Der amerikanische Sicherheitsbedienstete Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) rettet heldenhaft Tausende von Menschenleben vor einer explodierenden Bombe bei den Olympischen Spielen 1996, wir... Alles lesenDer amerikanische Sicherheitsbedienstete Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) rettet heldenhaft Tausende von Menschenleben vor einer explodierenden Bombe bei den Olympischen Spielen 1996, wird aber zu Unrecht von Journalisten und der Presse beschimpft, die fälschlicherweise berich... Alles lesenDer amerikanische Sicherheitsbedienstete Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) rettet heldenhaft Tausende von Menschenleben vor einer explodierenden Bombe bei den Olympischen Spielen 1996, wird aber zu Unrecht von Journalisten und der Presse beschimpft, die fälschlicherweise berichten, dass er ein Terrorist war.
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Couple of comments: this is the latest movie from director/producer Client Eastwood. Here he brings the story of Richard Jewell, whom you may recall was a security officer at Atlanta's Centennial Park the night a bomb attack killed 2 and wounded many more. For reasons the movie reveals in great details (but I don't want to spoil for you), Jewell becomes a "person of interest" and the frantic media jump on the story. It is frankly incredibly frightening when you put it all into context and see how a man's life gets mauled. Per the usual, Eastwood does a great job to keep the movie going forward. The all- star ensemble cast is incredible: Paul Walter Hauser IS Richard Jewell, and Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde are equally outstanding. This movie was filmed in the Spring of this year, and now barely 6 months later, it is already in theaters.
"Richard Jewell" premiered wide this weekend, and I couldn't wait to see it. The Saturday early evening screening where I saw this at here in Cincinnati was attended dismally (4 people exactly), much to my surprise. If you have any interest to see how the 1996 Atlanta bombing played out, I'd readily suggest you check this out, be it in the theater, on VOD, or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, and draw your own conclusion.
This movie nicely brings that point across without getting into politics. Perhaps if Eastwood hadn't used real names of reporters and newspapers, there might have been less media blowback. But ... it's kind of like they're getting a taste of their own medicine. So it's unfortunate that they're targeted - perhaps with some fictionalization, but you can see how they scramble and plead "unfair" when the tables are turned ... like they were with Jewell.
I remember the news reports about Richard Jewell when the bombing occurred. I only recall that he was said to have discovered something about the bombing and then he was suddenly in trouble for being the prime suspect. The impression I got was that he was a troubled person and guilty -- never heard what happened afterward and never gave it any more thought.
It was amazing to watch this movie and see the events that actually transpired. It's definitely a worthwhile movie to see because it's both captivating and based on real events. Keep in mind that like any movie, some aspects are fictionalized, but the core story isn't. It's scary and real.
Can you imagine what would have happened if Jewell didn't have access to a great lawyer or had the law enforcement background to spot the tricks the Feds were using? He would probably have been in prison until his death, which is nuts. At no point did anyone use common sense and point out that there was absolutely no evidence this guy was involved. They were looking for an easy mark.
It just shows that reform is needed drastically. I've always thought that many in American law enforcement are not educated, which leads to this sort of thing happening too often. Then you have the for-profit prison system which encourages all the corruption in the justice system to begin with.
If I had kids, I'd definitely show them this movie and point out all the things Jewell did wrong and what to do in a situation like this. It should be mandatory to show in Civics classes, TBH.
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- WissenswertesIn real life, reporter Kathy Scruggs struggled with depression and addiction. She died of an overdose in 2001.
- PatzerBefore the bomb goes off, during the Macarena dance, one of the dancers performing on the stage is wearing an Apple Watch.
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Nadya Light: Where I come from, when the government says someone's guilty, it's how you know they're innocent.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Richard Jewell (2019)
- SoundtracksThe Gambler
Written by Don Schlitz
Performed by Kenny Rogers
Courtesy of Capitol Records Nashville
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizieller Standort
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- El caso de Richard Jewell
- Drehorte
- Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Georgien(on location)
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Box Office
- Budget
- 45.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 22.345.542 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 4.705.265 $
- 15. Dez. 2019
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 44.645.542 $
- Laufzeit2 Stunden 11 Minuten
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- 2.39 : 1