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Overview
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Eight friends. One extraordinary year. morePlot:
This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
1 win & 17 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Gray Vs Gandolfini Over Gaye Biopics (From WENN. 6 June 2008, 10:24 AM, PDT)
The Lion Roars at the Box Office (From Studio Briefing. 13 December 2005)
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Forget Potter, Pay your "Rent" moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony Rapp | ... | Mark Cohen | |
| Adam Pascal | ... | Roger Davis | |
| Rosario Dawson | ... | Mimi Marquez | |
| Jesse L. Martin | ... | Tom Collins | |
| Wilson Jermaine Heredia | ... | Angel Dumott Schunard | |
| Idina Menzel | ... | Maureen Johnson | |
| Tracie Thoms | ... | Joanne Jefferson | |
| Taye Diggs | ... | Benjamin Coffin III | |
| Julia Roth | ... | Rent Tenant | |
| Porscha Radcliffe | ... | Rent Tenant | |
| Stephen Payne | ... | Homeless Squeegee Man | |
| Darryl Chan | ... | Thug | |
| Ken Clark | ... | Thug | |
| R.C. Ormond | ... | Thug | |
| David Fine | ... | Homeless Man on Range Rover |
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and for some strong language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
135 min | Philippines:138 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Germany:6 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:14 | Sweden:7MOVIEmeter: 
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Since the first half of the movie takes place in the winter and it was filmed in San Francisco and New York during the spring and summer, all of the visible breath, except in "I'll Cover You", coming from the mouths of the actors was put in digitally after production. In "I'll Cover You" it was actually the actors breath coming from their mouths. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the "La Vie Boheme" reprise, you can see that the word AIDS that Tom Collins wrote on the board before Mimi and Roger go outside for "I Should Tell You" is different. The 's' is really sloppy and large when he first writes it, but if you look at the board behind the characters when they are on the bar, it changes size and handwriting. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mark, Angel, Maureen, Roger, Collins, Benjamin Coffin III, Mimi: Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear. Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes - how do you measure a year in the life? How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love... seasons of love.
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I Should Tell You moreFAQ
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Please forgive the cheesy opener. I know that "Rent" hasn't started off with the best press in the world. Some questioning Chris Columbus' direction, some questioning the actors, some questioning the film in general. All I can say, however, is wow! I must admit that I was extremely skeptical about the entire project, and that I'm not a "rent-head", and this wasn't one of the movies on my wish list to see, but it satisfied me plenty. First off, lets talk story: most know the story, the one of eight East Villagers struggling with everyday life, with a few extremes. Just problems like money issues, drug addiction, and AIDS! A story that could easily be drove full speed into cliché heaven, but doesn't. It makes you feel the ups and downs of these characters. And how they convey all this not only through dialogue, but through song as well. Which brings me to my next point: the music. Being a theater major, I have heard the original cast album quite a few times, and not that it was bad, its just the movie music has this "pop" to it that vibrates your eardrums and your heart in the best ways. And like I said, no disrespect to the original. My final point centers around what many are saying will destroy any chances of this movie entering the Oscar race: the direction. Well, sorry to disappoint the Columbus skeptics out there who think he should stick to "Home Alone's" and "Harry Potter's", but he captured exactly what this movie was about. The grittiness, the hardships, life, love, NEW YORK! He gives the movie realistic credibility, which is always hard to accomplish with musicals (i.e. - people breaking into song and dance on the subway). These people sing, and it makes you think no differently of life. And to touch up on one more thing, the acting, what can you say? This cast overcame unbelievable obstacles to make this work, and they did just that. Anthony Rapp does an amazing job in leading this cast. "La Vie Boheme" hasn't left my mind since I left the theater. Adam Pascal and Rosario Dawson are such a couple to watch. Such chemistry between the two. Their developing relationship throughout the movie makes you laugh, cry, and, well, cry a little more. Another scream of a relationship was Idina Menzel and Tracie Thoms as Joanne and Maureen. Talk about an unlikely couple! Somehow, though, they make it work oh so well. Taye Diggs is gold, as usual, as the roommate turned landlord to Mark and Roger. The two that really caught my eye, though. The performances that will go in my photographic movie character memory in a very special spot are Angel and Collins (aka Jesse L. Martin and Wilson Jermaine Heredia). Two guys I have yet to see on film (exception with Martin on "Law and Order") brought to the movie what this movie was about the most, and that is love. "I'll Cover You", sung by the duo, will melt your heart in a second.
In conclusion, all I can say is just give this movie a chance. Don't just go off the negative buzz, because this truly is a beautiful movie. A movie that will have you appreciating your life more and more by the second. The movie that will take you on the emotional roller coaster of life. See the Holiday movie of the year.
"No Day but Today"