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Nobody's Fool (1994 film)

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Nobody's Fool is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It stars Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy and Melanie Griffith, as well as Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Philip Bosco. It was Paramount's final production under its Paramount Communications ownership (being sold to the original Viacom in July 1994). For his performance, Newman received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role as well as for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, in addition to a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Benton at the 67th Academy Awards. It was the final film featuring Jessica Tandy, who died on September 11, 1994, before the film was released.

Infobox

Directed by
Robert Benton
Written by
Robert Benton
Based on
Nobody's Foolby Richard Russo
Produced by
Arlene DonovanScott Rudin
Starring
mw- Paul Newman Jessica Tandy Melanie Griffith
Cinematography
John Bailey
Edited by
John Bloom
Music by
Howard Shore
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures(USA & Canada)Capella Films (International)
Release dates
December 23, 1994 (1994-12-23) (limited) January 13, 1995 (1995-01-13) (North America)
Running time
110 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$20 million
Box office
$39.5 million

Tables

· Reception › Accolades
20/20 Awards
20/20 Awards
Award
20/20 Awards
Category
Best Actor
Nominee(s)
Paul Newman
Result
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Category
Robert Benton
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Actor
Nominee(s)
Paul Newman
Result
Nominated
Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Award
Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Category
Robert Benton
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Award
Berlin International Film Festival
Category
Golden Bear
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Category
Paul Newman
Nominee(s)
Won
Chlotrudis Awards
Chlotrudis Awards
Award
Chlotrudis Awards
Category
Best Supporting Actor
Nominee(s)
Bruce Willis
Result
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Category
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nominee(s)
Paul Newman
Result
Nominated
Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
Award
Humanitas Prize
Category
Feature Film
Nominee(s)
Robert Benton
Result
Nominated
National Board of Review Awards
National Board of Review Awards
Award
National Board of Review Awards
Category
Top Ten Films
Nominee(s)
7th Place
National Society of Film Critics Awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Category
Best Actor
Nominee(s)
Paul Newman
Result
Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Category
Best Actor
Nominee(s)
Won
Retirement Research Foundation
Retirement Research Foundation
Award
Retirement Research Foundation
Category
Theatrical Film Fiction
Nominee(s)
Arlene Donovan, Michael Hausman and Scott Rudin
Result
Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Category
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominee(s)
Paul Newman
Result
Nominated
USC Scripter Awards
USC Scripter Awards
Award
USC Scripter Awards
Category
Robert Benton (screenwriter); Richard Russo (author)
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
20/20 Awards
Best Actor
Paul Newman
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
Robert Benton
Nominated
Academy Awards
Best Actor
Paul Newman
Nominated
Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Robert Benton
Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Bear
Nominated
Best Actor
Paul Newman
Won
Chlotrudis Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Bruce Willis
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Paul Newman
Nominated
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film
Robert Benton
Nominated
National Board of Review Awards
Top Ten Films
7th Place
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Actor
Paul Newman
Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Actor
Won
Retirement Research Foundation
Theatrical Film Fiction
Arlene Donovan, Michael Hausman and Scott Rudin
Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Paul Newman
Nominated
USC Scripter Awards
Robert Benton (screenwriter); Richard Russo (author)
Nominated

References

  1. The Telegraph
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19941220&id=cotKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LpQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6583,5221726&hl=en
  2. Box Office Mojo
    http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nobodysfool.htm
  3. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0607.html
  4. Fresh Air
    https://www.npr.org/2016/05/09/477314264/richard-russo-returns-to-north-bath-ny-in-everybodys-fool
  5. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/nyregion/pulitzer-winning-author-tells-gloversville-library-thanks-for-the-memories.html
  6. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/16/nyregion/hollywood-on-the-hudson.html
  7. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-29-ca-25586-story.html
  8. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-17-ca-20974-story.html
  9. Leonard Maltin's 2011 Movie Guide - Penguin Books Ltd. 2010
  10. Variety
    https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/nobody-s-fool-2-1200439739/
  11. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/nobodysfoolrhowe_c0049c.htm
  12. The Chicago Reader
    https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/nobodys-fool/Film?oid=1150299
  13. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9800E3DF1F38F930A15751C1A962958260
  14. Chicago Sun-Times
    http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nobodys-fool-1995
  15. Rotten Tomatoes
    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1059487-nobodys_fool/
  16. Metacritic
    https://www.metacritic.com/movie/nobodys-fool
  17. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995
  18. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-15-ca-32293-story.html
  19. The Morning Call
    https://www.mcall.com/1995/01/15/at-70-paul-newman-is-nobodys-fool/
  20. Orlando Sentinel
    https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/02/21/paul-newman-wins-award-for-best-actor-at-film-festival/
  21. Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films
    https://chlotrudis.org/awards/past-awards/1995-awards/
  22. HFPA
    https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/nobodys-fool
  23. Humanitas Prize
    https://www.humanitasprize.org/prize-nominees
  24. National Board of Review
    https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1994/
  25. National Society of Film Critics
    https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/
  26. New York Film Critics Circle
    https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1994
  27. Screen Actors Guild Awards
    https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/inaugural-screen-actors-guild-awards
  28. USC Scripter Award
    https://libraries.usc.edu/scripter/past-scripter-awards
  29. Staten Island Advance
  30. Austin American-Statesman
  31. National Board of Review
    https://web.archive.org/web/20101125214358/http://nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=1994
  32. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/27/movies/critic-s-notebook-the-good-bad-and-in-between-in-a-year-of-surprises-on-film.html
  33. Dallas Observer
  34. The Tampa Tribune
  35. The Salt Lake Tribune
  36. San Jose Mercury News
  37. The Buffalo News
    https://buffalonews.com/news/movies-once-more-with-feeling/article_b73e9a1a-9f60-5d7a-a05c-289243ba0483.html
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