Bucket List

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 12 25 (USA - Limited) / 2008 01 11 (USA)

UPC: 085391139881

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Language]

Summary: Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star as two terminally ill cancer patients who decide to break out of the hospital and live their last days to the fullest in director Rob Reiner's seriocomic road movie. Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a corporate billionaire who is currently sharing a hospital room with blue-collar mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman). Though initially the pair seems to have nothing in common, conversation gradually reveals that both men have a long list of goals they wish to accomplish before they kick the bucket, and an unrealized desire to discover what kind of men they really are. But one can't accomplish such lofty objectives from the confines of a hospital bed, so now, in order to live their lives to the absolute fullest, Edward and Carter will have to make a break for it. With a checklist that includes playing the poker tables in Monte Carlo, consuming copious amounts of caviar, racing the fastest machines on four wheels, and much more, these two terminally ill men will do their best to fit a lifetime of experience into their last remaining days while forging an unlikely, but truly remarkable, friendship. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best Picture – National Board of Review

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Bucket List

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/10/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 97 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- Bucket List
1. About Edward [1:27]
2. Two Ailing Men [4:39]
3. Roommates [6:28]
4. Coffee Origins [4:27]
5. Life Choices [6:04]
6. Getting Familiar [6:19]
7. Bucket List [5:58]
8. Time for Myself [3:15]
9. Skydiving [3:18]
10. Need for Speed [3:54]
11. In-flight faith [3:40]
12. Little Accident [3:24]
13. Lost Along the Way [4:45]
14. Two Questions [5:52]
15. Ashes in a can [3:00]
16. Carter's Mountain [2:35]
17. Temptation [4:51]
18. I'm Not Everyone [2:24]
19. Homecomings [4:18]
20. Word with the Owner [2:29]
21. Cats beat me to it [3:31]
22. Find the Joy [5:25]
23. End Credits [4:42]
Disc #1, Side B -- Bucket List
1. About Edward [1:27]
2. Two Ailing Men [4:39]
3. Roommates [6:28]
4. Coffee Origins [4:27]
5. Life Choices [6:04]
6. Getting Familiar [6:19]
7. Bucket List [5:58]
8. Time for Myself [3:15]
9. Skydiving [3:18]
10. Need for Speed [3:54]
11. In-flight faith [3:40]
12. Little Accident [3:24]
13. Lost Along the Way [4:45]
14. Two Questions [5:52]
15. Ashes in a can [3:00]
16. Carter's Mountain [2:35]
17. Temptation [4:51]
18. I'm Not Everyone [2:24]
19. Homecomings [4:18]
20. Word with the Owner [2:29]
21. Cats beat me to it [3:31]
22. Find the Joy [5:25]
23. End Credits [4:42]

Derek Armstrong

Like Six Degrees of Separation and Catch-22 before it, The Bucket List grabbed a place in the zeitgeist by identifying and naming a phenomenon that resonated with numerous people. Even when they hadn't seen the film, the term "bucket list" became a popular way for people to describe the exotic things they wanted to experience before dying. If only Rob Reiner's movie actually deserved that kind of widespread awareness. It starts out well enough, as screenwriter Justin Zackham takes his time establishing the characters of Carter (Morgan Freeman), a jovial mechanic with a brain full of trivia, and Edward (Jack Nicholson), a surly billionaire with a love of good coffee, who meet in neighboring hospital beds while fighting terminal cancer. Reiner and Zackham stay in this setting for over 30 minutes, developing these men into three-dimensional characters and mutual confidants. It's when they get to the actual bucket-listing that the film starts to rush, alternating between broad comedy and maudlin sentiment. Carter and Edward's jet-setting is thrown together haphazardly, serving only as an arbitrary background for their touchy-feely conversations and physical pratfalls. (And it's quite a flimsy background -- Freeman and Nicholson are clearly acting against green screens, rather than real settings.) This all leads up to a third-act reversal that manipulates the way the narrative was originally being told, intended as some kind of plot twist. Shortcomings aside, it's a consistent treat to watch these two acting treasures working together. The usually saintly Freeman is permitted to show human weakness, and does so well; the always mischievous Nicholson gets to indulge in more of the same, tossing in a few tugged heartstrings for good measure. Though watching The Bucket List shouldn't be on any dying man's list of priorities, it's a harmless enough way for the healthy to pass their time. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Alan Greisman  Producer 
Neil Meron  Producer 
Rob Reiner  Director 
Rob Reiner  Producer 
Marc Shaiman  Composer (Music Score) 
Jeffrey Stott  Executive Producer 
Craig Zadan  Producer 
Justin Zackham  Executive Producer 
Justin Zackham  Screenwriter 
Travis Knox  Executive Producer 
Jack Nicholson  Actor 
Morgan Freeman  Actor 
Sean Hayes  Actor 
Beverly Todd  Actor 
Alfonso Freeman  Actor 
Rowena King  Actor 
Rob Morrow  Actor 
Annton Berry, Jr.  Actor 
Verda Bridges  Actor 
Destiny Brownridge  Actor 
Brian Copeland  Actor 
Ian Anthony Dale  Actor 
Jennifer DeFrancisco  Actor 
Angela Gardner  Actor 
Noel Guglielmi  Actor 
Jonathan Hernandez  Actor 
Hugh B. Holub  Actor 
Andrea J. Johnson  Actor 
Dawnn Lewis  Actor 
Jordan Lund  Actor 
Richard McGonagle  Actor 
Jonathan Mangum  Actor 
Karen Maruyama  Actor 
Amber Mead  Actor 
Nikki Novak  Actor 
John O'Brien  Actor 
Serena Reeder  Actor 
Christopher Stapleton  Actor 
Taylor Ann Thompson  Actor 
Alex Trebek  Actor 
Roy Vongtama  Actor 

Country: USA