''The Bucket List'' is a 2007
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
buddy
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People
*Buddy (nickname)
*Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present)
*Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992)
*Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), Amer ...
adventure
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comedy-drama
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film
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directed and produced by
Rob Reiner
Robert Norman Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence with the role of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom ''All in the Family'' (1971–1979), a performanc ...
, written by
Justin Zackham Justin Zackham is an American and British screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote the films ''The Bucket List'', '' One Chance'', ''The Big Wedding'', and '' Second Act''. He also created the FX TV series '' Lights Out''. Zackham coined th ...
, and starring
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...
and
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received ...
. The main plot follows two
terminally ill
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men on their
road trip
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History
First road trips by automobile
The world's first recorded long-distance road trip by t ...
with a
wish list
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of things to do before they "
kick the bucket
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A common theory is that the idiom refers to hanging, ei ...
".
The film premiered on December 15, 2007 in
Hollywood
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and opened in
limited release
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in the United States on December 25, 2007, by
Warner Bros.
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The film then had a wide release on January 11, 2008. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was chosen by
National Board of Review
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as one of the
top ten films of 2007 and was a box office success, opening at #1 in the United States, and grossing $175.4 million worldwide.
Plot
Two elderly men,
blue-collar
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automotive mechanic Carter Chambers and billionaire Edward Cole meet for the first time in a hospital owned by Edward after both men are diagnosed with terminal
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...
.
Carter, a gifted
amateur
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historian and family man, wanted to become a history professor in his youth but chose to start a family instead. Edward, a four-time divorced healthcare tycoon and cultured loner, enjoys drinking
kopi luwak
Kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee, is a coffee that consists of partially digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet (''Paradoxurus hermaphroditus''). The cherries are fermented as they pass throug ...
, one of the most expensive coffees in the world and tormenting his personal
valet
A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "vale ...
Matthew, whom he wrongly but intentionally calls Thomas.
While in the hospital, Carter and Edward manage to find common ground. For fun, Carter started writing a list of activities to do before he "
kicks the bucket." After hearing he has less than a year to live, he dejectedly discards his list.
Edward finds the list the next morning and urges him to do everything on it, adds his own items and offers to finance all expenses. Carter agrees and though his wife Virginia objects, the two patients begin their globetrotting last vacation along with Matthew. They go
skydiving
Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes.
For ...
, drive a vintage
Shelby Mustang
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In 2005, Ford revived the Shelby nameplate for a high-performance model of the fi ...
and
Dodge Challenger
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around
California Speedway
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, fly over the
North Pole
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, eat dinner at
Chevre d'or, visit the
Taj Mahal
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, ride motorcycles on the
Great Wall of China
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, attend a lion
safari
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in
Tanzania
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and visit
Mount Everest
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.
Atop the
Great Pyramid of Giza
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, they confide mutually about faith and family. Carter reveals that he has long been feeling less in love with his wife and feels some regret for his chosen path. Edward discloses that he is deeply hurt by his estrangement from his only daughter, who disowned him after he drove away her
abusive husband. Later, while in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
, Edward hires a
prostitute
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penet ...
to approach Carter, who has never been with any woman but his wife. Carter declines and insists they stop the bucket list and go home.
During the return journey, Carter tries to reunite Edward with his estranged daughter. Considering this a breach of trust, Edward scolds Carter and then angrily storms off. Carter returns home to his family while Edward, feeling alone though among
escorts
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Protection
*Bodyguard, a security operative who accompanies clients for their personal protection
*Police escort, a feature offered by law enforcement agencies to assist in transporting individuals
*Safety escort service, a s ...
, breaks down weeping in his luxury high-rise suite. Carter’s family reunion turns out to be short-lived as while readying for marital romance, he collapses and is rushed to the hospital, where it is discovered that the cancer has spread to his brain. Edward, now in a remarkable
remission, visits him to reconcile.
Carter, always a ''
Jeopardy!
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'' fan knowledgeable about trivia, reveals how Edward's kopi luwak coffee is fed to and defecated by a
jungle cat
The jungle cat (''Felis chaus''), also called reed cat, swamp cat and jungle lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, the Caucasus, South and Southeast Asia and southern China. It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps, littora ...
before being harvested. As the two laugh hysterically over the obscure fact, Carter implores Edward to finish the list for him.
After Carter dies during surgery, Edward manages to reconcile with his own daughter and she introduces him to the granddaughter he never knew he had. After greeting the little girl by kissing her cheek, Edward thoughtfully crosses "kiss the most beautiful girl in the world" off the bucket list. Soon after, Edward delivers a
eulogy
A eulogy (from , ''eulogia'', Classical Greek, ''eu'' for "well" or "true", ''logia'' for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person or persons, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a ...
at Carter’s funeral, during which he explains that the last three months of Carter's life were, thanks to Carter, the best three months of his own.
