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The Big Short [2015]

Tagline:

• This is a true story.

• Meet the men who saw the end. Shocking, powerful, unbelievable, and it’s true.

Synopsis:

• In 2006-2007, a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is. Three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005 are told.

Theatrical Release:

• 12 November 2015

Genre:

• Drama

  • Comedy

  • History

Director:

• Adam McKay

Screenplay:

• Charles Randolph

• Adam McKay

Story:

• Based on The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis

Producers:

• Brad Pitt

• Dede Gardner

• Jeremy Kleiner

• Arnon Milchan

Cinematography/Editor/Choreographer:

• Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd

• Editor: Hank Corwin

Studio / Production Company:

• Regency Enterprises

• Plan B Entertainment

Distribution Company:

• Paramount Pictures

Language:

• English

Budget/Box Office:

• Budget: $50 million

• Box Office: $133.4 million

Period:

• 2000s (real-life story setting during the 2007-2008 financial crisis)

Composer:

• Nicholas Britell

Inspired By:

• The 2007-2008 financial crisis

Based On:

• The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis

Achievements and Awards:

• Academy Awards (28 February 2016)

  • Best Picture: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt (Nominated)

  • Best Director: Adam McKay (Nominated)

  • Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (Nominated)

  • Best Adapted Screenplay: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (Won)

  • Best Film Editing: Hank Corwin (Nominated)

• Empire Awards (20 March 2016)

  • Best Screenplay: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (Won)

• Golden Globe Awards (10 January 2016)

  • Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: The Big Short (Nominated)

  • Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Christian Bale (Nominated)

  • Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Steve Carell (Nominated)

  • Best Screenplay: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (Nominated)

• Satellite Awards (21 February 2016)

  • Best Film: The Big Short (Nominated)

  • Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (Won)

• Screen Actors Guild Awards (30 January 2016)

  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale (Nominated)

  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, and Finn Wittrock (Nominated)

• Writers Guild of America Awards (13 February 2016)

  • Best Adapted Screenplay: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (Won)

Iconic Quotes:

• I don’t get it. Why are they confessing? - Mark Baum

  They’re not confessing. - Danny Moses

  They’re bragging. - Porter Collins

• If we’re right, people lose homes. People lose jobs. People lose retirement savings, people lose pensions. You know what I hate about fucking banking? It reduces people to numbers. Here’s a number - every 1% unemployment goes up, 40,000 people die, did you know that? - Ben Rickert

• It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. - On screen quote attributed to Mark Twain

• I have a feeling in a few years people are going to be doing what they always do when the economy tanks. They will be blaming immigrants and poor people. - Mark Baum

• Tell me the difference between stupid and illegal and I’ll have my wife’s brother arrested. - Jared Vennett

• What am I supposed to do? Write a piece called “We’re all fucked”? - Casey

  Yes! That’s a perfect title! - Charlie Geller

• Truth is like poetry. And most people fucking hate poetry.- Overheard at a Washington, D.C. bar

Quotes:

• The Big Short approaches a serious, complicated subject with an impressive attention to detail – and manages to deliver a well-acted, scathingly funny indictment of its real-life villains in the bargain. - Rotten Tomatoes

• Adam McKay’s The Big Short plays like an elaborate con, albeit one that uses its powers for good. - Slate

Fun Facts:

• The film features cameo appearances by Margot Robbie, Anthony Bourdain, and Selena Gomez to explain complex financial concepts.

• Christian Bale learned to play the drums for his role as Michael Burry.

• The real Michael Burry has a glass eye, which Christian Bale wore a contact lens to replicate.

• Ryan Gosling’s character, Jared Vennett, breaks the fourth wall and serves as the film’s narrator.

• The film’s editing style includes stock footage and unconventional cuts to create a sense of chaos.

• The film was shot in various locations, including New Orleans and Las Vegas.

• Steve Carell gained weight for his role as Mark Baum.

• The film’s screenplay was praised for making complex financial topics accessible to a general audience.

• The film’s title refers to the financial term “shorting,” which means betting against a stock or market.

Stars:

• Steve Carell as Mark Baum

• Christian Bale as Michael Burry

• John Magaro as Charlie Geller

• Ryan Gosling as Jared Vennett

• Finn Wittrock as Jamie Shipley

• Rafe Spall as Danny Moses

• Jeremy Strong as Vinny Daniel

• Hamish Linklater as Porter Collins

• Brad Pitt as Ben Rickert

• Melissa Leo as Georgia Hale

• Marisa Tomei as Cynthia Baum

• Tracy Letts as Lawrence Fields

• Byron Mann as Mr. Chau

• Adepero Oduye as Kathy Tao

• Karen Gillan as Evie

• Max Greenfield as Mortgage Broker

• Billy Magnussen as Mortgage Broker