Cyrus (I) (2010)

A recently divorced guy meets the woman of his dreams. Then he meets her son.

Directors:

Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Writers:

Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass

Stars:

John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John C. Reilly	...	John
Jonah Hill	...	Cyrus
Marisa Tomei	...	Molly
Catherine Keener	...	Jamie
Matt Walsh	...	Tim
Diane Mizota	...	Thermostat Girl
Kathy Wittes	...	Ashley (as Kathy Ann Wittes)
Katie Aselton	...	Pretty Girl (as Kathryn Aselton)
Jamie Donnelly	...	Pastor
Tim Guinee	...	Roger
Charlie Brewer	...	Stranger at Reception
Steve Zissis	...	Rusty
Newell Alexander	...	(voice)
Steve Alterman	...	(voice)
Mitch Carter	...	(voice)

Storyline

With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcé finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie, John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiancé Tim at a party. To his and everyone else's surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly. Their chemistry is immediate. The relationship takes off quickly but Molly is oddly reluctant to take the relationship beyond John's house. Perplexed, he follows her home and discovers the other man in Molly's life: her son, Cyrus. A 21-year-old new age musician, Cyrus is his mom's best friend and shares an unconventional relationship with her. Cyrus will go to any lengths to protect Molly and is definitely not ready to share her with anyone, especially John. ...

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Plot Keywords:

Party | 21 Year Old | Musician | Fight | Los Angeles California | 

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Taglines:

John met the woman of his dreams. Then he met her son ...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2010 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Untitled Duplass Brothers Project

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£429,919 (UK) (10 September 2010)

Gross:

$7,455,447 (USA) (8 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jonah Hill based his performance as Cyrus on Benjy Bronk.

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Goofs

When Cyrus and his mom are at his setup, and she is going through the photographs, Cyrus' Apple Macbook says Alienware below the mouse pad. The two are separate manufacturers.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jamie: [from outside of house] John! John! John!

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Connections

Featured in The 2011 Comedy Awards (2011)
clip shown: award nominee

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Soundtracks

"NYC Delight"
Written by Frank Longo and Lawrence Peter Longo
Performed by The Longo Brothers

User Reviews

Cyrus Loves His Mother and the Duplass Brothers Get Even Better

If you have followed the fantastic rise of the brothers Duplass from their early no budget shorts film days to their breakout low budget Sundance hit Puffy Chair and the equally good follow-up Baghead then you likely had to wonder what kind of movie they were making in Cyrus; which in contrast to the other movies appears to have considerable industry financial backing and bona fide Hollywood stars. The main concern here is that the brothers other movies are distinctly low budget and free wheeling (AKA "Mumblecore" indie movement), thats what makes them great in many ways and lets be honest the expectations for those first two movies were nil. When you aren't expecting a lot and get something pretty good back in return its going to seem really great. In Cyrus their are expectations, one only needs to see their prime opening Saturday night premier at Sundance to see just how far these guys have come. That works out pretty well though for the brothers, because they deliver a great film. Cyrus is distinctly indie and personal but isn't so much so that it scares off the mainstream.

Cyrus is the story of a lonely divorcée John (John C. Reilly), who upon finding about his ex-wife's (Catherine Keener) impending nuptials has the unlikely fortune of getting caught with his pants down in a drunken act of buffoonery by the enchanting Molly (Marisa Tomei). Strangely enough Molly isn't frigthened off by John's drunken antics and heartfelt lonely ramblings which she finds endearing and honest. A bit of romance ensues and as John pursues further he eventually comes to find out that Molly has a 21 year old son who lives at home with her and has an oddly close relationship with his mother. John being the good guy that he is tries to make the best of the situation before Cyrus makes life a complete living hell for John and a bizarre rivalry ensues that will try the relationship of boyfriend, mother and son.

John C Reilly has always had a great gift at humor and that is no different here, him and Jonah Hill have a brilliant comedic dynamic that at times is beautifully subtle and other times in your face. What might be the Duplass trademark is the way they bring out real honesty in the performances by all three stars. Reilly gives one of his best performances and Jonah Hill has easily his best here. It is hard to say underrated but has Marisa Tomei ever not been stellar in the last few years? . Her performance is the glue that holds together the movie, with the insanity revolving around her character is believably sweet and endearing.

Cyrus undoubtedly will be compared to the works of Judd Apatow, this isn't unwarranted but in truth the Apatow films feel much bigger and less personal then Cyrus and maybe have a bit less heart. We will have to wait and see if the mainstream audiences is eager to give the Duplass brand of comedy a shot, but regardless this looks like the beginning of something much bigger.