- Diminished Capacity
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Diminished Capacity
Theatrical release posterDirected by Terry Kinney Produced by Galt Niederhoffer
Celine Rattray
Tim Evans
Daniela Tapling LundbergWritten by Sherwood Kiraly Starring Matthew Broderick
Virginia Madsen
Alan AldaCinematography Vanja Cernjul Editing by Tim Streeto Release date(s) 2008 Country United States Language English Box office $23,719 Diminished Capacity is a comedy film directed by Terry Kinney and starring Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, and Alan Alda. It was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theaters in July 2008. It was produced by Plum Pictures.
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Plot
A man (Broderick) suffering from memory loss takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative (Alda) and his high school flame (Madsen), where the trio plans to finalize their scheme to sell a rare baseball card.[1]
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Cooper Kennedy[2]
- Virginia Madsen as Charlotte[2]
- Alan Alda as Cooper's Uncle Rollie[2]
- Dylan Baker as Mad Dog McClure [2]
- Bobby Cannavale as Lee Vivyan
- Louis CK as Stan[3]
Critical reception
The movie opened to generally mediocre reviews, with just 33% of critics followed by Rotten Tomatoes giving it a favorable review. USA Today said that it "has moments of sweetness, but not enough poignancy or wit to turn it into the endearing art-house comedy that it aspires to be." Time Out New York said, "Great, just what we needed: another rote exercise in indie-feely humanism."[4]
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External links
Categories:- 2008 films
- 2000s comedy films
- American comedy-drama films
- English-language films
- Films set in Chicago, Illinois
- Films shot in New Jersey
- Baseball films
- American baseball films
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