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Encyclopedia > Alfie (2004 film)

Alfie is a 2004 American-British comedy romance film starring Jude Law as the title character. It is written and directed by Charles Shyer. It is a remake of a 1966 film. This is a list of film-related events in 2004. ... A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience. ... The romance film has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. ... Law in The Wisdom of Crocodiles(US title: Immortality) Jude David Law (born December 29, 1972) is a British actor. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... In cinema, a remake is a work that has the same story, and often the same title, as a work that was made earlier. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...


The 2004 version of Alfie takes place in New York City, rather than in London, where the original 1966 film took place. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... Alfie is a 1966 film starring Michael Caine. ...


The music score was composed by Rolling Stone Mick Jagger, former Eurythmic Dave Stewart, and John Powell, featuring 13 original songs and a remake of the original 1966 title song. For other uses, see Rolling Stones (disambiguation) The Rolling Stones in 1964 The Rolling Stones are a British rock and roll band who rose to prominence during the mid-1960s. ... Sir Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943, in Dartford, Kent) is a British rock musician, actor, writer, composer, record and film producer and businessman. ... Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) are a British musical group, formed around a core duo of Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart. ... David Allen Stewart was born on September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. ... John Powell is a film score composer based in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles. ...


The film was a major box office flop and has not made back its original budget. It was voted by the British "Blockbuster" Magazine one of the worst remakes of all time.


Plot summary

Tagline: What's it all about? A Cockney, in the loosest sense of the word, is a working-class inhabitant of the East End of London. ... A womanizer or philanderer is a man who engages in love affairs with women he cannot or will not marry. ... Consequentialism is the belief that what ultimately matters in evaluating actions or policies of action are the consequences that result from choosing one action or policy rather than the alternative. ...


Cast & Crew

Directed by: Charles Shyer
Written by: Bill Naughton
Produced by: Sean Daniel, Diana Phillips
Original music: Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, John Powell

Law in The Wisdom of Crocodiles(US title: Immortality) Jude David Law (born December 29, 1972) is a British actor. ... Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. ... Sarandon in The Banger Sisters Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award winning American actress. ... Sienna Rose Miller is an American model and actress who has lived in England since childhood. ... Omar Epps Omar Hashim Epps (born 23 July 1973) is an American actor and musician. ... Sir Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943, in Dartford, Kent) is a British rock musician, actor, writer, composer, record and film producer and businessman. ...

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Alfie (2004 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (223 words)
Alfie is a 2004 American-British comedy romance film starring Jude Law as the title character.
It is written and directed by Charles Shyer and a remake of the 1966 film of the same name starring Michael Caine.
One of three Jude Law films to be released by Paramount Pictures in 2004, along with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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