"[41], Some of the negative reviews criticized the film for its inability to match the quality of the book. Use the HTML below. It serves to hold the broken bone in proper alignment to prevent it from moving while it heals. The film and novel recount the story of a young white woman and aspiring journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan. | This incident and the assassination of Medgar Evers inspire more maids to tell Skeeter their stories. Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Skeeter, Aibileen, and Minny fear the maids' stories will be recognized. The town of Greenwood, Mississippi, was chosen to portray 1960s-era Jackson, and producer Green said he had expected to shoot "95 percent" of the film there. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 76% of 226 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with an average score of 7.03/10. [59], Mary J. Blige's song "The Living Proof" is the only original track. "[39] Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail, giving the film two out of four stars, said: "Typically, this sort of film is an earnest tear-jerker with moments of levity. 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Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The Help received mostly positive reviews from critics. [2], In North America, on its opening day (Wednesday, August 10, 2011), it topped the box office with $5.54 million. Even the vilest characters showed moments of conflict within themselves as they played out poor behavior that had long been inbred in them. It then added $4.33 million on Thursday, declining only 21 percent, a two-day total to $9.87 million. The digital download version includes the same features as the DVD version, plus one additional deleted scene. After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. [56] It remained authentic to the 60s period. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the screen rights to Stockett's novel in March 2010 and quickly commissioned the film with Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Brunson Green as producers. [53] Bryce Dallas Howard has also mentioned that she would not make it today [54] saying the movie was "told through the perspective of a white character and was created by predominantly white storytellers". Viola Davis. Celia suffers a miscarriage, and reveals to Minny that she has had two previous miscarriages, both of which Johnny is unaware of. The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. The Help focuses on maids during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. Cast overview, first billed only: Emma Stone ... Skeeter Phelan: Viola Davis ... Aibileen Clark: Bryce Dallas Howard ... Hilly Holbrook: Octavia Spencer ... Minny Jackson: Jessica Chastain ... Celia Foote: Ahna O'Reilly ... Elizabeth Leefolt: Allison Janney ... Charlotte Phelan: Anna Camp The state's tax incentive program for filmmakers was also a key enticement in the decision. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews from critics and grossing $216 million worldwide. (2011). Varèse Sarabande released a score album on September 13, 2011. Company Credits Other locations that can still be found in Jackson include the New Capitol Building and the Mayflower Cafe downtown. Emma Stone. View production, box office, & company info. Bryce Dallas Howard. The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. [14], The Help was the most significant film production in Mississippi since O Brother, Where Art Thou? Aibileen stands up to Hilly, who breaks down and storms out, and Elizabeth orders Aibileen to leave. In 1963, Aibileen Clark is an African-American maid in Jackson, Mississippi. Filming & Production Chris Hewitt of the St. Paul Pioneer Press said about the film: "Some adaptations find a fresh, cinematic way to convey a book's spirit but The Help doesn't. The novel's film rights were obtained by DreamWorks in March 2010. [13] Parts of the film were also shot in the real-life Jackson, as well as in nearby Clarksdale and Greenville. Octavia Spencer portrays Minny. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. ... Skeeter Phelan. [2] The Help received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress for Davis, and Best Supporting Actress for both Chastain and Spencer, with the latter winning the award. I am especially grateful to the team who provided a film that told an engaging story about human relationships with important lessons for my daughter. The DVD version includes two deleted scenes and "The Living Proof" music video by Mary J. Blige. Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa. "[42], Many critics praised the performances of Davis and Spencer. The Help means well, and features standout performances from all of the leads. S et in Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960s, 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett shows the peak of racial segregation. [33] The final contest was about "someone who inspired you". [60] She composed it after a second viewing of the film. In an interview with Fandom Entertainment in 2011, Blige said that she was "moved in so many ways". The Help's audiobook version is narrated by Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, and Cassandra Campbell. The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. That is a rare occurrence in today's movies. Her raw emotions inspired her to compose the lone song for the film.