To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total
Percy Hynes White
- Young Murray
- (as Percy Hynes-White)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs with his previous films Cold Mountain (2003) and Michael Collins (1996), this film shows actor Brendan Gleeson genuine fiddle playing skills.
- Quotes
Dr. Lewis: So, uh, I been drinkin'.
Kathleen: That's exactly what a girl wants to hear when a stranger knocks on her door in the middle of the night.
Dr. Lewis: Well, I... I asked where you lived. So, I just... I just wanted to apologize.
Kathleen: At ten o'clock?
Dr. Lewis: What, is there some kind of curfew here for apologies?
- ConnectionsReferences Entertainment Tonight (1981)
- SoundtracksPolly Moore
Written by Emilia Bartellas, Matthew Byrne, Aaron Collis, Rich Klass, Tom Power
Performed by The Dardanelles
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'THE GRAND SEDUCTION': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
Comedy flick about a small harbor community, in Newfoundland, who try to seduce a plastic surgeon, from a major Canadian city, into being their doctor. It's an English-speaking remake of the 2003 French-Canadian film 'LA GRANDE SEDUCTION' (which was set on the coast of Quebec). It was written by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott (the original movie's writer) and directed by Don McKellar. The film stars Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch (of 'JOHN CARTER', 'LONE SURVIVOR' and 'FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS' fame). I found the movie to be pretty silly at times but still funny and ultimately uplifting.
The story begins with Murray French (Gleeson) telling (through voice-over narration) how Tickle Head used to be a town of proud fishermen. Now nearly everyone is unemployed and collects welfare. Murray, like the other men of the town, desperately wants Tickle Head to secure a deal which would allow a chemical plant to be built there; this factory would create enough jobs for everyone. In order to do so they must have a community doctor. When Dr. Christopher Lewis (Kitsch) is stopped at the St. John's airport, with cocaine, the former mayor of Tickle Head (who is now a flight security agent) makes him a deal; Dr. Lewis must spend a month in Tickle Head as their doctor. It's up to Murray, and the whole town, to convince him to stay longer; which requires a lot of lying and seduction.
The movie isn't original at all; it reminds me of many other films, about small towns and trickery (most notably 'WAKING NED DEVINE'). A lot of the humor in it is pretty cheesy and some of the characters seem exaggerated. Still the movie does have a lot of character, and charm, and parts of it are pretty funny. The performances are great and, in the end, I really did care about the characters; the sentimentality of the film is what doesn't feel cheesy (unlike a lot of the jokes). That's why I liked it.
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Comedy flick about a small harbor community, in Newfoundland, who try to seduce a plastic surgeon, from a major Canadian city, into being their doctor. It's an English-speaking remake of the 2003 French-Canadian film 'LA GRANDE SEDUCTION' (which was set on the coast of Quebec). It was written by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott (the original movie's writer) and directed by Don McKellar. The film stars Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch (of 'JOHN CARTER', 'LONE SURVIVOR' and 'FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS' fame). I found the movie to be pretty silly at times but still funny and ultimately uplifting.
The story begins with Murray French (Gleeson) telling (through voice-over narration) how Tickle Head used to be a town of proud fishermen. Now nearly everyone is unemployed and collects welfare. Murray, like the other men of the town, desperately wants Tickle Head to secure a deal which would allow a chemical plant to be built there; this factory would create enough jobs for everyone. In order to do so they must have a community doctor. When Dr. Christopher Lewis (Kitsch) is stopped at the St. John's airport, with cocaine, the former mayor of Tickle Head (who is now a flight security agent) makes him a deal; Dr. Lewis must spend a month in Tickle Head as their doctor. It's up to Murray, and the whole town, to convince him to stay longer; which requires a lot of lying and seduction.
The movie isn't original at all; it reminds me of many other films, about small towns and trickery (most notably 'WAKING NED DEVINE'). A lot of the humor in it is pretty cheesy and some of the characters seem exaggerated. Still the movie does have a lot of character, and charm, and parts of it are pretty funny. The performances are great and, in the end, I really did care about the characters; the sentimentality of the film is what doesn't feel cheesy (unlike a lot of the jokes). That's why I liked it.
Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://youtu.be/ZEmam3XwQxw
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Грандіозне зваблення
- Filming locations
- Trinity Bight, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada(Trinity Bay, Newfoundland)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $12,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,430,018
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,433
- May 25, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $4,292,517
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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