See more ideas about i movie, movies and misery movie. Apr 18, 2014 unconditional love 2002 kathy bates, rupert everett i love this movie. When grace beasleys academy awardwinner kathy bates misery, about schmidt husband academy awardnominee dan aykroyd ghostbusters, the blues brothers leaves her, she travels to chicago for a concert by the one man she has adored for years, welsh singing star victor fox. Unconditional love 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. The englishlanguage soundtrack is offered in dolby digital 5. Kathy bates plays a middle aged woman whose son has flown the nest and her boring husband basically ignores her. She garnered an academy award for the best actress for her chilling performance of an obsessed fan in misery 1990. There, she meets the lover of the dead pop star, dirk simpson rupert everett, and convinces him to return to chicago. The film was originally titled unconditional love, but that has apparently been changed to who shot victor fox. Unconditional love 2002 comedy when grace beasleys academy awardwinner kathy bates misery, about schmidt husband academy awardnominee dan aykroyd ghostbusters, the blues brothers leaves her, she travels to chicago for a concert by the one man she has adored for years, welsh singing star victor fox.
Unconditional love 2002 comedy, drama, musical, romance, thriller usa. Its a movie about the courage to move forward, and about being ones authentic self, about caring and about helping friends, about grieving, and about having a few laughs too. Bates, as jilted homemaker grace beasley, and everett, as the secret gay lover of barry manilowesque crooner victor fox, never oversell the. Unconditional love official trailer this star vehicle for kathy bates, which mixes mystery, physical comedy and songs into a melange that entertains more often than not premiered on the starz. Hogan explores this and many other pressing questions in unconditional love, a comic murdermystery he devised with his wife and coscreenwriter, jocelyn moorhouse. Hogan, with rupert everett, kathy bates, jonathan pryce, at turner classic movies. Whats a middleaged woman to do when her husband walks out on her and her favorite pop star is murdered by a serial killer. Unconditional love is a 2002 american midlife reinvention comedy film cowritten and directed by pj hogan my best friends wedding and starring kathy bates, rupert everett.
Curious about kathy bates box office grosses or which kathy bates movie picked up the most oscar nominations. Hogan, jocelyn moorhouse on allmovie although its sentimentality, serious life. Oct 20, 2003 among the notables in this movie are kathy bates, rupert everett, dan aykroyd, and jonathan pryce. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Unconditional love teaming a middleaged chicago housewife, a sulky, younger brit mourning his gay lover and a sassy dwarf on a hunt for a serial. When grace beasleys bates husband dan aykroydleaves her, she travels to chicago for a concert by the one man she has adored for years, welsh singing star victor fox jonathan pryce. But in the end, you cant escape the fact that bates has difficulty carrying this movie and in fact, doesnt seem to really understand the type of. There, she meets the lover of the dead pop star, played by rupert everett, and convinces him to return to chicago with her to find the singers killer. Hogan is taking care of the directing and writing duties. Unconditional love is the kind of movie that you watch with a mounting sense of bewilderment, and some horror, but it still manages at times to put a crazy smile on your face.
Although its sentimentality, serious life lessons, and campy humor sometimes coexist less than peacefully, this modest outing from muriels wedding director p. Kathy bates, also known as kathleen doyle bates, is an awardwinning american actress. The film follows grace beasley, an archetypal timid and repressed homemaker who, in the wake of a sudden, unexpected marital separation and her favorite pop stars untimely death. This is a quirky but very enjoyable movie, with a strong supporting cast including lynn redgrave gone too soon, alas, stephanie beacham. The cameos in the movie are incredible with julie andrews, lynn redgrave, richard byers, and many others. The following is a comprehensive list of acting and directing credits from actress kathy bates. Unconditional love 2002 kathy bates, rupert everett i love this. Unconditional love is the title of a 2003 midlife reinvention comedy cowritten and directed by pj hogan my best friends wedding, starring kathy bates, rupert everett, dan aykroyd, and meredith eaton. Grace begins to explore what unconditional love means as she realizes she can make her own way in iife. Well, heres an odditya dark comedy about love and barry manilowtype soft rock, with kathy bates in the lead role. Kathy bates is at about her best in this role, as is rupert everrett.
The most important thing about this movie is the opening credits sequence, with middleaged jonathan pryce in a sequined suit dancing among the clouds, performing hitchcock railway with a trio of. Their heroine, grace beasly kathy bates, finds her placid midwestern life turned upside down after she loses both of the aforementioned men. Mar 14, 2011 from the movie unconditional love 2002. After her husband unexpectedly leaves her, grace beasley kathy bates spontaneously travels to great britain to attend the funeral of victor fox, a singer she adored. Jul 02, 2003 unconditional love teaming a middleaged chicago housewife, a sulky, younger brit mourning his gay lover and a sassy dwarf on a hunt for a serial killer, unconditional love is a misconceived. In a plot that i can only describe as inspiredbypeyote, kathy bates decides to head to. Watch unconditional love online stream full movie directv. When grace beasleys academy awardwinner kathy bates misery, about schmidt husband academy awardnominee dan aykroyd ghostbusters, the blues brothers leaves her. Hogans 2002 madeforcable comedy unconditional love comes to dvd from new line cinema with a widescreen transfer.
