Be Kind Rewind
“You name it, we shoot it.”
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.
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Cast
42 people
Jack Black
Jerry
Known for
Kung Fu Panda
The School of Rock
Yasiin Bey
Mike
Known for
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
16 Blocks
Danny Glover
Mr. Fletcher
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Mia Farrow
Ms. Kimberley
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Watcher
Melonie Díaz
Alma
Known for
Charmed
Fruitvale Station
Irv Gooch
Wilson
No other roles listed
Chandler Parker
Craig
Also in
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
Life
Arjay Smith
Manny
Known for
The Rookie
Perception
Marcus Carl Franklin
James
Known for
I'm Not There
The Art of Getting By
Blake Hightower
Kid 2
Known for
Imagine That
Amir Ali Said
Kid 3
Known for
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Paul Dinello
Mr. Rooney
Known for
Strangers with Candy
Plump Fiction
Michel Gondry Director · Jean-Michel Bernard Composer Ellen Kuras Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $31M · Budget $20M · United States release February 22, 2008
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$30,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Partizan Films
Production
Focus Features
Production
New Line Cinema
Studio · Production
Partizan
Production
United States · France · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2008
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · February 22, 2008
Theatrical
United States · June 17, 2008
Physical · DVD
United States
February 19, 2008 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Australia
March 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
April 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 10, 2008 · Theatrical · Cannes Prod. mj.gov.br
Canada
February 21, 2008 · Theatrical
France
March 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
April 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
March 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 22, 2008 · Digital
Italy
May 23, 2008 · Theatrical
Norway
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical · Age Limit: 7
South Korea
January 8, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 22, 2008 · Theatrical
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