Birdman oder (Die unverhoffte Macht der Ahnungslosigkeit) (2014)
Die Karriere von Riggan Thomson ist quasi am Ende. Früher verkörperte er den ikonischen Superhelden Birdman, doch heutzutage gehört er zu den ausgedienten Stars einer vergangenen Ära. In seiner Verzweiflung versucht er, ein Broadway-Stück auf die Beine zu stellen, um sich und allen anderen zu beweisen, dass er noch nicht zum alten Eisen gehört. Als die Premiere näher rückt, fällt sein Hauptdarsteller aus, der daraufhin durch den neurotischen Mike Shiner ersetzt werden muss. Zusätzlich muss Riggan sich mit seiner Freundin Laura herumschlagen, der er eine Nebenrolle verschafft hat. Unterstützt wird er immerhin von seiner Tochter Sam, die gerade einen Drogenentzug hinter sich gebracht hat, und von seiner Ex-Frau Sylvia, die öfter herein schneit und alles am Laufen halten will.
Der Regisseur: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
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Michael Keaton as Riggan |
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Emma Stone as Sam |
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Zach Galifianakis as Jake |
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Edward Norton as Mike |
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Andrea Riseborough as Laura |
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Naomi Watts as Lesley |
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Amy Ryan as Sylvia |
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Lindsay Duncan as Tabitha |
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Merritt Wever as Annie |
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Jeremy Shamos as Ralph |
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Damian Young as Gabriel |
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Kenny Chin as Korean Grocer |
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Jamahl Garrison-Lowe as Daniel (Stagehand) |
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Katherine O'Sullivan as Costume Assistant |
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Keenan Shimizu as Han |
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Akira Ito as Translator |
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Natalie Gold as Clara |
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Michael Siberry as Larry |
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Clark Middleton as Sydney |
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William Youmans as Bartender (Tommy) |
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Paula Pell as Lady in Bar |
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David Fierro as Man in Bar |
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Hudson Flynn as Kid in Bar (Billy) |
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Warren Kelley as Dresser |
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Joel Marsh Garland as Stagehand |
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Brent Bateman as Broadway Tourist |
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Donna Lynne Champlin as Broadway Lady |
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Valentino Musumeci as Broadway Kid |
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Taylor Schwencke as Broadway Kid |
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Craig muMs Grant as Broadway Man on Street |
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Kyle Knauf as Annoying Times Square Guy |
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Dave Neal as Annoying Times Square Guy |
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Kelly Southerland as Annoying Times Square Guy |
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Roberta Colindrez as Broadway Woman on Street |
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Catherine Peppers as Cashier |
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Frank Ridley as Mr. Roth |
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Janis Corsair as Female Usher |
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Rakesh G. Shah as Liquor Store Owner |
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Bill Camp as Crazy Man |
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Malachi Weir as Guy in Window |
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Jackie Hoffman as Lady on Balcony (Mary) |
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Stephen Adly Guirgis as Good Neighbor |
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Glenn Wein as Young Male Usher |
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Ebrahim Jaffer as Cab Driver |
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Rain Noe as Intermission Man |
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Susan Blackwell as Intermission Woman |
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Anna Hardwick as Blonde Reporter |
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Dusan Dukic as Newscaster |
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Helena-Alexis Seymour as Newscaster |
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Ian Finlay as Newscaster |
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Lynn Marocola as Theatre Goer (uncredited) |
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Paugh Shadow as Theater Guard (uncredited) |
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Vanessa Malanga as Native New Yorker Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
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Chuck McMahon as Tough Guy - Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Crew | J.C. Robaina | Stunts |
| Crew | Kim Rideout | Stunts |
| Crew | Heidi Germaine Schnappauf | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeremy Sample | Stunts |
| Crew | Jason Silvis | Stunts |
| Crew | Caroline Vexler | Stunts |
| Crew | Trampas Thompson | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Shawnna Thibodeau | Stunts |
| Crew | Nicole Callender | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Burik | Stunts |
| Crew | George B. Colucci Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Crew | Aja Frary | Stunts |
| Crew | Stacy Courtney | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim Gallin | Stunts |
| Crew | Benjamin Kanes | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Thomas La Marche | Stunts |
| Crew | Drew Leary | Stunts |
| Crew | Josh Lakatos | Stunts |
| Crew | Natalie M. Meyer | Stunts |
| Crew | Declan Mulvey | Stunts |
| Crew | Mick O'Rourke | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Lacovara | Stunts |
| Crew | Desira Pesta | Stunts |
| Crew | Christopher Place | Stunts |
| Crew | Victor Paguia | Stunts |
| Crew | Thomas Place | Stunts |
| Crew | Balint Pinczehelyi | Stunts |
| Directing | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Director |
| Production | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Producer |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Lesher | Producer |
| Production | James W. Skotchdopole | Producer |
| Editing | Douglas Crise | Editor |
| Editing | Stephen Mirrione | Editor |
| Production | Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Art | Kevin Thompson | Production Design |
| Production | Alexander Dinelaris | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nicolás Giacobone | Associate Producer |
| Production | Drew P. Houpt | Associate Producer |
| Production | Christina Won | Associate Producer |
