The film follows the ambitious music student and jazz drummer Andrew Neiman (Teller), who is pushed to his limit by his abusive instructor Terence Fletcher (Simmons) at the fictitious Shaffer Conservatory in New York City. The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. The teacher is clearly the main focus here with his behavior and the way he teach. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Andrew quickly discovers that Fletcher is relentlessly strict, emotionally manipulative, and abusive to his students; he slaps and berates Andrew when he fails to keep tempo during the ensemble's rehearsal of Hank Levy's titular piece, "Whiplash.". Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. in Visual Arts from SUNY Purchase in 1993 and cut his teeth in commercial editing in NYC. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive 5 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. For one, the relationship between Andrew and his father was introduced early on in the film but was never really developed or resolved. ", "'WHIPLASH' will have audiences cheering and begging for an encore. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Stephen Whitty, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 20:06. Whiplash grossed $13.1 million in the U.S. and Canada and $35.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $49 million against a budget of $3.3 million. [22], In North America, the film opened in a limited release on October 10, 2014, in 6 theaters, grossing $135,388 ($22,565 per theater) and finishing 34th at the box office. With a dedication to making commercial films with artistic vision, Litvak has diversified the company's slate by developing films in a wide variety of genres that include dramas, thrillers, sci-fi and independent festival favorites. Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. ", Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiplash_(2014_film)&oldid=1141184603, Films about percussion and percussionists, Films about teacherstudent relationships, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe winning performance, Films that won the Best Sound Mixing Academy Award, Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing Academy Award, Films with screenplays by Damien Chazelle, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2021, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Nate Lang as Carl Tanner, another drummer in Fletcher's band, C.J. Like with Best Director, this is a two-horse race with the same two films at the top of the list. Jason Reitman (Executive Producer) premiered his first short film, Operation, at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Birdman picked up the biggest prize, but there were six different winners in the six categories. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. Director Damien Chazelle Writer Damien Chazelle Stars Johnny Simmons Nate Lang J.K. Simmons See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 11 User reviews 4 Critic reviews Awards His upcoming slate of feature films includes Sundance 2014 Audience and Dramatic Jury Award winner WHIPLASH, directed by Damien Chazelle starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, which appeared in the Director's Fortnight at this year's Cannes Film Festival and will be released by Sony Pictures Classics as well as NIGHTCRAWLER, written and directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, and set for release by Open Road, both in theaters this fall. Lancaster has been involved in the development, finance, production and distribution of over 35 motion pictures and several major stage plays and television series since his start in the entertainment business in the early 1980s. They've ranged from big studio releases to surprise gems from the independent film world. She went onto cast each installment of the series thereafter; as well as the Blum-produced upcoming film, Curve, directed by Iain Softley (Wings of the Dove, K-Pax). 8th Matthew Jacobs and Christopher Rosen. The film was produced by Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, and Right of Way Films. Chazelle and Blumhouse first made "Whiplash" as an 18-minute short film and when that earned raves at Sundance . Think About This Paul Thomas Anderson's breakthrough short film was 24 minutes, George Lucas' 15 minutes, Tim Burton's 30 minutes, Wes Anderson's 14 minutes and Jason Reitman's 17 minutes. The short film received acclaim after debuting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which attracted investors to produce the complete version of the script. Today we look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. [12] Early on, Chazelle gave J. K. Simmons direction that "I want you to take it past what you think the normal limit would be," telling him: "I don't want to see a human being on-screen any more. Tom Cross (Editor) is an editor of feature films, documentaries and television. Filming took place in September 2013 throughout Los Angeles in the course of 20 days. It also reached $1 million in the process, barely. The overall number one film, Dumb and Dumber To, was next with an average of $11,450, while The Homesman was right behind with an average of $11,358 in four theaters. