • Saturn Films
  • Burr! Productions
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) (SXSW)
  • April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$30 million[2]
Box office$29.1 million[3]

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. It stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, along with a supporting cast including Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish and Caroline Boulton.

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on April 22, 2022, by Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and chemistry of Cage and Pascal, and grossed $29 million against its $30 million budget.

  1. ^ "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (15)". BBFC. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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  3. ^ "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.