An
epilogue
An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος ''epílogos'', "conclusion" from ἐπί ''epi'', "in addition" and λόγος ''logos'', "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the w ...
reveals that Edward lived to age 81 and Matthew then took his ashes to a peak in the
Himalayas
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. As Matthew places a
Chock full o'Nuts
Chock full o'Nuts is an American brand of coffee that originated from a chain of New York City coffee shops.
Its unusual name derives from the 18 nut shops that founder William Black (c. 1902 – 1983) established under that banner in the city ...
coffee can of Edward's ashes alongside another can of Carter's ashes, he crosses off the last item on the bucket list, "witness something truly majestic" and tucks the completed list between the cans.
Cast
*
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...
as Edward Perriman Cole
*
Morgan Freeman
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as Carter Chambers
*
Sean Hayes
Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for playing Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, and one American Com ...
as Matthew / Thomas
*
Beverly Todd
Beverly Todd (born July 11, 1946) is an American actress, producer and writer. She is known for her roles in films '' Brother John'' (1971), '' Moving'' (1988), '' Lean on Me'' (1989) and ''The Bucket List'' (2007).
On television, Todd appeared ...
as Virginia Chambers
*
Rob Morrow
Robert Alan Morrow (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on '' Northern Exposure'', a role that garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Acto ...
as Dr. Hollins
*
Alfonso Freeman as Roger Chambers
*
Rowena King
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as Angelica
* Jennifer DeFrancisco as Emily Cole
*
Serena Reeder
Serena Olanthe Reeder (born April 8, 1983) is an American theater, film, and television actor and screenwriter. Reeder was born in Washington, DC. She is best known for her roles in the films The Bucket List, Get Rich or Die Tryin', The Architec ...
as Rachel
* Annton Berry Jr. as Kai
* Verda Bridges as Chandra
* Destiny Brownridge as Maya
*
Brian Copeland
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Copeland has been the opening act for artists such as Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin and Ring ...
as Lee
*
Ian Anthony Dale
Ian Anthony Dale (born July 3, 1978) is an American actor. His notable roles include Adam Noshimuri on '' Hawaii Five-0'', Harris Edwards on ''Salvation'', Simon Lee on ''The Event'', Davis Lee on ''Surface'', Avatar Gamma on ''Charmed'' and Ka ...
as Instructor
*
Noel Guglielmi as Mechanic
* Jonathan Hernandez as Manny
* Andrea J. Johnson as Elizabeth
*
Jordan Lund
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Lund was born in Long Island, New York, the son of Miriam ( née Cohen) and Marvin Lund. He received his training as an actor at Carnegie Mellon School ...
as Tattoo Artist
*
Jonathan Mangum
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Early life
Mangum was born in Charleston ...
as Richard
* Christopher Stapleton as Kyle
*
Alex Trebek
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as Himself
* Taylor Ann Thompson as Edward's Granddaughter
*
Karen Maruyama
Karen Maruyama (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress and comedian.
Career
Maruyama has appeared on television in supporting roles in a number of sitcoms, including recurring characters on ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', ''Strip Mall'', ''Suddenly ...
as Nurse Shing
Release
The film opened in wide release in the United States and Canada on January 11, 2008 and grossed $19,392,416 from around 3,200 screens across 2,911 theaters, averaging $6,662 per theater ($6,060 per screen) and ranking #1 at the box office. The film closed on June 5, 2008, never having a weekend-to-weekend decline of more than 40%, and ended up with a final gross of $93,466,502 in the United States and Canada and another $81,906,000 overseas, for a total gross of $175,372,502 worldwide, easily recouping the film's considerable $45 million budget and turning a sizable profit for
Warner Bros.
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Reception
''The Bucket List'' received mixed reviews from critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film has a rating of 41% based on 178 reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Not even the earnest performances of the two leads can rescue ''The Bucket List'' from its schmaltzy script".
Metacritic
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gave the film a score of 42 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by
CinemaScore
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Background
Ed Mintz founded Ci ...
gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.
''Chicago Sun-Times'' film critic
Roger Ebert
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, who was diagnosed with
thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland. It is a disease in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Symptoms can include swelling or a lump in the neck. C ...
in 2002 and whose lower jaw was removed in 2006, criticized the film's portrayal of cancer sufferers, writing in his one-star review that ''The Bucket List'' "...thinks dying of cancer is a laff riot followed by a dime-store
epiphany
Epiphany may refer to:
* Epiphany (feeling), an experience of sudden and striking insight
Religion
* Epiphany (holiday), a Christian holiday celebrating the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ
** Epiphany season, or Epiph ...
."
Accolades
Named one of the Top Ten Films of the Year by the
National Board of Review
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.
