Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once
The characters pose in front of the film's title
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert
Written by
  • Daniel Kwan
  • Daniel Scheinert
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLarkin Seiple
Edited byPaul Rogers
Music bySon Lux
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11) (SXSW)
  • March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25) (United States)
Running time
139 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
Budget$14.3–25 million[2][3]
Box office$143.4 million[4]

Everything Everywhere All at Once[a] is a 2022 American absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert,[b] who produced it with Anthony and Joe Russo and Jonathan Wang. The film incorporates elements from several genres and film media, including surreal comedy, science fiction, fantasy, martial arts films, immigrant narrative, and animation.[5][6][7] Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn Quan Wang, a Chinese-American immigrant who, while audited by the IRS, discovers that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying the multiverse. The film also stars Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and James Hong.

Kwan and Scheinert began work on the project in 2010. Production was announced in 2018, and principal photography ran from January to March 2020. The works of Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai, as well as the children's book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and the video game Everything, served as inspiration for several scenes. Also inspired by contemporary scholars such as philosopher Mary-Jane Rubenstein,[8] the film explores philosophical themes such as existentialism, nihilism, surrealism, and absurdism, as well as themes such as neurodivergence, depression, generational trauma, and Asian American identity. Its soundtrack features compositions by Son Lux, and collaborations with Mitski, David Byrne, André 3000, John Hampson, and Randy Newman.

Everything Everywhere All at Once premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2022, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on March 25, before a wide release by A24 on April 8. Grossing $143.4 million worldwide on a $14.3–25 million production budget, it became A24's highest-grossing film and at the 95th Academy Awards, it won seven out of the eleven awards it was nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actress (Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Curtis), Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Kwan and Scheinert, and Best Editing. The film also won two Golden Globe Awards, five Critics' Choice Awards (including Best Picture), a BAFTA Award, and a record four SAG Awards (including Best Ensemble).

  1. ^ "Everything Everywhere All at Once". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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  3. ^ Buchanan, Kyle (October 21, 2022). "Everything Everywhere, All Through Awards Season?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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  8. ^ "Everything Everywhere All at Wes: Daniel Kwan and Mary-Jane Rubenstein in Conversation". YouTube. March 6, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.


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