All Good Things (film)

Infobox Film
name = All Good Things


caption =
director = Andrew Jarecki
producer = Andrew Jarecki
Michael London
Bruna Papandrea
Marc Smerling
writer = Marcus Hinchey
Andrew Jarecki
Marc Smerling
starring = Ryan Gosling
Kirsten Dunst
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = The Weinstein Company
released = 2009
runtime =
country = United States
language = English
budget = US$20 million
gross =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 1175709

"All Good Things" is an upcoming mystery-romance film directed by Andrew Jarecki and written by Jarecki, Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling. Starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst and set in the 1980s, the film is about a New York real estate agent whose lover disappears suddenly, based on the real life of real estate heir Robert Durst.cite web| url = http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/times-squares-seedier-side-returns-have-a-peep/| title = Times Square’s Seedier Side Returns (Have a Peep)| author = Lee, Jennifer 8.| publisher = "The New York Times"| date = June 26, 2008| accessdate = 2008-07-21] "All Good Things" was filmed between April and July 2008 in Connecticut and New York, and is scheduled for a early 2009 release.cite web| url = http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3175:lights-camera-action-movie-shoot-on-main&catid=46:rfd-local&Itemid=25| title = Lights, camera, action! Movie shoot on Main| author = Cox, Jenny| publisher = "The Ridgefield Press"| date = June 13, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-15]

Premise

Set in the 1980s, the story centers on the scion of a New York real estate dynasty who begins an affair with a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. When she suddenly disappears, a destitute detective stumbles on information that may lead to the truth, the political stakes are raised, and people close to the case turn up dead.cite web| url = http://media.www.fairfieldmirror.com/media/storage/paper148/news/2008/05/01/SummerOnlineUpdate/Movie.To.Be.Filmed.At.Fairfield.Next.Week-3375401.shtml| title = Movie to be filmed at Fairfield next week| publisher = "Fairfield Mirror"| date = May 1, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13]

Cast

* Ryan Gosling as the scion of a New York real estate dynastycite web| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979404.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1| title = Gosling, Dunst line up 'Good Things'| author = Siegel, Tatiana| publisher = "Variety"| date = January 21, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13]
* Kirsten Dunst as the beautiful girl from the wrong side of the tracks who goes missing [cite web| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20172934,00.html| title = Dunst, Gosling Set for 'Good Things'| publisher = "Entertainment Weekly"| date = January 22, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13]
* Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the detectivecite web| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i1155cb8195120add5be0971eeec6554a| title = Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins 'Good Things'| publisher = "The Hollywood Reporter"| date = April 7, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13]
* Lily Rabe as the best friend of Gosling's character [cite web| url = http://www.cinematical.com/2008/06/26/casting-bites-marcia-cross-lily-rabe-and-matthew-rhys/| title = Casting Bites: Marcia Cross, Lily Rabe, and Matthew Rhys| author = Bartyzel, Monika| publisher = "Cinematical"| date = June 26, 2008| accessdate = 2008-07-21]
* Frank Langellacite web| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983452.html?categoryid=13&cs=1| title = 'Good Things' in store for Langella| author = Miller, Winter| publisher = "Variety"| date = April 3, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13]
* Howard McGillin [cite web| url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117806.html| title = McGillin Takes a Break from Broadway's "Phantom", But Will Return in July| author = Jones, Kenneth| publisher = "Playbill"| date = May 17, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13]

Production

The "All Good Things" screenplay was written by Andrew Jarecki, Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling as a narrative loosely based on the real life experiences of Robert Durst, a real estate heir whose first wife, Kathleen McCormack, disappeared in 1982.cite web| url = http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/robert-durst-inspired-feature-film-hit-big-screen-09| title = Ryan Gosling Is Robert Durst| author = Rubinstein, Dana| publisher = "The New York Observer"| date = August 8, 2008| accessdate = 2008-08-15] [cite web| url = http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=af24d8c229d3acba&-session=TheDailyNews:42F941281412000E30XWTx6B42E2| title = Movie based on Durst's wife's disappearance| author = Jones, Leigh| publisher = "The Galveston County Daily News"| date = August 22, 2008| accessdate = 2008-08-25] The film's title, "All Good Things", is an homage to a health store of the same name set up by Durst and McCormack in the 1970s. After the script was completed and Andrew Jarecki had agreed to direct the film, Ryan Gosling was attached to star and Kirsten Dunst in negotiations by late January 2008. By early April, Jeffrey Dean Morgan had been cast and Frank Langella was in final negotiations with the film's producers to join. Soon after, The Weinstein Company closed a deal to produce, finance and distribute "All Good Things", and the film's budget was set at US$20 million. [cite web| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983789.html?categoryid=13&cs=1| title = Weinsteins welcome 'Good Things'| author = Miller, Winter| publisher = "Variety"| date = April 9, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13]

