The Beaver
Short description
Walter Black, the head of a toy company, has been in severe depression for a long time. Neither medication nor therapy nor drink has helped, his business is failing and his marriage is coming apart. After his wife Meredith throws him out of the house for the sake of their two sons, he finds a beaver hand puppet in a rubbish container and begins to speak through it, at first using it to say the things he cannot say himself. The puppet gradually takes over as the voice of a more confident Walter, mending his relationship with his younger son and even improving the fortunes of his company, while the older son, Porter, struggles with his father's strange behaviour. Walter's dependence on the beaver grows until he can no longer function without it.
Jodie Foster directed the film, the third of the four features she has directed, following Little Man Tate and Home for the Holidays. Kyle Killen wrote the screenplay, and Mel Gibson plays Walter, with Foster as Meredith and Anton Yelchin as Porter. Jennifer Lawrence appears as Norah. The production had a budget of around 21 million dollars.
It is a drama running 91 minutes, made with companies including Summit Entertainment, Participant and Anonymous Content. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 954 votes, which suggests a modest rather than enthusiastic response from viewers.
What's left behind the scenes
- The planned wide release of 'Tusk' in the US, which was to occur in 22 cinemas two weeks after the premiere, was canceled due to the film's extremely poor box office performance.
- At the very first stage of the project's development, the lead role was assigned to Steve Carell. In early 2009, the actor left the project, after which Jim Carrey became the primary contender for the role for a period of time.
- When the characters are riding the attractions, the film's cinematographer, Hagen Bogdan Sky, is sitting in the third row behind Mel Gibsonom.
- The first candidate for the director's chair was Jay Roach, who turned down the offer.
- The release of 'Tusk' was originally planned for the fall of 2010, but it was postponed due to the allegations of violence against his former partner Oksana Grigorieva brought against Mel Gibson. The American distributor Summit Entertainment seriously considered a premiere in late December with an eye toward the Oscars, but this idea was ultimately rejected. The new premiere date became March 23, 2011, followed by another postponement to May 5.
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