The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)

First Review: The beginning captivates the viewer and the movies has a decent story. Having said that, it's also worth mentioning that the storyline is hardly Michael Chabon's and why the changes were made (from the book) is unclear, however, as a stand-alone it seems to work (if you ignore that it's a novel adaptation and think of it as a standalone film). It's no the most engaging movie nor is it the worst movie ever. If you haven't read the book or don't mind watching the movie and can refrain from comparing it to the book, there's a good chance that you'll like it.

Category: Adventure
All Genres:Adventure, Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 minutes
Rating: 5.2/10
Languages: English

Director:

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Sound: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS

Writing by :
Rawson Marshall Thurber - screenplay
Michael Chabon - novel

Produced by:

Omar Amanat - executive producer
Steffen Aumueller - co-producer
Thor Benander - producer
Pete Chiarelli - executive producer
Claus Clausen - executive producer
Marina Grasic - executive producer
Jan Körbelin - executive producer
Khristina Kravas - co-producer
Michael London - producer
Jason Ajax Mercer - producer
Bruna Papandrea - executive producer
Vicki Dee Rock - executive producer
Glenn M. Stewart - co-producer
Rawson Marshall Thurber - producer
John Woldenberg - executive producer

Music By:

Theodore Shapiro

Cast:

Omid Abtahi - Momo
Seth Adams - Feldman
Jack Baun - Officer #1
Aaron Bernard - Club Punk
Nicholas Brady - Motorcycle kid
Jarid Faubel - Mohawk
Jon Foster - Art Bechstein
Keith Michael Gregory - Keith
Jeff Hochendoner - Cop
Katie Jensen - Club Punk
Katie Jensen - Club Punk
Patrick Jordan - Phlox's New Boyfriend
William Kania - Elevator Attendant
Shaz Khan - Lebanese Guy
Frederick E. Kowalo - Biker Funeral Attendee
Meritt Latimore - Woman / Couple Seated at Resturaunt
Marc Macaulay - Lenny Burns
Buzz McEntire - Club punk
Dominic Mecchia - Funeral Attendee
Sienna Miller - Jane Bellwether
Jeremy Moon - Businessman
David Morse - Sous Chef
Nick Nolte - Joseph Bechstein
Joe Pawlenko - Bartender
David Charles Reilly - Club Punk Rocker
Peter Sarsgaard - Cleveland Arning
Mena Suvari - Phlox Lombardi
Mark Tierno - Priest
Matt Veltri - Bell Hop
Jocelyn Wrzosek - Townie

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Plot: Jon Foster stars as Art Bechstein, the son of a mobster (Nolte) who recently graduated with a degree in Economics. Jon is in a state of arrested development: he works a minimum wage job at Book Barn, has a vapid relationship with his girlfriend/boss, Phlox (Suvari), which amounts to little more than copious amounts of sex, with no plans other than to chip away at a career for which he has zero passion.

One night at a party, an ex-roommate introduces Jon to Jane (Miller), a beautiful, smart violinist. Later that night they go out for pie, and she asks Jon a question that begins to shake him from his catatonic state of existence, "I want you to tell me something that you have never told a single soul. If you do, it will make this night indelible." Jon then tells her a reoccurring dream of his in which he wanders about town looking at the faces of strangers passing him by, yet none of them look him in the eye. "I imagine it must be what death feels like," he says.

The next day Jane's wild boyfriend Cleveland (Saarsgard) kidnaps Jon from work and takes him out to a hulking abandoned steel mill, and soon Jon, Cleveland and Jane are spending every waking moment together going to punk rock concerts, doing drugs and drinking lots of alcohol. This doesn't sit well with Phlox, who pushes Jon for a more personal relationship, namely letting her meet his new friends and his father. The film then attempts to take us on Jon's journey as he shakes off the shackles imposed on him by his father, Phlox and his dead-end job as he finds freedom and expression through his relationships with Cleveland and Jane.

Goofs:

Trivia:

• Max Minghella was originally attached to play Art but dropped out due to school commitments.

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