An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and th... Read allAn aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 79 wins & 121 nominations total
- Stuart Whitworth
- (as Chris Lowell)
- Yule Mae Davis
- (as Aunjanue Ellis)
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- TriviaKathryn Stockett's book, on which this film is based, was rejected 60 times before it was eventually published.
- GoofsSkeeter uses liquid paper. In 1963, people used hard, round "typewriter erasers" and brushes to correct typing errors. Liquid paper was still being sold out of its inventor's house.
- Quotes
Minny Jackson: Eat my shit.
Hilly Holbrook: What'd you say?
Minny Jackson: I said eat... my... shit.
Hilly Holbrook: Have you lost your mind?
Minny Jackson: No, ma'am but you is about to. 'Cause you just did.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.196 (2011)
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Written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
Performed by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Courtesy of Columbia Nashville
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Okay, so here's the truth: I'm a middle-aged, white male... I didn't read the book and I assumed, based on the fact that this is a virtually an all-female cast, that this was some sort of chick flick. Boy, was I wrong!
This is an incredible film that not only pays justice to the bestseller on which it's based (according to those who have read the book AND seen the film), but is phenomenally cast, with exceptional performances by Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard and Allison Janney. Veteran actresses Sissy Spacek and Cicely Tyson also deliver incredible performances. While Tyson's character is central to the storyline, her role comprises what seems to be a few, precious minutes of the 2:20 running time, she delivers, in my opinion, one of the most powerful and moving moments in the film...one in which she doesn't even utter a line (trust me, you'll know when you see it.)
The Help also delivers some very funny moments and will make you laugh. I'll go so far as to say that this film and a few of its cast members will draw some Oscar nominations. I certainly think this takes Stone into a whole new level.
The racial imbalances of 1963 are well illustrated in "The Help," and will, no doubt, underscore how far America has come, as well as how little progress we've made in the last 50 years. Either way, this is a powerful movie that needs to be seen on the big screen as soon as you can get a ticket.
- stevemcalevey
- Jun 8, 2011
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- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $169,708,112
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,044,590
- Aug 14, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $221,802,186
- Runtime2 hours 26 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1