The Lobster (2015)
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
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Donkey Shooter -
Doctor -
Nosebleed Woman -
Hotel Manager -
70 Year Old Waiter -
Guard Waiter -
David -
Loner Leader's Father -
Bald Man
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Restaurant Waiter
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David's Wife -
Bob the Dog
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Bob the Dog
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Biscuit Woman -
Police Officer 1
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Director:
Yorgos LanthimosWriters:
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Jason Clarke was cast in the lead role but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
Quotes
Hotel Manager:
Now have you thought of what animal you'd like to be if you end up alone?
David:
Yes. A lobster.
Hotel Manager:
Why a lobster?
David:
Because lobsters live for over one hundred years, are blue-blooded like aristocrats, and stay fertile all their lives. I also like the sea very ...
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After the heartless woman falls down from getting shot by David with a tranquilizer gun, her skirt falls open high enough to see her underwear. When David approaches her, her skirt is now covering up the underwear.
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Genres
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
16 October 2015Language
English, French, Greek
Country of Origin
Ireland, UK, Greece, France, NetherlandsBox Office
Budget:
€4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$190,252 (USA) (15 May 2016)
Gross:
$8,699,235 (USA) (25 September 2016)
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