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David Spritz (Nicolas Cage) is a Chicago weatherman who, despite success at his job, is deeply unhappy. Eclipsed by his father, Robert (Michael Caine), a celebrated author, and licking his wounds after his marriage to Noreen (Hope Davis) collapses, David resolves to get his life in order by applying for a high-profile job on a New York City talk show. But with his personal life a shambles, David must decide between fast-tracking his career and repairing his rapidly deteriorating family life. Read More Read Less

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With fine performances and a dark, dry sense of humor, The Weather Man is mostly cloudy with occasional rays of sunshine.

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The Weather Man | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Wendy Ide Times (UK) It’s a terrific role for Cage, whose widest smile always contains a flicker of anguish. And Caine is excellent as the unattainable father figure in this enjoyably downbeat tale of the flipside of career success Dec 13, 2023 Full Review The Weather Man | Rotten Tomatoes (2) J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Written by Steve Conrad, this is the smartest script director Gore Verbinski has ever had, and he makes the most of it, aided by a strong cast. Jun 28, 2022 Full Review The Weather Man | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Zadie Smith Daily Telegraph (UK) It's a deeply honest and comic performance and seems filled with all the genuine humiliations that one imagines Cage himself has suffered in the past 10 years. Jan 17, 2018 Full Review The Weather Man | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Yet another retread of Cage's weak formula of a gloomy man examining his life. Aug 16, 2013 Full Review The Weather Man | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net The Weather Man is more of a parable than a story; it just goes on and on and on, and the only point is to endure. It's not very uplifting, but sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad; sometimes hopeful, and sometimes melancholy. But that's life. Rated: 8/10 Mar 7, 2011 Full Review The Weather Man | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Intended as director Gore Verbinski's palate cleanser before back-to-back "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels, this is an apprehensive cringe comedy of male malaise. It's also Verbinski's best to date, a small-scale challenge he should attempt more often. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 2, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nathan W I really enjoyed this film. Just a man, trying to make his way through this thing called life. I like when movies dont really have a story but just take us through days in the life of. Just 2 hours of adulting and all the suckage that comes with it. I cant put my finger on exactly why this movie works... It just does. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review KB B I thought it was pretty good mainly because I like Nicholas Cage. It's worth the watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Giorgio S This is an adult movie and not a dumb comedy for 13 year old where Nicolas Cage freaks out even if he does it.It talks about a man that has to face about grief and the pain of divorce and in this stellar cast Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine shines in their roles Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Phuong N kind of my childhood movie, idk how it's stayed in my head for so long Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review steve m Not really sure where this movie was headed. Nick plays a guy who is pretty clueless about why his family has left him, why his father thinks he is a failure, why people throw garbage on him in the street. The only thing he is good at is in front of a TV camera. 50 years ago, that was all the father was supposed to do, bring home the bacon. Guess a lot of guys now wonder why the rules have changed. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Worth viewing just for it's more experimental structure, black comedy elements and balancing of tones. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gore Verbinski Director Nicolas Cage Dave Spritz Michael Caine Robert Spritz Hope Davis Noreen Spritz Michael Rispoli Russ Gil Bellows Don
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(L-R) Gemmenne de la Peña as Shelly Spritz and Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz in "The Weather Man." (L-R) Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz and Gemmenne de la Peña as Shelly Spritz in"The Weather Man." (L-R) Gemmenne de la Peña as Shelly Spritz and Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz in "The Weather Man." A scene from the film "The Weather Man." (L-R) Hope Davis as Noreen and Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz in "The Weather Man." Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz in "The Weather Man." (L-R) Michael Caine as Robert Spritz and Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz in "The Weather Man." (L-R) Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz and Michael Caine as Robert Spritz in "The Weather Man." (L-R) Michael Caine as Robert Spritz and Nicolas Cage as Dave Spritz in "The Weather Man." A scene from the film "The Weather Man." View more photos

Synopsis David Spritz (Nicolas Cage) is a Chicago weatherman who, despite success at his job, is deeply unhappy. Eclipsed by his father, Robert (Michael Caine), a celebrated author, and licking his wounds after his marriage to Noreen (Hope Davis) collapses, David resolves to get his life in order by applying for a high-profile job on a New York City talk show. But with his personal life a shambles, David must decide between fast-tracking his career and repairing his rapidly deteriorating family life.

