Focus (2001 film)
Focus is a 2001 American drama film starring William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer and Meat Loaf based on a 1945 novel by playwright Arthur Miller.
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| Directed by | Neal Slavin |
| Produced by | Robert A. Miller Michael R. Bloomberg |
| Screenplay by | Kendrew Lascelles |
| Based on | Focus by Arthur Miller |
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| Music by | Mark Adler |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Edited by | Tariq Anwar David B. Cohn |
Production company | Focus Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Classics |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $645,418[1] |
Plot
In the waning months of World War II, a man is mistakenly identified as a Jew by his antisemitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and ethnic persecution, he finds himself aligned with a local Jewish immigrant in a struggle for dignity and survival.
Cast
- William H. Macy as Lawrence 'Larry' Newman
- Laura Dern as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
- David Paymer as Mr. Finkelstein
- Meat Loaf as Fred (as Meat Loaf Aday)
- Kay Hawtrey as Mrs. Newman
- Michael Copeman as Carlson
- Kenneth Welsh as Father Crighton
- Joseph Ziegler as Mr. Garage
- Arlene Meadows as Mrs. Dewitt
- Peter Oldring as Willy Doyle
- Wendy Lyon as Elsie
- Robert McCarrol as Meeting Hall Man (as Robert Mccarrol)
- Shaun Austin-Olsen as Sullivan
- Kevin Jubinville as Mr. Cole Stevens
- B.J. McQueen as Mel
- Conrad Bergschneider as Tough's Leader
Reception
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 56% based on 81 reviews, with the site's consensus "Though full of good intentions, Focus somehow feels dated, and pounds away its points with a heavy hand."[2]
References
- Focus (2001) – Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/focus/
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