[61]. [24] However, during its second weekend, the film jumped to first place with $20.0 million, declining only 23 percent, the smallest drop among films playing nationwide. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Black domestic workers in 1960s America were referred to as "the help", hence the title of the journalistic exposé, the novel and the film. In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. [51], Davis has repeatedly said she regrets starring in The Help, [52] stating she feels like she "betrayed myself and my people" and that the film was "created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism". [23] On its first weekend, the film grossed $26.0 million, coming in second place behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes. ; Casts may also be used to help rest a bone or joint to relieve pain that is caused by moving it (such as when a severe sprain occurs, but no broken bones). Release Dates Scenes set at the Jackson Journal office were shot in Clarksdale at the building which formerly housed the Clarksdale Press Register for 40 years until April 2010. The film is an international co-production between companies based in the United States, India, and the United Arab Emirates.[1]. Skeeter reaches out to Aibileen, who eventually agrees to be interviewed, as does Minny. [46] In 2014, the movie was one of several discussed by Keli Goff in The Daily Beast in an article concerning white savior narratives in film. It brings light to Medgar Evers, an African American activist and NAACP leader, who worked towards gaining rights for African Americans at the time, as well as aiding in the fight to end segregation. Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. In the film, Skeeter and the two maids are seen watching Evers’ address. I took our 12 year old daughter to see this movie and we both loved it. [25] The film crossed the $100 million mark on its 21st day of release, becoming one of only two titles in August 2011 that achieved this. The film's casting began later that month, with principal photography following four months after in Mississippi. Thomas Newman composed and conducted the film’s score. Aibileen bids farewell to Mae Mobley and pleads with Elizabeth to give her daughter a chance, as Elizabeth begins to cry. Jones concluded by saying that "The Association of Black Women Historians finds it unacceptable for either this book or this film to strip black women's lives of historical accuracy for the sake of entertainment. Yule May discovers a discarded ring and pawns it, but is brutally arrested as Hilly watches. [57] The 12-track collection, collated by music supervisor Jennifer Hawks,[58] features songs from the likes of Johnny Cash, Frankie Valli and Ray Charles. Title: Spencer was Stockett's original inspiration for the character of Minny, and also plays her in the film adaptation. A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge. Written by Wilson Morales of Blackfilm.com gave the movie three out of four stars and commented, "With powerful performances given by Viola Davis and scene stealer Octavia Spencer, the film is an emotionally moving drama that remains highly entertaining. A case manager for patients with HIV, Islas-Hooker was consistently inspired by one special individual who never gave up the fight to live. (as Cleta E. Ellington), Self Genoveva Islas-Hooker charmed guest judge Doc Hendley (founder of Wine to Water) with her story, A Heroine Named Confidential. Minny is fired by Hilly for using the guest bathroom and is rendered unemployable, but finds a job as a housemaid at the Foote Plantation, working for Celia Foote, a housewife ostracized by the other socialites. (archive footage) (uncredited), executive producer (as Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei), additional makeup artist (as Linda Boykin-Williams), unit production manager (as Robin Nelson Sweet), first assistant director (as Donald L. Sparks), second second assistant director (as Tessa Stephenson), construction coordinator (as Steve Hagberg), set decoration buyer: reshoots (as Arin Ladish), supervising foley editor (as William Riley), special effects supervisor (as Terry Tjelmeland), special effects technician (as Patrick White), visual effects technical production supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Victor Di Michina), senior compositor: Pixel Magic (as Steve Lloyd), 2d artist: Pixel Magic (as John McConnell), visual effects supervisor: Vensat (as Saravanan Stalin), visual effects producer: Digital Domain (uncredited), digital compositor: Pixel Magic (uncredited), visual effects executive producer: VenSat America (uncredited), systems administrator: Prologue (uncredited), visual effects artist: Vensat Tech (uncredited), visual effects lead: Digital Domain (uncredited), stunt double: Hilly (as Robin Bonaccorsi), stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt cop, camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator, chief lighting technician (as Colin Campbell), assistant chief lighting technician (as William Jackson), post-production coordinator (as Shaun Gordon), music audio coordinator / musician: instrumental soloist, musician: instrumental soloist (as Mike Fisher), music coordinator (as Christopher Hogenson), music scoring mixer (as Tommy Vicari) / music