With a formidable presence on stage, kathy bates went on to star in movies like straight time 1978, my best friend is a vampire1987, and dick tracy. When he is killed by the crossbow killer she sets out for england for his funeral. When grace beasleys academy awardwinner kathy bates misery, about schmidt husband academy awardnominee dan aykroyd. With a formidable presence on stage, kathy bates went on to star in. Two completely different people forced together by their desire to find a killer. The story is about a woman bates who has been left by her husband. Kathy bates full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Released 2002, unconditional love stars kathy bates, rupert everett, meredith eaton, peter sarsgaard the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Kathy bates bio, age, husband, children, movies, oscar and. Among the notables in this movie are kathy bates, rupert everett, dan aykroyd, and jonathan pryce. Its hard to get the tone right on this kind of movie, but its also easy to like a film that. She started her career on stage and got her first movie break in taking off 1971. Unconditional love grace beasley 2002 about schmidt roberta hertzel 2002 dragonfly mrs.
Aug 23, 2002 a housewife kathy bates bonds with a murdered singers gay lover rupert everett. Her role as annie wilkes was met with much praise, she won the academy award for best actress and golden globe. Their heroine, grace beasly kathy bates, finds her placid midwestern life turned. However, the stand out is meredith eaton as a loud mouthed, gun toting accomplice for her crime solving motherinlaw. Kathy bates is too toned down to really work as a lead character, but meredith eaton steals the show and rupert everett reminded me how hunky he is. Actress kathy bates has been involved in the arts in one way or another since graduating from southern methodist university. Hogan with rupert everett, kathy bates, jonathan pryce, dan aykroyd, year. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Unconditional love movie trailer and videos tv guide. Watch unconditional love starring kathy bates in this drama on directv. Unconditional love dvd academy award winner kathy bates stars with rupert everett in this comic thriller about grace beasley and dirk simpson a midwestern woman who has just lost the two most important men in her life, and the longsecret lover of the pop star grace has idolized for years. Kathy bates celebrity profile check out the latest kathy bates photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Is one of 3 actresses who have won both the best actress oscar hers being for misery 1990 and the outstanding guest actress in a comedy series emmy hers being for two and a half men 2003. Kathy bates kathleen doyle bates is an american actress of stage, screen, and television, she portrays as strong women who act against the social milieu.
Unconditional love 2002 after her husband dan aykroyd leaves her, a woman kathy bates travels to london for the funeral of the pop star, victor fox, shes adored all her life. The film follows grace beasley, an archetypal timid and repressed homemaker who, in the wake of a sudden, unexpected marital. Hammer big mama unconditional love, a song by ll cool j from 10 unconditional love against me. With kathy bates, rupert everett, jonathan pryce, ashley anne ayer. She garnered an academy award for the best actress for her chilling performance of. Among the memphis natives earliest jobs were a stint as a singing waitress in a catskill resort and a sojourn as a gift. Cast and crew credits for unconditional love, 2002, directed by p. Pg, 2 h 4 min jonathan pryce, ashley anne ayer, kaja stiglic, lisa nicole wilkerson director. Unconditional love 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Available on dvd order here stephanie beacham shines in this film as harriet foxsmith, the black sheep of a hoity english family. Unconditional love dvd academy award winner kathy bates stars with rupert everett in this comic thriller about grace beasley and dirk simpson a midwestern woman who has just lost the two most important men in her life, and the long. Jan 20, 2020 kathy bates kathleen doyle bates is an american actress of stage, screen, and television, she portrays as strong women who act against the social milieu.
Her days are filled with romantic thoughts and fantasies about an elvislike figure who she adores and worships. Laugh out loud funny, what a hidden gen this movie is. Kathy bates 1948 is an oscar winning american actress. With over 200 acting and directing credits to her name, bates is perhaps best known for her breakout role in the 1990 horror film misery, based on the book of the same name by stephen king. Great googly moogly, what have these filmmakers and stars gotten themselves into with unconditional love. After her husband unexpectedly leaves her, grace beasley kathy bates spontaneously travels to great britain to attend the funeral of victor fox jonathan pryce, a singer she adored. Unconditional love 2002 after her husband unexpectedly leaves her, grace beasley kathy bates spontaneously travels to great britain to attend the funeral of. Unconditional love is a 2002 american midlife reinvention comedy film co written and directed by pj hogan my best friends wedding and starring kathy bates, rupert everett. Hogan goes down easily thanks to the lowkey performances of kathy bates and rupert everett. Closed captions and english subtitles are available. Kathy bates is too toned down to really work as a lead character, but meredith eaton. Unconditional love is a 2002 american midlife reinvention comedy film cowritten and directed by pj hogan my best friends wedding and starring kathy bates, rupert everett, dan aykroyd, and meredith eaton. Movies actrice kathy bates a list of 39 titles created 14 feb 2018 the zucker brothers a list of 29 titles created 01 dec 2015 julie andrews a list of 37 titles. Kathy bates enjoys herself as a discarded wife who impulsively flies to england to attend the funeral of her idol, a beloved singerjonathan pryce, in glorious sequined form.
Unconditional love movie zonetelechargement streaming. Its also about change, believing in oneself, and taking chances. Unconditional love 2002 after her husband unexpectedly leaves her, grace beasley kathy bates spontaneously travels to great britain to attend the funeral of victor fox, a singer she adored. When grace beasleys bates husband dan aykroydleaves her, she travels to chicago for a concert by the one man she has adored for. Unconditional love 2002 kathy bates, dan aykroyd, rupert. Unconditional love cyndi lauper song, a 1991 song by cyndi lauper unconditional love donna summer song, a 1983 song by donna summer unconditional love tupac shakur song, a 1998 song by tupac shakur and m. That said, the movie begins with max beasley dan aykroyd telling his wife grace kathy bates that he is leaving her after 25 years because he just does not. After her husband dan aykroyd leaves her, a woman kathy bates travels to london for the funeral of the pop star, victor fox, shes adored all her life.