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Heyday Films
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White Noise
You can’t hear it if it's everywhere.
Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
- Original title
- White Noise
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $100,000,000
- Revenue
- $71,476
Nathan
Jan 6, 2023 · via TMDB
White Noise was not what I expected going into it. It had great performances and interesting premise but slowly went off the rails for me. I was enjoying the first half the film; the unique dialogue structure was fresh and the suspense of the chemical event was intriguing. It had great social commentary and was funny to watch post pandemic. But after the second act the story spirals absurdity and it really hurts my overall enjoyment of the film. I have a lot more I have to say, but spoilers would be required. There was definitely something here, but unfortunately it never quite reaches the mark. Score: 62% Verdict: Decent
CinemaSerf
Dec 25, 2022 · via TMDB
"Jack" (Adam Driver) is a college lecturer married to "Babbette" (Greta Gerwig). It's fourth time round for both of them so their family consists a mix of siblings, half-siblings and pets that could easily give the Tower of Babel a run for it's money. Add to that mix that he teaches about Adolf Hitler (but cannot speak German) and she has developed a secret dependency on a mysterious drug ("Dylar") and the scene is set for a dysfunctional family drama that I'm afraid to say left me yawning. The structure of the drama is pretty episodic in nature and the escapades themselves frequently border on the nonsensical (and implausible) as they have to comprehend and flee from the effects of an "airborne toxic event". Some of that is funny, some of that is not - and I'm not sure the entire concept can really sustain the 2¼ hours Noah Baumbach provides for us here. At times it comes across as ridiculously contrived, the humour and scenarios straining at the bit to be imaginative or inventive, but ending up, intellectually, face down in a ditch. Too many directors nowadays appear to me to challenge the audience to comprehend an increasing degree of nonsense or surreality almost daring us to ask "What's this all about?". Revealing ourselves idiots when we haven't really any clue? There are certainly constituent elements of this that raise a smile, and Driver continues to grow in confidence with each of the quirkier roles (remember "Annette" from 2021) he undertakes, but this is just a rambling mess of a story that offers us a surfeit of irritating dialogue underpinned by a story that plays to paranoia and stereotype in equal measure without really offering us much of a stab at redemption or comprehension. It may improve with a second viewing, but oddly enough I found it entirely well titled.
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Adam Driver
Jack Gladney
Greta Gerwig
Babette Gladney
Don Cheadle
Murray Siskind
Raffey Cassidy
Denise Gladney
Sam Nivola
Heinrich Gladney
May Nivola
Steffie Gladney
Jodie Turner-Smith
Winnie Richards
André 3000
Elliot Lasher
Sam Gold
Alfonse
Carlos Jacott
Grappa
Lars Eidinger
Arlo Shell
Bill Camp
Man With TV
Barbara Sukowa
Sister Hermann Marie
Francis Jue
Dr. Lu
J. David Hinze
Herr Dokter
Gideon Glick
Simuvac Technician
Danny Wolohan
German Teacher
David Neumann
Supermarket Announcer
George Drakoulias
Cotsakis
James DeForest Parker
Truck Driver
Andrew Barth Feldman
Student
Annie Fitzpatrick
Neighbor
Brooke Bloom
Evacuee with Theory
Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Evacuee with Theory
Aaron Marcus
Evacuee with Theory
Ted Weil
Evacuee with Theory
Joey Nader
Evacuee With Theory
Maggie Lou Rader
Evacuee with Theory
Alphaeus Green, Jr.
Evacuee with Theory
Lauren Ashley Berry
Evacuee with Theory
Dean Wareham
Boy Scout Camp Singer
Britta Phillips
Boy Scout Camp Singer
Chloe Fineman
Simuvac Technician
Samantha Russell
Karate Studio Evacuee
J. Barrett Cooper
Karate Studio Evacuee
Kenneth Lonergan
Dr. Hookstratten
Jess Gonchor
Production Design
Claire Kaufman
Set Decoration
Sebastian Pardo
Title Designer
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Rocky Faulkner
Key Makeup Artist
Alan Tuskes
Makeup Artist
Alexis Arenas
Makeup Artist
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetics
Lol Crawley
Cinematography
Schuyler White
Pyrotechnician
Rene Mousseux
Stunt Coordinator
Adam Hart
Stunt Double
Amy Lynn Tuttle
Stunt Double
Brittania Fader
Stunt Double
Denney Pierce
Stunt Driver
Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunt Driver
Rick Avery
Stunt Driver
Ben Aycrigg
Stunts
Brian Searle
Stunts
Chris Hahn
Stunts
Daniel Loesch
Stunts
Linda Kessler
Stunts
Malosi Leonard
Stunts
Natalie M. Meyer
Stunts
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Richard Fike
Stunts
Scott Lang
Stunts
Jessica Merideth
Utility Stunts
Sara Holden
Utility Stunts
Noah Baumbach
Director
Matthew Hannam
Editor
Douglas Aibel
Casting
D. Lynn Meyers
Location Casting
David Heyman
Producer
Noah Baumbach
Producer
Goro Koyama
Foley Artist
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Al Doyle
Songs
James Murphy
Songs
Nancy Whang
Songs
Pat Mahoney
Songs
Tyler Pope
Songs
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Designer
Josh Gold
Sound Effects Editor
Lisa Pinero
Sound Mixer
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Villaflor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Scarabosio
Supervising Sound Editor
Matt Greig
Visual Effects Supervisor
Don DeLillo
Book
Don DeLillo
Novel
Noah Baumbach
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