Director
Gore Verbinski

Producer
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch

Screenwriter
Steve Conrad

Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Production Co
Escape Artists

Rating
R (Strong Language|Sexual Content)

Genre
Comedy, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 28, 2005, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011

Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.5M

Runtime
1h 42m

Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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The Weather Man is more of a parable than a story; it just goes on and on and on, and the only point is to endure. It's not very uplifting, but sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad; sometimes hopeful, and sometimes melancholy. But that's life. Fresh score.

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The film was shot extensively within and around Chicago, with lots of authentic bits of Chicago culture sprinkled into the frame and tons of beauty shots of the city for skyline enthusiasts. Most tantalizing, though, is the unbelievable view from Nic Cage's character's apartment.

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Career. Beresford primarily worked for The West Tonight on ITV West based in Bristol, originally as a teleprompter operator in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter in 2005. He has also presented the national ITV Weather since 26 November 2007.

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Meteorologist Matt Brickman is a member of NBC 4 New York's Storm Team 4 weather team and anchors the station's weather coverage for the weekend editions of “News 4 New York” at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. He also delivers weather updates on weekday editions of “News 4 New York” and regularly visits Tri-State classrooms to ...

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A successful weatherman at a Chicago news program, David Spritz is well paid but garners little respect from people in the area who throw fast food at him, David suspects, because they're resentful of how easy his high-paying job is.

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Development. Cage plays a fictionalised version of himself who he said bore little resemblance to his real offscreen personality. He originally turned down the role "three or four times" but changed his mind after writer-director Tom Gormican wrote him a personal letter.

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Meteorologists, or atmospheric scientists, study weather conditions and forecast weather changes. By analyzing weather maps covering large geographic areas and related charts, like upper-air maps and soundings, they can predict the movement of fronts, precipitation, and pressure areas.

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The forecast process is roughly the same regardless of the type of weather. Our scientists thoroughly review current observations using technology such as radar, satellite and data from an assortment of ground-based and airborne instruments to get a complete picture of current conditions.

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Geostorm grossed $33.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $187.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $221.4 million, against a production budget of $120 million. Box office analysts estimated that the film needed to gross $300–350 million worldwide in order to break even.

Who is the famous weatherman on NBC? ›

Albert Lincoln Roker Jr. (born August 20, 1954) is an American weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author. He is the current weather anchor on NBC's Today, and occasionally co-hosts 3rd Hour Today.

Who is the famous meteorologist on the Weather Channel? ›

James D. Cantore (born February 16, 1964) is an American meteorologist. He is best known as an on-air personality for The Weather Channel.

Who is David on KXAN weather? ›

Chief Meteorologist

Three-time Emmy Award-winning Meteorologist David Yeomans has been fascinated with weather for as long as he can remember. By the fourth grade, he was checking out stacks of meteorology books from the public library, gathering as much knowledge as he could.

Who is David Neal weather man? ›

David Neal, based in Englewood, CO, US, is currently a Chief Meteorologist and Manager of On Camera Meteorologists at WeatherNation, bringing experience from previous roles at Self Employed, The Weather Channel, Weather Nation LLC and WIAT TV. David Neal holds a 1982 - 1986 Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)

Who is Dave the weatherman? ›

David King is no ordinary ex-Metropolitan police officer; he stands out due to his unique passion for accurately predicting the weather through observations in nature.

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Mike Nelson has been a television weather forecaster for 40 years, has been forecasting weather in Colorado alone for over 25 of those years, and joined Denver7 as Chief Meteorologist in June 2004.

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