Soundtrack
A
score album from
Varèse Sarabande
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was released on January 15, 2008, featuring composer
Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman (; born October 22, 1959) is an American composer and lyricist for films, television, and theatre, best known for his collaborations with lyricist and director Scott Wittman. He wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics for the Broadw ...
's original score for the film as well as a selection of newly recorded themes from Shaiman's previous scoring projects, including ''
City Slickers
''City Slickers'' is a 1991 American comedy film, directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, and Noble Willingham with Jake Gyllen ...
'', ''
Simon Birch
''Simon Birch'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film loosely based on the 1989 novel ''A Prayer for Owen Meany'' by John Irving and written for the screen and directed by Mark Steven Johnson in his directorial debut. The film stars Ian Michael ...
'', ''
The Addams Family
''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over a ...
'', ''
Mother
]
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'', ''
North (1994 film), North'', ''
Sleepless in Seattle
''Sleepless in Seattle'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nora Ephron, from a screenplay she wrote with David S. Ward and Jeff Arch. Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the film follows a journalist (Ryan) who, despite be ...
'', ''
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut'', ''
Mr. Saturday Night
''Mr. Saturday Night'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that marked the directorial debut of its star, Billy Crystal.
It focuses on the rise and fall of Buddy Young Jr., a stand-up comedian. Crystal produced and co-wrote the screenplay with ...
'', and ''
Stuart Saves His Family
''Stuart Saves His Family'' is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis based on a series of ''Saturday Night Live'' sketches from the early to mid-1990s. The film follows the adventures of would-be self-help guru Stuart Smalley, a cre ...
''.
It also features a rearranged version of the
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
theme "
Goldfinger" (titled "Printmaster"), with Shaiman's own voice and lyrics in which he spoofs the industry's habit of tracking music in scenes where they don't belong.
The full list of 23 tracks is as follows:
# Hospital Hallway (from the movie)
# Like Smoke through a Keyhole (from the movie)
# Best in L.A. (from the movie)
# Really Bad News (from the movie)
# Milord – Édith Piaf (from the movie)
# Hotel Source (from the movie)
# Did You Hear It? (from the movie)
# Flying Home (from the movie)
# Homecomings (from the movie)
# Life and Death (from the movie)
# The Mountain (from the movie)
# End Credits (from the movie)
# Theme from ''
The American President
''The American President'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss. In t ...
'' ("A Seed of Grain")
# Theme from ''City Slickers''
# Theme from ''Simon Birch''
# Theme from ''The Addams Family''
# Theme from ''Mother''
# Theme from ''North''
# ''Sleepless in Seattle'' / A Wink and a Smile"
# ''South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut''/"
Blame Canada
"Blame Canada" is a satirical song from the 1999 animated film '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'', written by Trey Parker & Marc Shaiman. In the song, the parents of the fictional ''South Park'', led by Sheila Broflovski (Mary Kay Bergman) ...
"
# Theme from ''Mr. Saturday Night''
# "Printmaster" (After
John Barry's "Goldfinger")
# Theme from ''Stuart Saves His Family'' ("What Makes a Family")
The theme song,
John Mayer
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's "
Say
Say may refer to:
Music
*''Say'' (album), 2008 album by J-pop singer Misono
* "Say" (John Mayer song), 2007
*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
* "Say" (Method Man song), 2006 single by rapper Method Man
* "Say" ( ...
," is not included on the Bucket List soundtrack, but included on the re-release of Mayer's third album ''
Continuum
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* Continuum (measurement), theories or models that explain gradual transitions from one condition to another without abrupt changes
Mathematics
* Continuum (set theory), the real line or the corresponding cardinal number ...
''.
Home media
The film was released on
DVD
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and
Blu-ray
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June 10, 2008.
See also
* ''
Hawks
Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica.
* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfamily a ...
'', a 1988 film with a similar plot
* ''
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film ''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid''. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, r ...
'', a 1997 film with a similar plot
*
Bucket List (2018 film)
''Bucket List'' is a 2018 Indian Marathi language comedy drama film directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar. Jointly produced by DAR Motion Pictures
DAR Motion Pictures (DAR), a wholly owned subsidiary of DAR Capital Group, is an Indian fil ...
, Indian
Marathi language
Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state o ...
comedy-drama
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Footnotes
# The screenplay, written by Justin Zackham, coined the expression “Bucket List,” after Zackham wrote his own “List of Things to do Before I Kick the Bucket”, and shortened it to “Justin’s Bucket List.” The first item on his list was to “get a film made at a major studio.” This list gave him the idea for the screenplay, and “The Bucket List” became his first studio film.
# The "
Castle Rock Entertainment
Castle Rock Entertainment is an American film and television production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and Alan Horn. It is a label of Warner Bros. Entertainment, itself a subsidiar ...
" logo does not appear in this film's opening.
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