Multiplicity (1996)
57%RT Audience Score: 49%
Awards & Nominations: NA
This high-concept experiment only proves that a comedy actually can have too much Michael Keaton
If you’re looking for a movie that explores the complexities of marriage, Multiplicity might not be the one for you. But if you want to see Michael Keaton play four different versions of himself, then buckle up, because this movie is a wild ride. Sure, the script could have been better, but the special effects are pretty cool and Keaton’s performance is top-notch. Plus, who doesn’t love a good solipsistic comedy? Give it a watch and see for yourself.
Production Company(ies)
Twentieth Century Fox, Gordon Company, Silver Pictures,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Skirball Cultural Center – 2701 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sexual situations
Year of Release
1996
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2001
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $21,075,014
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $40,226,838
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,431
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,386,787
US/Canada gross: $21,075,014
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $40,226,838
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,164
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,075,340
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $9,687,532
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 969
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $45,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $85,893,548
Production budget ranking: 486
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $46,253,675
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$91,920,385
ROI to date (est.): -70%
ROI ranking: 1,805
Andie MacDowell – Laura Kinney
Harris Yulin – Dr. Leeds
Richard Masur – Del King
Eugene Levy – Vic
Ann Cusack – Noreen
Director(s)
Harold Ramis
Writer(s)
Mary Hale, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Producer(s)
Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (47) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (26)
Multiplicity is more concerned with its special effects of multiple characters than any satisfying conclusion to its provocative premise.
August 23, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: C+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Great premise, great work by Keaton, but the script lets them down.
February 23, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
More Kafkaesque than comedic, more fascinating to watch than out-and-out funny.
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Ramis and his quartet of writers, including City Slickers shtick factories of Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel, can’t find much to do with their simple premise.
January 1, 2000
Sean P. Means
Film.com
TOP CRITIC
I recommend this to anyone who wants to see a solipsistic comedy about the darker side of marriage.
January 1, 2000
Andy Spletzer
Film.com
TOP CRITIC
Well-acted and playfully superficial.
March 22, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Mal Vincent
The Virginian-Pilot
Some sexy stuff in dated, but entertaining ’80s comedy.
March 29, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Common Sense Media Editors
Common Sense Media
A desperately unfunny comedy lethargically directed by Harold Ramis, and boringly acted by Michael Keaton.
October 9, 2005 | Rating: 1/5
Chuck O’Leary
Fantastica Daily
July 26, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Try not to double or triple-up laughing. (published 7-19-96)
December 28, 2004 | Rating: A-
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
It’s a showcase for Keaton.
July 1, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)…
Plot
Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds who offers him a rather unusual solution to his problems – cloning.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels says that Multiplicity is “more concerned with its special effects of multiple characters than any satisfying conclusion to its provocative premise.”
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