scoring recordist (as Tommy Vicari), conductor (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited), acting coach : Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard & Mike Vogel, production assistant (as Carmen L. Rodrigues), first assistant accountant (as Eileen Dennis), camera production assistant (as Joseph Fragale), director of social action and advocacy: participant media (as Kristen Irving), production accountant (as Stevie Jean Lazo), key production assistant (as Felisha N. Grice), south asia distribution: Reliance Entertainment, production assistant (as Mary Neff Seabergh), stand-in: Ahna O'Reilly (as Sarah Beth Tew), script supervisor: Los Angeles (uncredited), vp of development and production: Imagenation Abu Dhabi (uncredited). | Check out the our favorite "Bob's Burgers" episodes that parody other movies and TV series. Incensed, Hilly threatens Skeeter with legal proceedings, but she reminds Hilly that she would have to admit the pie story was about her in chapter 12. Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression. [7][8][9] Leslie Jordan appears as the editor of the fictional local newspaper, The Jackson Journal. This kindness gives Minny the courage to take her children and leave her abusive husband. In the dog days of August moviegoing, that's a powerful recommendation. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. "[34] Metacritic, a review aggregator which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 62 based on 41 reviews. A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. [35] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an "A+" on an A+ to F scale. Minny reveals the "terrible awful" to Celia, who finally sees what a manipulative bully Hilly is, and writes a check to one of Hilly's charity groups, made out to "Two Slice Hilly". Official Sites The release was produced in three different physical packages: a three-disc combo pack (Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Copy); a two-disc combo pack (Blu-ray and DVD); and a single-disc DVD. Aibileen tells Skeeter about her struggle to cope with the death of her son, and believes the book will help her find closure. Best Movie That Scores an A+ With Audiences? "[50], In criticising the film, Valerie Smith claims in "Black Women’s Memories and The Help" that the trivialisation of systemic racism during the 1960s in the film makes the plot "more accessible to contemporary readers and viewers". She lets her know how proud she is of the book and job offer in New York City, telling Skeeter that sometimes courage skips a generation. Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time. [10] Mike Vogel plays the character Johnny Foote. The film was written and directed by Tate Taylor, who optioned film rights to the book before its publication. "[45], Roxane Gay of literary web magazine The Rumpus argues the film might be offensive to African Americans, saying the film uses racial Hollywood tropes like the Magical Negro character. After being chosen by guest judge and children's-book author Lou Berger, the story was professionally illustrated. "[40] Referring to the film as a "big, ole slab of honey-glazed hokum", The New York Times noted that "save for Ms. Davis's, however, the performances are almost all overly broad, sometimes excruciatingly so, characterized by loud laughs, bugging eyes and pumping limbs. This was the longest uninterrupted streak since The Sixth Sense (35 days), which was also a late summer release, in 1999.[31]. We had never seen most of the actors which was refreshing and the acting by the entire cast made it easy to get totally involved. Instead, what we have here is a raucous rib-tickler with occasional pauses for a little dramatic relief. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times. Skeeter learns that her mother Charlotte fired Constantine, the maid who raised Skeeter, and decides to write a book of interviews with African-American maids working for white families. The website's critical consensus states, "Though arguably guilty of glossing over its racial themes, The Help rises on the strength of its cast—particularly Viola Davis, whose performance is powerful enough to carry the film on its own. [15][16][17], Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributed The Help worldwide through the studio's Touchstone Pictures banner. | Aibileen's best friend and fellow maid Minny Jackson works for Mrs. Walters, whose daughter Hilly Holbrook leads the women's socialite group and is president of the city's Junior League chapter. [27][28] Its four-day weekend haul of $19.9 million[29] was the fourth largest for a Labor Day weekend. [4] Reliance Entertainment and Participant Media co-produced the film. Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a recent graduate of Ole Miss and an aspiring writer, is a friend of Elizabeth. [47], At the 84th Academy Awards, Octavia Spencer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film. Skeeter confronts her mother about firing Constantine, and Charlotte reveals that during a Daughters of America luncheon, Constantine's daughter Rachel disobeyed Charlotte's orders to enter through the kitchen, embarrassing her. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. She was not thrilled when I told her we were going to see a film that told a story from the civil rights era but when we left she said she loved it because of the women's courage, their humor and the power of their friendships. Darcy Pattison's "11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph" won "The Help" Children's Story Contest with her story about a tenacious young girl who refuses to take a good photograph while her father is away "soldiering". An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis. [36], Tom Long from The Detroit News remarked about the film: "Appealling, entertaining, touching and perhaps even a bit healing, The Help is an old-fashioned grand yarn of a film, the sort we rarely get these days. Skeeter is uncomfortable with her social circle's racist attitudes toward their maids, including Hilly's insistence on installing separate bathrooms for the help. [26] On its fourth weekend (Labor Day three-day weekend), it became the first film since Inception (2010), to top the box-office charts for three consecutive weekends. [5], The first casting news for the production came in March 2010, when it was reported that Stone was attached to play the role of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan. [30] Notably, The Help topped the box office for 25 days in a row. "[49], Film historian Alison Graham writes about this in her article "We ain't doin' Civil Rights", commenting that "The (con)fusion of fictional and historical events begin to operate under a different narrative license. The Help Elaine Stein, Skeeter's editor at Harper & Row, advises her that the stories of two maids are not enough, but fear of retribution prevents other maids from coming forward. Walt Disney Pictures. "[44], Ida E. Jones, the national director of the Association of Black Women Historians, released an open statement criticizing the film, stating "[d]espite efforts to market the book and the film as a progressive story of triumph over racial injustice, The Help distorts, ignores, and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers." Spencer inspired the character of Minny in Stockett's novel and voiced her in the audiobook version. 190 of 241 people found this review helpful. In order to convince producers to shoot in Greenwood, Tate Taylor and others had previously come to the town and scouted locations; at his first meeting with DreamWorks executives, he presented them with a photo album of potential filming spots in the area. The Help earned $169,708,112 in North America and $46,931,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $216,639,112. The book is narrated by three very … 79 wins & 120 nominations. Minny reveals the "terrible awful" she did to Hilly: after her termination, Minny brought Hilly her famous chocolate pie, but revealed that she baked her own excrement into the pie after Hilly had finished two slices. I laughed out loud and shed quite a few tears in The Help, and will remember it and recommend it to my friends. As a collective, the songs spotlight the peak of the fight for equality in the United States during the civil rights movement. With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent. In an attempt to become a legitimate journalist and writer, Skeeter decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids, exposing the racism they are faced with as they work for white families. Skeeter lives with her parents at Longleaf, their cotton plantation. [55], The soundtrack was released on July 26, 2011, through Geffen Records. The film features an ensemble cast, including Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone. [20][21][22], The Help earned $169,708,112 in North America and $46,931,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $216,639,112. Viola Davis has commented before on her regret for playing a part in 2011’s “The Help.”. 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She works for socialite Elizabeth Leefolt and cares for the Leefolts' daughter Mae Mobley, whom Elizabeth neglects. (2000)[15][16][17] "Honestly, my heart would be broken if it were set anywhere but Mississippi", Stockett wrote in an e-mail to reporters. One of the few locations that existed in 1963 Jackson, the book and the film is Jackson landmark Brent's Drugs, which dates to 1946. [6] Other actors were since cast, including Davis as Aibileen; Howard as Hilly Holbrook, Jackson's racist, town ringleader; Janney as Charlotte Phelan, Skeeter's mother; and Lowell as Stuart Whitworth, Skeeter's boyfriend and a senator's son. This has guilted Charlotte, that she did not have the courage to stand up for someone who had served her for two decades and raised her daughter. To promote the film, TakePart hosted a series of three writing contests. Both the two-disc and three-disc combo packs include the same features as the DVD version, as well as "The Making of 'The Help': From Friendship to Film", "In Their Own Words: A Tribute to the Maids of Mississippi", and three deleted scenes with introductions by director Taylor. Seeking revenge for helping Skeeter, Hilly pressures Elizabeth to terminate Aibileen, framing her for theft. [19], The film was released by Touchstone Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital download on December 6, 2011. In December 2009, Variety reported that Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Mark Radcliffe would produce a film adaptation of The Help, under their production company 1492 Pictures. 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