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Swiss Army Man
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Swiss Army Man is a 2016 American comedy drama film directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Shane Carruth. It was produced by Jonathan Wang and distributed by A24, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. Filming took place in Los Angeles, and the story is set in 2015.
The film has a runtime of 97 minutes and explores themes of suicidal ideation, social control, shyness, and falling in love. Its tagline is "We all need some body to lean on." It was released on June 24, 2016, with a budget of 3,000,000 and a box office revenue of 5,800,000. Review scores include 72%, 6.8/10, and 64/100.
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6.9Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.
Cast
- Paul Dano as Hank
- Daniel Radcliffe as Manny
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Sarah
- Antonia Ribero as Crissie
- Timothy Eulich as Preston
- Richard Gross as Hank's Dad
Themes
- beach
- friends
- survival
- dead body
- corpse
- deserted island
- buddy comedy
- fart
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan
- Written by
- Daniel Scheinert Daniel Kwan
- Produced by
- Eyal Rimmon Lauren Mann Lawrence Inglee Jonathan Wang Miranda Bailey Amanda Marshall
- Starring
- Paul Dano Daniel Radcliffe Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Cinematography
- Larkin Seiple
- Edited by
- Matthew Hannam
- Music by
- Andy Hull Robert McDowell Jeremy Michael King
- Production companies
- Tadmor Astrakan Films AB Cold Iron Pictures Blackbird Films Prettybird
- Distributed by
- A24
- Release dates
- January 22, 2016 ( 2016-01-22 ) ( Sundance ) June 24, 2016 ( 2016-06-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3 million
- Box office
- $5.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- tragicomedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- self-acceptance
- Director
- Daniel Scheinert
- Screenwriter
- Daniel Scheinert
- Cinematographer
- Larkin Seiple
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 850266
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- swissarmyman.com
Show 9 more facts
- title
- Swiss Army Man
- publication date
- 2016-10-13
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- set in period
- 2015
- social media followers
- 5450
- review score
- 64/100
- end time
- 2016-06-24
- box office
- 5800000
- capital cost
- 3000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Swiss Army Man is a 2016 American surrealist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan in their feature directorial debuts. The film stars Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Swiss Army Man premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, and began a theatrical limited release in the United States on June 24, 2016, before opening wide on July 1, 2016. The film was positively received by critics and has since developed a cult following for the Daniels.
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