Filming began in April in New York City and various locations in Connecticut, which were chosen for "the tax incentive, scenic and period locations" provided by the state.cite web| url = http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19753554&BRD=1648&PAG=461&dept_id=11784&rfi=6| title = Shelton bridge becomes movie set| author = Benton, Elizabeth| publisher = "New Haven Register"| date = May 31, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13] Shooting on Lillinonah Drive in Brookfield, Connecticut commenced in early May, at a lakefront house.cite web| url = http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19655448&BRD=1656&PAG=461&dept_id=13278&rfi=6| title = Hollywood—in Brookfield| author = Benjamin, Scott| publisher = "The Brookfield Journal"| date = May 2, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13] Five locations at the Fairfield University campus were used for several scenes over a week of filming. The set moved to Carl Schurz Park, New York City, briefly before switching back to Connecticut. [cite web| url = http://www.cinematical.com/2008/05/27/dunst-and-gosling-take-a-walk-in-the-park-for-all-good-things/| title = Dunst and Gosling Take a Walk in the Park for 'All Good Things'| author = Bartyzel, Monika| publisher = Cinematical| date = May 27, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13] Three scenes were shot at Canal Street, Shelton, Connecticut, on May 30–31 after the production team's filming license for the scenes was completed less than a week beforehand. Much of the Canal Street filming focused on the "heavy, industrial features" of the area, while other touch-ups such as graffiti removal were made. [cite web| url = http://www.sheltonweekly.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19733907&BRD=1648&PAG=461&dept_id=11784&rfi=6| title = Movie scenes to be shot on Canal St.| author = Doob, Gabriella| publisher = "Shelton Weekly"| date = May 30, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13] A single minute-long scene was shot on a bridge over Shelton's Housatonic River. Scenes were shot on Route 7 in Gaylordsville, Connecticut, on June 3, where a shop opposite the local fire department was used as a health store. [cite web| url = http://www.newstimes.com/ci_9474021| title = Hollywood filmmakers treated to a touch of country in Gaylordsville| author = Hutson, Nanci G.| publisher = "The News-Times"| date = June 4, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13] The following day, filming commenced in Waterbury, Connecticut. [cite web| url = http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2008/06/04/news/doc4846e53876ac7052193555.txt| title = Kirsten Dunst smoking in the Brass City| publisher = "The Republican-American"| date = June 4, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13] The Hospital of Saint Raphael was used as a filming location on June 6. The film set at the hospital was built on a vacant floor scheduled to be renovated, and took a week for set designers to prepare. [cite web| url = http://newhavenindependent.org/archives/upload/2008/06/06-07-08%20All%20Good%20Things.doc| title = Movie Wraps Daylong Filming at Hospital Of Saint Raphael| author = Scavetta, Rick| publisher = Hospital of Saint Raphael| date = June 7, 2008| accessdate = 2008-06-13] Filming later returned to Brookfield, Connecticut, and shot for two days at the Ridgefield Community Center—standing in for New York's Gracie Mansion—in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Manhattan, New York City's West 38th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, stood in for the old 42nd Street on June 25–26 where shops were converted into 1970s Times Square sex shops and strip shows. [cite web| url = http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2008/06/25/kirsten-dunst-closes-down-go-go-curry-ying-du-all-good-things-movie-filming/| title = Kirsten Dunst & Ryan Gosling Close Down Go Go Curry & Ying Du| publisher = "Midtown Lunch"| date = June 25, 2008| accessdate = 2008-07-21]

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