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Larry Crowne
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
2011 · Directed by Tom Hanks · 98 min · Comedy · Romance · Drama · Screenplay in the scene database · 6 frames
Tagline
Rediscover life and love.
Plot
Larry Crowne, a middle-aged Navy veteran, is fired from his job at a big-box store due to a lack of college education, despite his seniority and exemplary work. Divorced and living alone, he cannot find a job and could lose his house. His neighbor Lamar suggests he enroll at East Valley Community College and get an education.
Subsisting on unemployment benefits and unable to afford to drive his SUV, Larry buys a scooter from Lamar. At the college, he becomes part of a colorful community trying to find a better future, and is nicknamed "Lance Corona" by classmate Talia. Two of the classes he takes are speech, taught by Mercedes Tainot, and economics, taught by Dr. Ed Matsutani.
Larry initially struggles in his speech class, stumbling through his first speech about making restaurant quality French toast. Before his recently lost retail job, he had spent 20 years as a cook in the navy. However, Larry does very well in economics, as he appears to be the only student who knows the answers from the assigned reading.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Tom Hanks, Nia Vardalos
- Written by: Nia Vardalos
- Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by: Alan Cody
- Music: James Newton Howard
- Production design: Victor Kempster
- Produced by: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Larry Crowne
- Julia Roberts as Mercedes Tainot
- Bryan Cranston as Dean Tainot
- Cedric the Entertainer as Lamar
- Pam Grier as Frances
- Taraji P. Henson as B'Ella
- George Takei as Dr. Matsutani
- Nia Vardalos as Map Genie (voice)
- Sarah Mahoney as Samantha
- Roxana Ortega as Alvarez
Production
- Country: United States of America, France
- Language: English
- Studios: Playtone, Vendôme Production
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Box office: $75,055,070
- Themes: classroom, college, diner, teacher, love, loss of job, economics, yard sale, cell phone, scooter
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