Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher
Three men standing shoulder to shoulder. In the background, a painted eagle.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBennett Miller
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGreig Fraser
Edited by
Music byRob Simonsen
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14) (United States)
Running time
134 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$24 million[a]
Box office$19.2 million[4]

Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical thriller-sports film produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I. du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of two 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist wrestlers, Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national, world, and Olympic competition, and the subsequent murder of David Schultz by du Pont in January 1996.

Foxcatcher received critical acclaim for the three lead actors' performances, Miller's direction, and the film's visual style and tone. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Miller won the Best Director Award. The film had three Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Carell, and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Ruffalo.[5] The film was nominated for five Oscars at the 2015 Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Carell, Best Supporting Actor for Ruffalo and Best Director for Miller. It did not win in any category.[6] It became the first film to be nominated for Best Director but not Best Picture since 2008, when Julian Schnabel was nominated for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and the first to do so following the Academy extending its maximum number of Best Picture nominees to 10 films.[7]

  1. ^ Adams, Mark (May 19, 2014). "Foxcatcher". Screen International. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Foxcatcher (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 10, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Schooley, Tim (August 24, 2012). "TV pilot, film seek tax credits, plan to do filming in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Business Times. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Foxcatcher (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Golden Globe: 'Birdman,' 'Boyhood' and 'Imitation Game' Top Nominations". Variety. December 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Merry, Stephanie (January 15, 2015). "2015 Oscar nominations: Complete list; 'Selma' snubbed; 'Birdman' and 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' lead with nine". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Lodge, Guy (February 9, 2015). "Oscars 2015: who will win best director?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.


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