Be Kind Rewind
You name it, we shoot it.
2008 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michel Gondry |
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| Writer: | Michel Gondry |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 20, 2008 |
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| Director: | Michel Gondry |
| Writer: | Michel Gondry |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | delusion, nuclear power plant, video store, videotape |
| Production Companies | Partizan Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $30,600,000
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Black | Jerry |
| Yasiin Bey | Mike |
| Danny Glover | Mr. Fletcher |
| Mia Farrow | Ms. Kimberley |
| Melonie Díaz | Alma |
| Irv Gooch | Wilson |
| Chandler Parker | Craig |
| Arjay Smith | Manny |
| Marcus Carl Franklin | James |
| Blake Hightower | Kid 2 |
| Amir Ali Said | Kid 3 |
| Paul Dinello | Mr. Rooney |
| Sigourney Weaver | Ms. Lawson |
| Heather Lawless | Sherry |
| Kid Creole | West Coast Video Employee Passaic |
| Matt Walsh | Officer Julian |
| Basia Rosas | Andrea |
| P.J. Byrne | Mr. Baker |
| Quinton Aaron | Q |
| Gio Perez | Randy |
| Tomasz Soltys | Carl |
| David Slotkoff | Jack |
| Frank Heins | Patrick |
| Karolina Wydra | Gabrielle Bochenski |
| Harvey Hogan | Video Store Customer |
| Ted McElwee | Video Store Customer |
| Walter Helbig | Video Store Customer |
| Victor Dickerson | Man in Video Store #1 |
| David M. Sheppard | Man in Video Store #2 |
| Marc Alan Austen | Man in Video Store #3 |
| Paul Barman | Young Man Watching TV |
| Karen Spitzer | Young Woman Watching TV |
| Allie Woods Jr. | Doctor Bent |
| McKinley Page | Brother McDuff |
| Francisco Fabian | Simon from the Copy Shop |
| Kishu Chand | Alma's Sister |
| Ann Longo | Miss Falewicz's Friend |
| Parrie Hodges | Miss Falewicz's Friend/Fats' Mom |
| Jon Glaser | West Coast Video Employee NYC |
| Marceline Hugot | City Hall Employee |
| John Tormey | Demolition Chief |
| Frank Girardeau | Officer Gary |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dan Leigh | Production Design |
| Jeanne McCarthy | Casting |
| Linda Cohen | Music Supervisor |
| Pawel Wdowczak | Sound Mixer |
| Rahel Afiley | Costume Design |
| John C. Nadeau | Gaffer |
| Kishu Chand | Costume Design |
| Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Stephen A. Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sandy Hays | Steadicam Operator |
| Jeanne Gilliland | Boom Operator |
| Ron von Blomberg | Set Decoration |
| Tobe West | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jeff Butcher | Property Master |
| Russell Berg | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Reilly Steele | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Hsu | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Sacco | Dolby Consultant |
| Branka Mrkic | Dialogue Editor |
| Marissa Littlefield | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Gina Alfano | ADR Editor |
| Tass Filipos | Music Editor |
| Dan Korintus | Dialogue Editor |
| Lisa J. Levine | ADR Editor |
| Jamie Baker | Foley Supervisor |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| James Donahue | Art Direction |
| Jeff Buchanan | Editor |
| Gwen Bialic | Production Supervisor |
| Christopher Norr | "A" Camera Operator |
| Abbot Genser | Still Photographer |
| Kashka Banjoko | Hairstylist |
| Suzy Mazzarese-Allison | Hair Department Head |
| Fred Merusi | Construction Coordinator |
| Henry S. Avelin | Transportation Captain |
| Russell Barnes | Art Department Coordinator |
| Nicole Abellera Hallman | Casting Associate |
| Marjorie Durand | Makeup Department Head |
| Tonya Huskey | Costume Supervisor |
| Tim Rossiter | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Dennis Kelly | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Roz Music | Makeup & Hair |
| Kendall McCarthy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Jeffrey Stern | Dialogue Editor |
| Mary Ellen Porto | ADR Editor |
| Frank Kern | Foley Editor |
| George A. Lara | Foley Mixer |
| Michel Gondry | Screenplay, Director |
| Jean-Michel Bernard | Original Music Composer |
| Ellen Kuras | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Julie Fong | Producer |
| Raffi Adlan | Associate Producer |
| Guy Stodel | Executive Producer |
| Georges Bermann | Producer |
| Michel Gondry | Producer |
| Toby Emmerich | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 865 | 884 |
This is a unique specimen of a film, as it engages directly in the art of remaking classic films that we've grown up on, with a twist. Even more so fitting given the films setting of a mom and pop owned video store. Mos Defs character Mike is excellent as the straight man to Jerry (played by Jack Bl ... ack) and his more then outrageous stunts and escapades. You can also feel sympathy for the character of Mr. Fletcher (played by Danny Glover) whose trying everything to keep his video rental store and apartment from being demolished. I won't spoil any further plot details or the ending, but the way things are wrapped up are bittersweet, and by the time the credits roll, everything is left in ambiguity. Overall I didn't go into major parts of this film because it just has to be experienced for oneself for full enjoyment. Be Kind Rewind is a funny, touching, and nostalgic trip down the roads of analog film renting, and fan film creation, all in one. Four and a half stars, out of Five.