The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

DramaFantasyRomance
Overview : Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Budget : 150000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 166 min
Release Date : 2008-12-25
Imdb ID : tt0421715
Status : Released

Cast

Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button

Cate Blanchett
Daisy Fuller

Taraji P. Henson
Queenie

Julia Ormond
Caroline Fuller

Jason Flemyng
Thomas Button

Mahershala Ali
Tizzy Weathers

Jared Harris
Captain Mike

Elias Koteas
Monsieur Gateau

Phyllis Somerville
Grandma Fuller

Tilda Swinton
Elizabeth Abbott

Faune Chambers Watkins
Dorothy Baker

Donna DuPlantier
Blanche Devereux

Jacob Tolano
Martin Gateau

Earl Maddox
Man at Train Station

Ed Metzger
Teddy Roosevelt

Danny Vinson
Priest Giving Last Rites

David Jensen
Doctor at Benjamin's Birth

Joeanna Sayler
Caroline Button

Fiona Hale
Mrs. Hollister

Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Dr. Rose

Marion Zinser
Mrs. Horton

Peter Donald Badalamenti II
Benjamin 1928-31

Danny Nelson
General Winston

Paula Gray
Sybil Wagner

Lance E. Nichols
Preacher

Rampai Mohadi
Ngunda Oti

Troi Bechet
Filamena Gilea

Elle Fanning
Daisy Age 7

Ted Manson
Mr. Daws

Clay Cullen
Young Mr. Daws

Edith Ivey
Mrs. Maple

Robert Towers
Benjamin 1932-34

Sonya Leslie
Daisy's Nurse

Yasmine Abriel
Prostitute with Benjamin

Madisen Beaty
Daisy Age 10

Tom Everett
Benjamin 1935-37

Don Creech
Prentiss Mayes

Christopher DesRoches
Rick Brody

Joshua Desroches
Vic Brody

Richmond Arquette
John Grimm

Josh Stewart
Pleasant Curtis

Ilia Volok
Russian Interpreter

David Ross Paterson
Walter Abbott

Taren Cunningham
Young Elizabeth Abbott

Myrton Running Wolf
Dennis Smith

Stephen Monroe Taylor
Sailor

Devyn A. Tyler
Queenie's Daughter Age 14

Adrian Armas
David

Wilbur Fitzgerald
TV Reporter

Ashley Nolan
Woman Doctor

Louis Herthum
Man at Caroline's Party

Katta Hules
Caroline Age 12

Rus Blackwell
Robert Williams

Joel Bissonnette
David Hernandez

Deneen Tyler
Queenie's Daughter Age 40

Spencer Daniels
Benjamin Age 12

Chandler Canterbury
Benjamin Age 8

Charles Henry Wyson
Benjamin Age 6

Jessica Cropper
Featured Dancer

Katherine Crockett
Featured Dancer

Bianca Roe
Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)

Emma Degerstedt
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Megan Brown
Woman Kissing Benjamin (uncredited)

Clay Chamberlin
The Grumpy Sailor (uncredited)

Leslie Augustine
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Blake Balu
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Aliane Baquerot
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Brett Beoubay
1918 Police Officer (uncredited)

Allen Boudreaux
Teddy Roosevelt's Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Eve Brent
Old Woman (uncredited)

David E. Brown
U.S. Lieutenant (uncredited)

Jake Carpenter
Sailor (uncredited)

Walter Delmar
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Louis Dupuy
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Marian Filali
Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)

Ron Flagge
Bartender (uncredited)

Joe Fontana
Shrimper (uncredited)

Garrett Forbes
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Tiffany Forest
Girl on Street (uncredited)

Debby Gaudet
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Simone-Elise Girard
Parisian Woman (uncredited)

Geraldine Glenn
Family Member (uncredited)

Zuri Goldman
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Malerie Grady
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Harter
Man Who Buys Button House (uncredited)

Rhonda Huete
Button Factory Worker (uncredited)

Grant James
Joking Old Man (uncredited)

Christopher Karl Johnson
Medical Officer on Liberty Ship (uncredited)

Shiloh Jolie
Caroline as Baby (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Jonathan Lane
Usher at Theater (uncredited)

Shane LeCocq
Dancer (uncredited)

Kevin Lorio
Streetcar Driver (uncredited)

Audrey Lynn
1920's Woman Strolling by Window (uncredited)

Angelina McCoy
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Harlon Miller
Soldier (uncredited)

Valeska Miller
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Jay Oliver
Nolan House Resident (uncredited)

Antonia Putiloff
J. Meranda (voice) (uncredited)

Sean Ross
Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Ross Rouillier
1918 U.S. Lieutenant (uncredited)

Robert W. Savina
Man in Rowboat (uncredited)

Andy Sims
Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)

Chaz Smith
Dock Worker (uncredited)

Logan Douglas Smith
Neighbor / Son of Nursing Home Elder (uncredited)

Terry Lee Smith
Rower (uncredited)

Lauren Swinney
Mrs. Carter (uncredited)

Dennis Thomas IV
Grave Digger (uncredited)

Michel Thériault
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Yvette Tucker
Carousel Dancer (uncredited)

Gelsey Weiss
Dancer (uncredited)

Autumn Withers
Dancer (uncredited)

Michael Wozniak
World War I Officer (uncredited)

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Reviews

talisencrw
One of Fincher's masterworks--though I like others better. He's definitely one of the only people alive who could have succeeded with this very intriguing story. There are moments--when Benjamin's coming into his own, both with Tilda Swinton's character and with Cate Blanchett's--that are amongst the finest and most invigorating I have ever seen in cinema. I'm curious how I'll find it when I rewatch it in a few years. I have the impression that as I come to terms with age and gather more wisdom in my own skin, this story will only grow in my heart and appreciation--for both the highs and the lows. That is a spectacular magic trick for a movie to do--and Fincher's downright full of them.
Unknownian
This movie is in my top 10 movie list in life. It is a cinema achievement that may never be outdone by 'anyone'. Considering that this masterpiece was shot digitally in 2007, it is miles above any CG effort since. For those of you that haven't seen it: "SEE IT". Besides a great story (with one flaw), this film makes illusion and simulation become reality. The one flaw: I have great respect for David Fincher, and I am going to go out on a limb and say that he must have been aware of this discrepancy, but went ahead with the story-line as written anyway. ( I hope that's the case). Benjamin Button was born "old", and regressed backwards to die an infant. The flaw in the story-line (and it's a big one), is that as he regresses to youth, he begins to have dementia (Alzheimer's symptoms), along with all of the arthritic pains and problems an old man gets as he ages. At the end, before he dies he loses his memory completely. Logically, since he was born an old man, those illnesses should have evolved from birth, and improved as he regressed in age. Strangely in the film, he is born with severe arthritis, and can't even walk until he is 7. Why then would he again experience these same symptoms as a child on the way to his death bed (or crib)? He should be in perfect health as a child, and regress to a "fetus", and then disappear. Other than that major flaw, this movie is a 10. Unfortunately because of the illogical way he dies, I had to give it a 9 out of 10 stars. One other issue with the plot: If we were to take this movie scenario and try to place it in the real world, Benjamin would have to have been born a "full sized", old man, and then after 70 or 80 years, he would have begun to shrink. Since the idea of a woman giving birth to a full sized man is physically impossible, our Benjamin had to be born old and "tiny". This of course is another contradiction in the plot, since Benjamin is small "twice in his life". We can't dwell on this flaw at all, because if we did we would never get passed it. To enjoy this movie, we must put all the facts and logistics of this scenario aside, and when we do, this movie takes us on a journey unlike any other ever filmed.

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