On the Rocks Trivia | 30 facts about the movie

«On the Rocks» is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola.

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1. On the Rocks is a 2020 American comedy-drama film.
2. It was written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
3. It follows a father and daughter.
4. They are portrayed by Bill Murray and Rashida Jones respectively.
5. The movie had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on September 22, 2020.
6. It received a limited theatrical release on October 2, 2020, by A24.
7. It was then followed by digital streaming on October 23, 2020, by Apple TV+.
8. It received positive reviews from critics, who noted it as lighter than Coppola’s previous films, and praised Murray’s performance.
9. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 26, 2021, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
10. The plot is about a young mother who reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York, as they search for her husband and his possible infidelity.
11. On November 15, 2018, it was announced that Apple had entered into a multi-year agreement with entertainment company A24 to produce a slate of original films in partnership with their worldwide video unit.
12. On January 15, 2019, it was announced that the first film produced under that partnership would be directed by Sofia Coppola and titled On the Rocks.
13. Alongside the film’s initial announcement, it was confirmed that it would star Bill Murray and Rashida Jones.
14. In April 2019, Marlon Wayans joined the cast of the film. He portrays Rashida’s husband.
15. In June 2019, Jessica Henwick joined the cast of the film.
16. By July, Jenny Slate had been announced as joining the cast.
17. Principal photography for the film began in June 2019 in New York City.
18. A picture of Bill Murray’s character and Barack Obama playing mini-golf in the film is a real photo.
19. It was taken when Bill Murray was presented with The Mark Twain Prize.
20. When Sofia Coppola was workshopping the script for Lost In Translation (2003) with an acting class, Rashida Jones was among the students and played the part of Charlotte, which ended up going to Scarlett Johansson when the film went into production.
21. The third collaboration between Lost in Translation writer/director Sofia Coppola and Oscar nominee Bill Murray.
22. The music playing during Felix’s introduction is an instrumental version of “Madamina il Catalogo è Questo”, an aria about a man with thousands of intercontinental lovers.
23. Rashida Jones’ mother, actress Peggy Lipton, sadly passed away from cancer only 11 days before filming started.
24. The classic car in the racing scene it’s an Alfa Romeo 1959 Giulietta. Two similar vehicles were used to shot the scenes.
25. Rashida Jones and Jenny Slate also worked together on Parks and Recreation.
26. Sofia Coppola’s third film in which the lead actress (Rashida Jones) is left-handed, the others being Scarlet Johansson in Lost in Translation and Nicole Kidman in The Beguiled.
27. Heard on the phone beforehand, Bill Murray first appears 18 minutes into the movie.
28. Kelly Lynch: She and Bill Murray had previously acted in Charlie’s Angels (2000) together.
29. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 273 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.
30. Owen Gleiberman of Variety said that “On the Rocks turns into a boozy humanistic hang-out caper movie, one that’s light-spirited and compelling, mordantly alive to the ins and outs of marriage, and a winning showcase for Murray’s aging-like-fine-whisky brand of world-weary deviltry.”