Mr. Church

Mr. Church

Promotional poster
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Produced by
Written by Susan McMartin
Starring
Music by Mark Isham
Cinematography Sharone Meir
Edited by David Beatty
Production
company
Distributed by Cinelou Releasing
Release dates
Running time
 104 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Mr. Church is a 2016 American drama film set primarily in 1970s Los Angeles starring Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson. The story is based on the life of writer Susan McMartin. The film co-stars Natascha McElhone, Xavier Samuel, Lincoln Melcher, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen, Mckenna Grace, Lincoln Melcher and Thom Barry. The film debuted on April 22, 2016 at the Tribeca Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Charlie Brody (Britt Robertson) lives with her single mother Marie Brody (Natascha McElhone) in a small beat up apartment. She is awoken by cooking that smells like heaven, the culprit – a stranger named Mr. Church (Eddie Murphy). Charlie doesn’t like this mysterious man in her house. Marie agrees with Charlie to get rid of Mr. Church until she finds out Mr. Church was hired by Marie’s deceased ex-lover to take care of her for six months because she has breast cancer and only has six months to live. Charlie grows up close to Mr. Church.

Six years later Marie was still living and Charlie was a senior in high school and she was now aware of her mother’s cancer. Charlie grows distant from her mother and closer to Mr. Church, because of her inability to come to terms with Marie’s impending death. Marie stayed alive to see Charlie go to prom. Charlie makes it to prom with her dream guy Owen (Xavier Samuel); a few months after prom Marie dies.

Mr. Church stays with Charlie awhile longer after Marie dies. Charlie gets accepted to Boston University but can not attend because she doesn’t have the money. Mr. Church gave her an envelope containing five thousand dollars for tuition – the money he saved up from the coupons Marie gave him. Charlie runs into Owen sometime later and he tells her he is going away to college.

Two years later a pregnant Charlie shows up on Mr. Church’s doorstep and asks to live with him he accepts as long as she keeps out of his business. Charlie notices how Mr. Church come home drunk has matches from a place called Jelly’s, a drunk Mr. Church finds her snooping and they get into a quarrel, he tries to throw her out for breaking his rules. She leaves and runs into her old friend Larsen (Christian Madsen) at the park depressed. A kid on a bike hits Charlie and runs over her stomach causing her to bleed. Larson who is banned from operating a vehicle due to a previous accident her to the hospital just in time. Mr. Church comes to the hospital and takes Charlie back with him. Charlie gives birth to a baby girl named Izzy (Mckenna Grace). Charlie gets a job as a waitress. She and Izzy live with Mr. Church.

Five years later Mr. Church becomes sick and Charlie takes him to the doctor and finds Owen again. Owen and Charlie get back together and Mr. Church dies of an oversized heart, Charlie meets the owner of Jelly’s and finds out that Mr. Church played the piano there. The film ends with Charlie writing the story of her life with Mr. Church and calls it Cook.

Cast

Production

In October 2013, it was revealed that David Anspaugh, would direct the film from a screenplay by Susan McMartin, with Lee Nelson, David Buelow and David Tish producing under their Envision Media Arts arts banner, while Brad Kaplan will produce under Evolution Entertainment.[2] In April 2014, it was revealed that Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, and Juno Temple had been cast in the film.[3] In October 2014, Eddie Murphy joined the cast of the film, replacing L. Jackson, who had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict, with Bruce Beresford directing the film, with Mark Canton, and Courtney Solomon joining the project as producers under their Cinelou Films banner.[4] In November 2014, Britt Robertson joined the cast of the film.[5] Its working title was Cook but has been retitled to the name of Murphy's character.[6] It was then re-titled to Mr. Church.[7]

Filming

Principal photography began on November 24, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.[8] Production concluded on January 12, 2015.[9] During production, Eddie Murphy was spotted on set filming.[10]

Release

In December 2014, the first image of Murphy and Robertson was released.[11] The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2016.[1] Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the film internationally part of Cinelou Films' six-film deal with the company, and will be distributed domestically by Cinelou Releasing.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr. Church". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Perriwinkle, Sid (October 15, 2013). "David Anspaugh Is Training To Be a Cook". Tracking-board.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Madison (April 17, 2014). "TB EXCLUSIVE:UMA THURMAN AND JUNO TEMPLE LOOKING TO JOIN SAMUEL L. JACKSON IN "COOK". Tracking-board.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. (October 22, 2014). "Eddie Murphy Teams Up With 'Driving Miss Daisy' Director for New Orleans-Set Drama 'Cook'". Shadow and Act. Indiewire. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ Yamato, Jen (November 11, 2014). "Britt Robertson Joins Eddie Murphy In ‘Cook’". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Groves, Don (May 11, 2015). "Beresford wraps Eddie Murphy drama". Inside Film. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mr. Church". Cinelou. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ McMartin, Susan (November 23, 2014). "Eddie Murphy". Susan McMartin. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ McMartin (January 12, 2015). "10 YEARS & 23 DAYS… IT’S A WRAP!". Susan. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ Pearson, Jennifer (November 25, 2014). "Eddie Murphy relives the glorious '70s in retro hat and jacket on set of his movie". Daily Mail (London). Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Petski, Denise (December 4, 2014). "Eddie Murphy Shows His Dramatic Side In ‘Cook’ – First Look Photo". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ A. Obenson, Tambay (April 23, 2016). "First Clip + Poster for Eddie Murphy's First Film in Five Years - 'Mr. Church'". Indiewire.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

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