| Production | Molly Conners | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sarah E. Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher Woodrow | Executive Producer |
| Art | Stephen H. Carter | Art Direction |
| Art | George DeTitta Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Chin | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Gay Howard | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | David Meyer | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Chris Shriver | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Joseph A. Alfieri Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Gerald DeTitta | Leadman |
| Sound | Aaron Glascock | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Martín Hernández | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jeremy Peirson | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bill Meadows | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Ozanich | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jon Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Johann Kunz | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Ivy Agregan | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Francis Clément | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Isabelle Langlois | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ara Khanikian | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Stephen A. Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Chris Haarhoff | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Atsushi Nishijima | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Alison Cohen Rosa | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Rodrigo Prieto | Additional Photography |
| Lighting | Robert Sciretta | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Thomas O'Connor | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcia Patten | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Bob Schneider | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Michael Dillon | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Corey Bayes | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Martín Hernández | Music Editor |
| Sound | Will Kaplan | Music Editor |
| Crew | Daniel Matthews | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Emma Cooper | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Matthew Wells | Post Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Writer |
| Writing | Nicolás Giacobone | Writer |
| Writing | Alexander Dinelaris | Writer |
| Writing | Armando Bo | Writer |
| Crew | Blaise Corrigan | Stunts |
| Art | Martin Lasowitz | Property Master |
| Sound | Sean Madsen | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Bradford Bell | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mark Purcell | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Glynna Grimala | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Thierry J. Couturier | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Thierry J. Couturier | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Albert Gasser | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michele Perrone | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Michele Perrone | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gary Marullo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Joe Dzuban | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Varga | Production Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Raymond Carver | Short Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Winsome G. McKoy | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monica Ruiz-Ziegler | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Antonio Sánchez | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Popolis | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kat Drazen | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rondi Scott | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Peter Kohn | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Amy Lauritsen | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Catherine Feeny | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Joel Custer | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Travis Quegan | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Dan DeTitta | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Chris Marzulli | Construction Grip |
| Art | Geoffrey D. Pound | Construction Grip |
| Art | Eric Helmin | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Michael Acevedo | Key Carpenter |
| Art | Steve Fratianni | Key Construction Grip |
| Art | Judy Gurr | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Art | Matthew DeTitta | Set Dresser |
| Art | Timothy Joliat | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolie Scherberger | Set Dressing Manager |
| Visual Effects | Soal Givord | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jocelyn Hudon | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Raphael Letertre | Animation |
| Crew | Sebastien Francoeur | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Eloi Brunelle | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Alexis Belanger | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jean-Michel St-Pierre Lapierre | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Alice Pépujol | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Matthieu Veillette | Matte Painter |
| Visual Effects | Guillaume Champagne | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Carl Gagnon | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Patrice Poissant | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Robert Bock | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Vincent Bergeron | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | William Cote | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Jill Miller | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Amelie Thomas | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | David Crawford | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Adam O'Brien-Locke | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Lighting | Peter Colavito | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Paul Candrilli | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Abby Levine | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | James Heerdegen | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Luis Contreras | Electrician |
| Lighting | Sean Sciretta | Electrician |
| Lighting | George Selden | Electrician |
| Camera | Gregor Tavenner | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Matthew Rohn | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Simon Vincent | Grip |
| Camera | Mitch Lillian | Key Grip |
| Lighting | James Boniece | Key Rigging Grip |
| Crew | Jon Sandin | Loader |
| Lighting | Cooper Boniece | Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Joseph Fleming | Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Michael A. McFadden | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Beka Venezia | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Adam Somner | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ralph Gagliano | Driver |
| Production | William C. Nixon | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Robert Legato | Thanks |
| Visual Effects | Robert Legato | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Dawn Baillie | Art Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Weiss | Hairstylist |