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Mr. Jones is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Tom Irwin and Delroy Lindo.

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Mr. Jones
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Figgis
Written by	Eric Roth Michael Cristofer
Produced by	Debra Greenfield Alan Greisman
Starring	Richard Gere Lena Olin Anne Bancroft
Cinematography	Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by	Tom Rolf
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date	October 8, 1993 (1993-10-08)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$8,345,845

Plot

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Mr. Jones (Richard Gere) is a man suffering from bipolar disorder, a disease that affords him periods of intense emotional pleasure and expansiveness but which also results in periods of suicidal depression. In one of his manic periods he jumps up onto the stage during a concert performance of Beethoven's ninth and starts conducting, in another he is on top of a construction site claiming he can fly. He is eventually taken to a psychiatric hospital where he meets Elizabeth "Libbie" Bowen (Lena Olin), a doctor who takes an interest in his condition and they slowly begin falling for each other whilst she tries to treat his condition.

Cast

• Richard Gere as Mr. Jones
• Lena Olin as Dr. Elizabeth "Libbie" Bowen
• Anne Bancroft as Dr. Catherine Holland
• Tom Irwin as Dr. Patrick Shaye
• Delroy Lindo as Howard
• Lauren Tom as Amanda Chang
• Bruce Altman as David
• Lisa Malkiewicz as Susan
• Albert Henderson as Patient
• Thomas Kopache as Mr. Wilson
• Peter Jurasik as Dr. Rosen
• Anna Maria Horsford as Judge Harris
• Kelli Williams as Kelli
• Sal Lopez as Henry
• Scott Thomson as Conrad
• Bill Moseley as Worker
• Thomas Mikal Ford as Arnie / Violent Patient
• Lela Ivey as Lisa^{[citation needed]}
• Valente Rodriguez as Orderly
• David Brisbin as Mr. Warner
• Dana Lee as Mr. Chang
• Irene Tsu as Mrs. Chang
• Kathy Kinney as Homeless Lady
• Annie McEnroe as Crying Woman
• John Durbin as Patient
• Lucinda Jenney as Christine
• Taylor Negron as Motorcycle Man
• Sheryl Lee as June (uncredited)
• Bill Pullman as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Production

To prepare for the film, Richard Gere, Mike Figgis and Eric Roth did a tremendous amount of research and studying on bipolar disorder. Gere met with several people who have the disorder to gain insight and knowledge on what to accurately portray.[1] There is a shorter director's cut that Figgis presented at the Munich film festival in 2006.

Michelle Pfeiffer gave up the female lead to take on the part of Catwoman in Batman Returns.

Although it was not released until 1993, most of the filming began to took place in November 1991 and was entirely finished in early 1992.[2]

Reception

The film was released to mixed reviews; movie historian Leonard Maltin remarked that "Gere is fine, but his onscreen behavior turns this into The Jester of Tides." Indeed, Gere received praise for his performance as the troubled title character. Roger Ebert noted that the film would have been better if the romance plot between Jones and Libbie was left out, since it appeared forced and contrived.[1]

The movie debuted at No. 7 at the box office.[3] Rotten Tomatoes reported that 43% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 24 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.[6]

References

External links

• Mr. Jones at IMDb
• Mr. Jones at Rotten Tomatoes
• Mr. Jones at Box Office Mojo

На других языках

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- [en] Mr. Jones (1993 film)

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[ru] Мистер Джонс

«Мистер Джонс» (англ. Mr. Jones) — американская мелодрама режиссёра Майка Фиггиса по произведению Эрика Рота. Премьера фильма состоялась 8 октября 1993 года.

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