The movie is based on joyce maynards book of the same name and is set on a late summer labor day holiday weekend in the 1980s. Based on author joyce maynards 2009 romance, labor day is narrated by an adult henry wheeler recalling the summer when he was a sensitive yearold gattlin griffith looking after his depressed single mother adele kate winslet, a woman who only leaves the house once a month. However, labor day is a very different film for reitman. The 10 best labor day movies for folks who cant watch 9. For labor, the presidential campaign was mission critical. The film that labor day reminds me most of is clint eastwoods underrated masterpiece a perfect world, which also acutely presented.
Labor day village of shelburne falls, massachusetts. Oscar winner kate winslet and oscarnominee josh brolin continue filming the jason reitman movie labor day around acton. Meanwhile, henry develops a friendship with a mature, but manipulative girl named eleanor brighid fleming, and goes to see her one more time before they leave. Patty hearst, suzanne somers, joan rivers, traci lords, and brigid berlin make cameo appearances in the film the film was released theatrically in the.
And while most folks who go to the movies often dont want to be reminded of their jobs, there are. The film was coproduced by paramount pictures and indian paintbrush, premiering at the telluride film festival on august 29, 20, and was a special presentation at the 20 toronto international film festival. Inside josh brolin and kate winslets sexy labor day pie. Labor day poster with josh brolin and kate winslet sep 19, 20 an escaped prisoner takes a family hostage on labor day weekend in director jason reitmans adaptation of the joyce maynard novel. Labor day 20 at the tender age of, henry wheeler gattlin griffith grapples with the pains of adolescence while caring for his troubled, reclusive mother, adele kate winslet. Crews with the movie labor day filmed scenes at bennys in mansfield yesterday. Labor day is a 20 american drama film based on the 2009 novel of the same name by joyce maynard.
After eight years of republican policies, the seiu felt an incredible sense of urgency to change the direction of the economy and the country. Labor days erotic dessert scene makes american pie council crumble scene featuring josh brolin and kate winslet to be served up as highlight of national pie day ahead of movies us release. Labor day 20 cast and crew at the tender age of, henry wheeler gattlin griffith grapples with the pains of adolescence while caring for his troubled, reclusive mother, adele kate winslet. Labor day is a chronicle of this unions mobilization to ensure a democratic victory in 2008. They begin packing the house and cleaning on labor day. A portion of ted was filmed in norwood last year, making labor day the second movie in as many years filmed in town. You may already be familiar with the films rather steamy piemaking sequence, in which frank, an escaped convict played by brolin, shows his softer side to the.
From the director of up in the air, young adult and juno comes labor day starring kate winslet and josh brolin. Depressed single mom adele and her son henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. Labor day weekend is upon us, dear readers, and that means its time for me to supply you with a handy list of the top 10 movies to watch in celebration of this holiday for working people everywhere. Kate winslet will film scenes for labor day in acton, ma. From academy awardnominated director jason reitman up in the air, juno, labor day is a romance to root for starring kate winslet and josh brolin as two strangers drawn together under. Labor day occupies the same psychic territory as peyton place, grace metaliouss heavybreathing 1956 novel, later to be a movie. Serial mom is a 1994 american comedy crime film written and directed by john waters, and starring kathleen turner as the title character, sam waterston as her husband, and ricki lake and matthew lillard as her children. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. As we recently reported, jason reitmans next project, labor day, will begin filming in the boston area next month, and this week a few more details about the movies filming locations has. Kate winslet, josh brolin movie, labor day to be filmed. Labor day lacks this film makers usual sophisticated wit. With kate winslet, josh brolin, gattlin griffith, clark gregg.
Labor day the movie filming on piper road acton, ma. Labor day is a film programme that first aired in 20 and has been classified a 12 certificate. Jason reitmans winning run comes to a halt with this sickly tale of an escaped convict helping out at kate. He and kate are being filmed in a house in acton that has been converted into a movie set for paramount pictures labor day, which arrived in theaters in january. This labor day, we once again celebrate a break from our daily grind. Josh brolin at an event for labor day 20 kate winslet and josh brolin in. Locals who gathered in front of the retailer were able. Filmmaker glenn silber examines a labor union that embodied the grassroots momentum of obamas presidential campaign and played a pivotal role in his election. Labor day in june of 2012, shelburne falls and the surrounding area played host to paramount pictures during the filming of labor day, starring kate winslet and josh brolin and directed by jason reitman in labor day a romance, a drama, and a womans fantasy of what men, perhaps, should bewinslet plays adele wheeler, a fragile, frightened single mother too wary of the outside world to.
You may be surprised to learn that labor day was not originally planned to be a weekend of barbecues and the last fun you can have before the school year starts. Old and new jail works well with movies timeline eva botkinkowacki, recorder intern 4 7720261 scenes for the movie labor day, starring kate winslet and josh brolin, will be filmed in both the old and new franklin county jail and house of correction buildings friday. Before the telluride screening, he introduced the film as a story about love, so i was shocked when the film began as a thriller in which an escaped convict kidnaps a single mother and her 12yearold son. Village of shelburne falls, massachusetts labor day. A lack of tonal selfawareness pervades labor day, like the scent of a freshly baked peach pie wafting through the thick summer air. Heres a definitive list of streamable moviesnew and old, fiction and documentary, from the u.
Four years after writing labor day, author joyce maynard was teaching josh brolin and kate winslet to bake pies for a scene so sexy its being compared to the pottery sequence from ghost. On wednesday and thursday, the cast and crew were on piper road. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from miles teller and michael b. Screenplay and directed by jason reitman, the film stars kate winslet and josh brolin. Kate winslet, josh brolin, tobey maguire, tom lipinski. Labor day centers on yearold henry wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. In labor day, josh brolin romances kate winslet the. A movie called labor day starring kate winslet, left, and josh brolin, is scheduled to be filmed partially in massachusetts. Movie crew stop by norwood sports center to film labor day. As summer draws to an end, find something that brings you the joy that warm weather once did when it wasnt absolutely blistering. Josh brolin on being exposed in labor day and why kate winslet. Labor day films in acton with kate winslet and josh. Rather than being sharp and quickwitted, its careful and considered. Check out new laborday movies released in the year 2020.