Revolutionary Road (2008)
Coming out at January 15, 2009 in theaters.
Drama, Romance
Revolutionary Road is a romantic drama film directed by Sam Mendes. It was written by Justin Haythe and based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Richard Yates. A British-American co-production, it is the second on-screen collaboration among Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Kathy Bates, all of whom previously co-starred in Titanic, released in 1997. The film primiered at December 15, 2008 on Los Angeles, California.
The performances of DiCaprio and Winslet earned them a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, respectively, and the film was nominated for a further three Golden Globes, four BAFTAs and three Academy Awards, including a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Michael Shannon.
In 1948, Frank Wheeler meets April at a party. He is a longshoreman, hoping to be a cashier; she wants to be an actress. Frank later secures a sales position with Knox Machines, for which his father worked for 20 years, and he and April marry. The Wheelers move to 115 Revolutionary Road in suburban Connecticut when April becomes pregnant.
The couple becomes close friends with their realtor Helen Givings and her husband Howard Givings, and neighbor Milly Campbell and her husband Shep. To their friends, the Wheelers are the perfect couple, but their relationship is troubled. April fails to make a career out of acting, while Frank hates the tedium of his work. On his 30th birthday, Frank invites a secretary at work to have a drink with him at a bar.
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay), Richard Yates (novel)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald, Richard Easton, Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour
►Cast:
| Kate Winslet | … | April Wheeler |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | … | Frank Wheeler |
| Christopher Fitzgerald | … | Party Guest |
| Jonathan Roumie | … | Party Guest |
| Neal Bledsoe | … | Party Guest |
| Marin Ireland | … | Party Guest |
| Samantha Soule | … | Party Guest |
| Heidi Armbruster | … | Party Guest |
| Sam Rosen | … | Party Guest |
| Maria Rusolo | … | Party Dancer |
| Gena Oppenheim | … | Party Dancer |
| Kathryn Dunn | … | Party Dancer |
| Joe Komara | … | Party Dancer (as Joe Kamara) |
| Allison Twyford | … | Party Dancer |
| David Harbour | … | Shep Campbell |
| John Ottavino | … | Other Actor in the Play |
| Adam Mucci | … | Other Actor in the Play |
| Jo Twiss | … | Other Actor in the Play |
| Frank Girardeau | … | Other Actor in the Play |
| Catherine Curtin | … | Woman in Audience |
| Kathy Bates | … | Mrs. Givings |
| Richard Easton | … | Mr. Givings |
| Kathryn Hahn | … | Milly Campbell |
| Zoe Kazan | … | Maureen Grube |
| Dan Da Silva | … | Knox Elevator Operator |
| Dylan Baker | … | Jack Ordway |
| Keith Reddin | … | Ted Bandy |
| Ryan Simpkins | … | Jennifer Wheeler |
| Ty Simpkins | … | Michael Wheeler |
| Max Casella | … | Ed Small |
| Max Baker | … | Vince Lathrop |
| Jon Sampson | … | American Express Clerk |
| Peter Barton | … | Campbell Kid |
| Kevin Barton | … | Campbell Kid |
| Evan Covey | … | Campbell Kid |
| Dylan Clark Marshall | … | Campbell Kid |
| Jay O. Sanders | … | Bart Pollock |
| Michael Shannon | … | John Givings |
| Chandler Vinton | … | Knox Receptionist |
| Bethann Schebece | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Kelsey Bair | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Jason Etter | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Adair Moran | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Tommaso Antico | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Justin Misenhelder | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Will Vought | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Emaline Green | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Isabella Zubor | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Kal Thompson | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Racheline Maltese | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Lauren Hubbell | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Duffy Jackson | … | Steve Kovac |
| Dan Zanes | … | The Steve Kovac Band |
| Vince Giordano | … | The Steve Kovac Band |
| Jon-Erik Kellso | … | The Steve Kovac Band |
| Andy Burton | … | The Steve Kovac Band |
| Will Reardon-Anderson | … | The Steve Kovac Band |
| Alex Hoffman | … | The Steve Kovac Band |
| Kristen Connolly | … | Mrs. Brace |
| John Behlmann | … | Mr. Brace |
| Paul Rocco Amato | … | Train Commuter |
| Toula Buonocore | … | Woman in Theater Audience |
| Dan Burkarth | … | Other actor in the play |
| David Campbell | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Bartender |
| Michael Ciesla | … | Husband of Woman in Audience |
| Peter Conboy | … | Diner Patron |
| Mary DeBellis | … | Beachgoer |
| John Farrer | … | Theater goer |
| David Gere | … | Passenger on Train |
| Josh Grisetti | … | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Zoe Hartman | … | Schoolgirl |
| Rob L. Hubbard | … | Vito’s Bar Patron |
| Andrew Kaempfer | … | Algonquin Hotel Drinker |
| Amy LaBossiere | … | Woman in theater audience |
| Mark Langston | … | Socialite |
| Cristina Marie | … | Vito’s Log Cabin Dancer |
| Sean Marrinan | … | Commuter |
| Timothy McCartney | … | Young Frank |
| Chris Miskiewicz | … | Party Guest #13 |
| Joel Ney | … | Beachgoer |
| Henny Russell | … | Aunt Claire |
| Andrew Seddon | … | Boy in Audience of Play |
| Vladimir Troitsky | … | Commuter / Businessman |
| Guy Veryzer | … | Maitre d’ of Essex House Resturant |
| Ted Yudain | … | Townsperson |
| Jon Yvon | … | Party Hipster |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia