Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mist... Read allRyan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 75 wins & 171 nominations total
- Kevin
- (as Chris Lowell)
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- TriviaA large number of the people we see fired in the film are not actors, but people who were recently laid off. The filmmakers put out ads in St. Louis and Detroit posing as a documentary crew looking to document the effect of the recession. When people showed up, they were instructed to treat the camera like the person who fired them and respond as they did, or use the opportunity to say what they wished they had. A way to discern who are the actors, and who are the real people, is that the real people do not have dialogue with George Clooney or Anna Kendrick, as they were shot separately. Jason Reitman did this intentionally, feeling that the real people would freak out Clooney and Kendrick.
- GoofsWhen Ryan asks how many miles a round-the-world flight would cost, he's told it's 500,000 miles. On American a first class round-the-world flight costs 300,000 miles (and even less for lower classes). However, the trip is for two people, not just one.
- Quotes
Ryan Bingham: [on the docks in Miami] You know that moment when you look into somebody's eyes and you can feel them staring into your soul and the whole world goes quiet just for a second?
Natalie Keener: Yes.
Ryan Bingham: [shrugs] Right. Well, I don't.
Natalie Keener: you're an asshole.
- Crazy creditsThere is a voice recording by Kevin Renick addressing to Jason Reitman mid-credit, stating the reason he wrote the song and the original recording of the song.
- ConnectionsEdited into De wereld draait door: Episode #5.84 (2010)
- SoundtracksThis Land Is Your Land
Written by Woody Guthrie
Performed by Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
Courtesy of Daptone Records
"Up in the Air" is a well made film. The plot focuses on character development and emotional changes of the characters. It is not easy to make characters interesting and memorable, but "Up in the Air" does just that. Both the characters of George Clooney and Anna Kendrick have strongly divergent attitudes and personalities, but they have great chemistry and change each other slowly but surely. How they radically shake each others core belief is engagingly told. I enjoyed watching "Up in the Air" a lot, as it tells an engaging story of self discovery.
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- Jan 16, 2010
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- Also known as
- Bay Lên Trời Cao
- Filming locations
- Cheshire Inn, St. Louis, Missouri, USA(Wedding shower scene)
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $83,823,381
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,181,450
- Dec 6, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $166,842,739
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1