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. "A work of bravura filmmaking. Reiser's successes also include his book Couplehood, which sold over two million copies and reached the number one spot on The New York Times bestseller list and Babyhood, his follow-up book which features his trademark humorous take on the adventures of being a first-time father, which also made The New York Times bestseller list. He currently is a member of the Academy, is on the Sundance Institute's Director's Advisory Group and serves on the Board of Directors of the New Group Theater in New York City. For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary. Terence Fletcher, the conductor of the Shaffer Conservatory Studio Band, recruits him to play in the Studio ensemble as an alternate for core drummer Carl Tanner. They also produced the feature version of the Sundance-winning short WHIPLASH, directed by Damien Chazelle, and will serve as executive producers on DEMOLITION, which Jean Marc Vallee will direct from the script by Bryan Sipe. Lancaster also returned to Broadway this season with the multiple Tony award winning musical production of The Bridges of Madison County, after previously producing the Pulitzer Prize winning, 'night, Mother, both with (long time colleague) Marsha Norman. Her diverse body of work includes commercials for companies like Disney, Toshiba, and Capital One as well as art directing for Annie Leibovitz's Vanity Fair magazine photoshoots, featuring Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars. Couper Samuleson (Executive Producer) is the executive vice president of Blumhouse Productions, the low-budget production company behind original horror franchises like Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge. 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Blum's model began with the original Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000, released by Paramount Pictures, and grossed close to $200 million worldwide, making it the most profitable film in the history of Hollywood. Right of Way has a first-look deal with Indian Paintbrush with whom they made the Duplass Brothers' film JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME and Reitman's previous feature, YOUNG ADULT. Whiplash - Short Film by Damien Chazelle (HD/Blu-Ray) dvdextras 1.09K subscribers Subscribe 8.3K Save 239K views 2 years ago Notice Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines) Almost. Blumhouse's The Purge, its first production under its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, opened to more than $34 million on its opening weekend of June 7th, with a budget of just $3 million. More What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. A provocative, at times terrifying piece of filmmaking, you don't have to like it to recognize the quality of Damien Chazelle 's Oscar winning film, Whiplash: BLACK We hear a HIT. [11] The feature-length film was financed for $3.3 million by Bold Films. Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. [10] The film also took the grand prize and the audience award for its favorite film at the 40th Deauville American Film Festival. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater, Sound Re-recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. For her effort, Taylor was nominated for Casting Society of America's ARTIOS Award. "[35], The film appeared on many critics end-of-year lists. Blum began his career as the producing director of the Malaparte theater company, which was founded by Ethan Hawke. After a disastrous performance, Andrew walks offstage humiliated but returns and cuts off Fletcher's introduction to the next piece by playing the intro to "Caravan", cueing the band himself. Litvak recently wrapped production on HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER, his third production with Academy Award-nominated actor Ryan Gosling. The film received widespread critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, film editing, sound mixing, and Teller's and Simmons' performances, and grossed $49 million on a $3.3 million budget, making it Chazelle's highest grossing feature until the release of La La Land (2016). She most recently produced Reitman's film, LABOR DAY, starring Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet, which will be in theaters January 31st. A drumstick against a drum head. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue There are two first-run releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week: Big Hero 6 (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack) and Whiplash (DVD or Blu-ray). But Damien Chazelle didn't plan it that way. The hits growing so fast they start to blur together. This winter, JK will start shooting NBC's new comedy "Growing Up Fisher" opposite Jenna Elfman. In case you didn't know, Whiplash was based on a short film of the same name that Chazelle directed in 2013. Walters continues his role serves as Executive Producer on all of Bold's pictures, including current feature films WHIPLASH, the Sundance 2014 Audience and Drama Jury Awards winner which will be released on October 10, 2014 by Sony Pictures Classics; NIGHTCRAWLER, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, which will be released by Open Road Films on October 17; THE COUP, starring Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan and Lake Bell which will be released by THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY on March 16, 2015; and LOST RIVER, Bold's third production with Ryan Gosling which marks his debut as writer and director and stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Eva Mendes.