| LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS |
2004 | Directed by Brad Silberling |
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Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are three intelligent young children who receive terrible news
that their parents have died in a fire and have left them an enormous fortune not to be used until
the eldest child is of age. When they are sent to live with Count Olaf, a greedy distant relative,
they soon learn he is trying to steal their fortune for himself. |
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| ADDITIONAL CAST & CHARACTERS |
Jim Carrey
Meryl Streep
Jude Law
Liam Aiken
Emily Browning |
... Count Olaf
... Aunt Josephine Antwhistle
... Lemony Snicket (voice)
... Klaus Baudelaire
... Violet Baudelaire |
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"A Series of Unfortunate Events" is the name of the series of books (the series is projected to run to 13 volumes).
The bizarre car seen in the previews is a late model Tatra 603. Built in what was Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) it was designed as a limousine for Communist Party officials and VIPs. Although it was first designed in 1955, this particular model was built between 1968 and 1975.
In the stairwell where we first meet Count Olaf, there is a portrait of Olaf in Shakespearian garb, reaching out with his hand. This is almost an exact duplicate of a picture of John Barrymore playing "Hamlet".
The duck that nearly gets a stove dropped onto it is well known to American audiences as the Aflac Duck. He's the mascot for the American insurance company Aflac. Their ads feature a pair of people discussing Aflac insurance, but being unable to remember the company's name while he tries to shout it out but simply sounds like a quacking duck. Paramount and Aflac also ran a series of movie tie-in ads.
Triplets were originally cast to play the role of Sunny Baudelaire. But when the trio developed stage fright and separation anxiety and would do nothing but cry, they were replaced by twins Shelby Hoffman and Kara Hoffman.
Originally the director considered all out C.G. animation for the character of Sunny Baudelaire, because working with infants would pose various problems. While he eventually opted for real child actors to play the part, at least four scenes involving Sunny have a C.G. baby instead of the real thing because it would be impossible or dangerous for the real child to do. Among these are the shot of Sunny hanging on to a table by her teeth, and the scene where she is entangled with the Incredibly Deadly Viper.
The silhouettes of the Baudelaire parents are actually the silhouettes of production designer Rick Heinrichs and director Brad Silberling's wife, actress Amy Brenneman.
In the train scene, when Olaf is reading a magazine, the cover has a picture of Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
Unfortunate Events - Official Website
General information on the cast & crew, photos and games
Lemony Snicket - Official Website
Official site on the author, his books and the movie
Jim Carrey Online
Up-to-date, very impressive fansite on actor Jim Carrey
Additional Information at the Internet Movie Database
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Features: Featurettes, deleted scenes
Video: Widescreen, Color
Languages: English (Dolby)
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DVD Release: April 26, 2005
Region Code: 1
Distributor: Paramount
ASIN: B0007PICAS
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DVD - UK (SPECIAL EDITION 2 DVDs) |
Extras: Featurettes, deleted scenes
Video: Fullscreen, Color
Languages: English (Dolby)
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DVD Release: May 27, 2005
Region Code: 2
Distributor: Dreamworks
ASIN: B00080M0UU
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Extras: Featurettes, deleted scenes
Video: Widescreen, Color
Languages: Deutsch, English (Dolby)
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DVD Release: July 03, 2006
Region Code: 2
Distributor: Paramount Home Ent.
ASIN: B000G1TP7M
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